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Protesters block N.S./N.B. border as Atlantic Bubble bursts

Protesters today are blocking trucks and other vehicles from crossing the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border along the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions, seemingly targeting those transporting Covid-19 vaccines into the…

Shippers’ conditions bounced in April from record lows

U.S. shippers saw conditions improve in April from the worst conditions on record, according to FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI). The April reading of -11.9 was still heavily into negative…

4 ways fleets can use data to improve performance

Data without context is just numbers, and many transportation companies are “drowning in data, but starving for insights.” Those were a couple revelations from Adrian Gonzalez, president of Adelante SCM,…

Manac expanding into Moncton

Semitrailer manufacturer Manac is opening a sales, parts and service center in Moncton, New Brunswick in the fall of 2021. This location is the first of several identified in a…

PowerFleet Vista delivers a broad view

PowerFleet’s Vista video system is leveraging artificial intelligence to analyze and manage risky driving situations. It builds on a technology portfolio that includes the LV-710 freight camera for trailers…

Schools push back against Ontario licence endorsement plan

A group that says it represents 30 truck training schools is pushing against Ontario’s timeline to introduce a licence restriction for drivers who take road tests using automated or automatic…

Saskatchewan leaning toward paper logs for trucks that remain in province

Federally regulated carriers will need to equip trucks with electronic logging devices (ELDs), but at least one jurisdiction doesn’t seem to be in any rush to require the technology in…

Atlas Used Trucks names sales manager

Atlas Used Trucks has hired Alexandre Caron-Roy as sales manager. “With many years of experience in the sales world, Alexandre will certainly meet the requirements of his new role,” the…

Police bust gang using modified tractor trailers to smuggle drugs

Toronto police busted a major drug-smuggling ring that used modified tractor trailers to transport more than 1,000 kilograms of cocaine, crystal meth, and marijuana between Mexico, California, and Canada. Hydraulic…

Xtract extracts and collects collision data

Xtract, an analytics platform that captures data to help reconstruct accidents in real time, is now available through the Geotab Marketplace platform. The system overlays telematics data with other…

Kinedyne curtain keeps cargo cold

There’s a new alternative to polyvinyl chloride (PVC) strip curtains used to control cargo temperatures. While drivers have been known to cut down down such sharp-edged strips, to get them…

Volumes slip, but rates remain at record highs: ACT

Freight volumes are softening but rates remain at record highs, according to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index for May. “Consistent with some consumer-related macro softness as well as the deceleration…

Schools call for delay in Ontario licence endorsement

A group that says it represents 30 truck training schools is pushing against Ontario’s timeline to introduce a licence restriction for drivers who take road tests using automated or automatic…

Flatdeck fleets focused on weight, longevity…and IQ?

Flatdeck haulers have always looked for light weight and longevity when spec’ing trailers. Now you can add IQ to their list of priorities. The trend towards smart trailers has been…

Mack announces calendar winners

Two Canadian-owned Mack Trucks have been voted into the 2022 Mack Trucks Calendar. A Mack Anthem owned by Volume Tank Transport in Mississauga, Ont., and a 1990 Mack RB690 owned…