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FAST enrollment event at Champlain begins Nov. 29

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) on Friday announced a third Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrollment event taking place from Nov. 29…

Challenger’s McKnight named Truck Hero

Challenger Motor Freight driver Terry McKnight doesn’t consider himself to be a hero, but a new certificate for his wall would beg to differ. He’s been recognized with the 2021…

Thomson’s Castaneda named Ontario Driver of the Year

Thomson Terminals’ Diego Castandeda has been named the 2021 Ontario Trucking Association – Volvo Trucks Canada Truck Driver of the Year. The 35-year industry veteran has traveled more than 3…

Ontario government agenda includes washroom access for drivers, ELDs

Ontario is expected to become the first North American jurisdiction that will require businesses to provide washroom access to truck drivers, building on a series of government initiatives taken during…

Ballard buys European fuel cell installer

Ballard Power Systems has purchased a UK-based installer of hydrogen fuel cell systems. Arcola Energy is a systems engineering company specializing in the installation of fuel cells in trucks, buses…

Companies claim extortion as drivers protest unpaid wages

Officials of a trucking company that saw former drivers protest unpaid wages outside its premises in the Peel Region in the Greater Toronto Area recently, say they are being targeted…

Standalone Daimler Truck business gives corporate update as it prepares for public listing

As a standalone Daimler Truck business readies to go public Dec. 10, the company gave analysts an update on the overhauled organization Nov. 11. A key component of the plan…

Remembrance Day convoy raises more than $10K

Several dozen vehicles including commercial trucks held a Remembrance Day rally Nov. 11 to raise funds for four veterans’ groups in the Toronto area. The vehicles gathered at Pathwise Credit…

Lion Electric’s order book swells, but supply chain challenges limit production

Lion Electric delivered another 40 vehicles in the third quarter, and earned revenue of $11.9 million – a $9.3 million jump from the same quarter a year ago. The Quebec-based…

New 400-series highway coming to Ontario

A new 400-series highway will relieve congestion and improve the flow of goods in Ontario’s Halton, Peel, and York regions, the province announced today. “With Halton, Peel and York regions…

Supply chain challenges continue to weigh down Canadian economy

The Canadian economy is growing, but a senior TD Bank Group economist says shortages of everything from labor to semiconductors continue to weigh on the supply chain. While TD expects…

Allison Transmission installs e-Axle production assembly line

Allison Transmission on Tuesday announced that it completed the installation of a new e-Axle production assembly line at its facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The purpose-built production line integrates automated…

Road conditions forecast targets safety, on-time delivery

If a company operates 100 trucks, it has scores of drivers travelling down the road checking the weather forecast – at their start point, along the route, and destination. Conditions…

Titanium achieves record revenue, but inflation weighs on profit

Titanium Transportation achieved record revenue in the third quarter, but inflationary pressures and integration costs associated with its acquisition of ITS weighed on profit. The company reported record revenue for…

Trucking associations take vaccine mandate fight to court

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) may be confident that “solo drivers” are exempt from a coming vaccine mandate for big businesses – but it’s still joining a lawsuit to fight…