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Canada’s trucking industry should be proud

“The big American companies are going to eat us all up!” I heard this a lot in the mid-90s. Schneider was moving into Canada at the time. JB Hunt seemed…

Cummins, Chevron sign MOU to collaborate on hydrogen projects

Cummins and Chevron have agreed to work together to potentially create a strategic alliance to develop hydrogen-related business opportunities and other alternative energy sources. The two companies signed a Memorandum…

1,273 CMVs taken off roads in a day during brake check blitz

Commercial motor vehicle inspectors in Canada, Mexico and the U.S. conducted 10,091 inspections and placed 1,273 vehicles out of service for brake-related critical vehicle inspection items on May 26. Inspectors…

Rand McNally hires Caudill as CTO

Rand McNally, a provider of mapping, navigation, and commercial transportation technology, Monday announced the appointment of Steve Caudill as chief technology officer. Caudill, who most recently was the technology management…

Ontario delays A/Z licence restriction for automated transmissions

Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation announced to a group of industry stakeholders Friday it would not be proceeding with restrictions on commercial licences obtained using an automated transmission, set to take…

Reviews identify driving schools that fall short of ministry standards: TTSAO

Ontario’s largest association of truck training schools has formally identified three schools that fail to meet standards set for private career colleges in the province. But the ministry that oversees…

Join in the fight as a trucker against trafficking

Shari’s story is difficult to hear, but we need to listen. You can almost picture the 15-year-old and her cousin heading to Wendy’s to buy a Frosty, one of those…

Auto lube systems enhance safety, save cash

A little grease saves a lot of grief and money. Safety is compromised if parts are not lubricated. Components begin to lose functionality or can have catastrophic failure in some…

Kenworth dealership opening in Dartmouth, N.S.

Bayview Trucks and Equipment will open its Kenworth dealership in Dartmouth, N.S., on July 19. (Photo: Bayview Trucks and Equipment) The 13,000 sq.-ft. facility at 1 Morris Drive in the…

Volvo Trucks strike comes to end

Volvo Trucks North America and workers at its New River Valley truck plant represented by the United Auto Workers have come to terms on a six-year agreement that will bring…

U.S. for-hire freight on the rise

For-hire freight rose marginally in May, leading to the third consecutive monthly increase for the Freight Transportation Services Index (TSI) reported by the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Bureau of Transportation…

Combined systems monitor fatigue, distraction

CareDrive and 3Dtracking are partnering to deliver a tool to monitor fatigued and distracted drivers – combining CareDrive’s MR688 driver fatigue and distraction monitor with 3Dtracking’s white-labeled telematics platform.

GFL’s Unifor-represented drivers considering strike vote

GFL Environmental’s drivers in the Hamilton and Brantford areas are considering a strike vote, according to the Unifor Local 4268 union representing them. “When GFL customers needed curbside and commercial…

XL Fleet electrifies Isuzu trucks

XL Fleet can now transform a gasoline-powered Isuzu NPR-HD into an electric truck, upfitting the vehicle with an XL Hybrid electric drive. The system includes a lithium-ion battery, electric…

Centennial Road overpass open to Vancouver port traffic

The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is celebrating the opening of the Centennial Road overpass on Vancouver’s south shore. The opening of the new overpass, part of the South Shore Access Project marks a…