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8 ways to improve fuel economy – even with flatdecks

For the last couple years, it was pretty easy to make good money driving a truck. Freight was abundant, drivers and equipment were in short supply, and rates were at…

Falcon Equipment doubling facility space in Alberta

Falcon Equipment is moving to a new location outside Edmonton on July 18. The facility in Nisku will be twice as large as the old space and will continue to…

Federal government commits up to $150,000 per Class 8 electric truck

Canada’s federal government says it will invest $550 million over the next four years to offset about half the price difference between electric and conventionally fueled trucks. The Incentives for…

TruckRight hires chief strategy officer

TruckRight announced that Chris Davies has joined the software platform as chief strategy officer. Davies has worked for marketing agencies including Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Taxi, Bimm, and Traffik. Most recently, he…

TFI International buys Transport St-Amour

TFI International has acquired Transport St-Amour, from l’Ange Gardien in Quebec’s Outaouais region. The news was announced by Kingsway Bulk, a division of TFI, via social media. The transaction allows Kingsway…

Shoreland Transport buys Connors Transfer

Shoreland Transport has purchased Connors Transfer, nearly doubling in size and giving parent company Cooke more control over its supply chain. Cooke is a major New Brunswick-based global seafood company.

5 ways truck drivers can identify human trafficking

Human traffickers are known to commit their crimes along highway corridors, at truck stops, and in many locations frequented by truckers. But this also puts truck drivers in an ideal…

Enforcement blitz set for July 10-16

Radar guns will be firing across North America as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) coordinates Operation Safe Driver Week July 10-16. Enforcement teams will be issuing warnings and citations…

Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group are officially combining forces in a joint venture to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe. Under the leadership of CEO Anja van…

Purolator delivers for Canadian food banks

Purolator raised 327,075 pounds of food for Canadian food banks in its Tackle Hunger Month campaign. The June initiative collected food and funds for Food Banks Canada. “We take our…

$5M lawsuit filed against trucker who struck animal rights activist

Every Monday, Mark Powell drives to the Burlington, Ont., pork plant where his wife died to give water to pigs on their way to slaughter. It’s what Regan Russell did every week,…

Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada

Navistar has begun deliveries of its eMV electric medium-duty truck, and two of the first to be delivered are deployed in Canada. Canadian utility provider Enmax has purchased two of…

Supply chain shortages continue to limit Class 8 truck orders

North America’s Class 8 truck orders spiked 13% in June, but were down 36% year over year as OEMs continue to carefully manage order intake in light of uncertainty about…

U.S. to study side guards, but Canada has already rejected them

U.S. regulators face a tough engineering challenge as they explore whether side guards should be mandated on trailers. While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has committed to establishing…

Trucker couple embraces healthy living on the road

She’s certified to perform marriages and he’s an experienced chef. They love the freedom of driving on open highways, hauling freight for a living. Marylynn Downham and Brian Keyes have…