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Isaac to fleets: Protect your data

MONTREAL, Que. – In the lead-up to his presentation about the importance of securing data, Isaac Instruments president Jacques DeLarochelliere urged participants to watch a trailer of the Netflix docudrama…

Trucking remains focused on safety

TORONTO, Ont. – More than eight months after the pandemic struck, the trucking industry is still focused on keeping employees safe, human resource managers said Thursday. They also told the…

Aperia names Fontaine Modification preferred installer

BURLINGAME, Calif. – After thousands of installations, Fontaine Modification has earned the title of preferred installer of Aperia Technologies’ Halo Tire Inflator and Halo Connect technology. The company will provide…

13 things Canadian truck drivers should know about ELDs

MONTREAL, Que. – Cross-border truck drivers are already familiar with electronic logging devices (ELDs), but there will be differences when the equipment is mandated for all federally regulated carriers as…

ZF’s U.S. division announces leadership change

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. — ZF Commercial Vehicle Controls Systems Division (CVCS), formerly known as Wabco, has announced a major leadership change. The company said Wednesday Jon Morrison, president of CVCS…

‘The market is back,’ says DTNA customer experience chief

PORTLAND, Ore. – Truck sales are not the only economic indicator to rebound since the early days of Covid-19. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) is seeing growth in everything from…

Canadian fleets among finalists for top TCA safety awards

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Six Canadian carriers are among the 18 division winners in the 45th annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Fleet Safety Awards competition, the group announced Wednesday. They are…

New U.S. HoS rules not yet having big impact on operations

WASHINGTON, D.C. – An analysis of electronic logging device (ELD) data by eRoad has shown recently implemented changes to the U.S. hours-of-service regulations have not had a big impact on…

CTA campaign to educate shippers about cost of non-compliance

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is launching a broad awareness campaign in a bid to convince shippers and receivers to consider the “cost of compliance” when choosing…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market load volumes increase for sixth consecutive month

TORONTO, Ont. – Loadlink Technologies has reported overall spot market load volumes increased 2% in October, with load postings up 18% year-over-year. Freight volumes were similar to pre-pandemic levels recorded…

Telematics can help control rising insurance costs

MONTREAL, Que. – The most effective way fleets can control their insurance costs in a hard market is to leverage telematics to drive out risky driving behaviors. That was the…

The time to defer ELDs is now

Regular readers of this blog will be fully aware of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) concerns on electronic logging device (ELD) timelines and our concerns over Transport…

Trucking HR warns of looming labor shortages

OTTAWA, Ont. – Truck drivers have faired better through the Covid-19 pandemic than the average Canadian worker, Trucking HR Canada said in a labor market update released Tuesday. “Although…

P.E.I. tells returning truck drivers to get Covid-19 tests, and isolate

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island is telling its truck drivers to be tested for Covid-19 whenever they return to the province, under guidance from the province’s Chief Public Health…

Fleet safety culture depends on data — and the right benchmarks

TORONTO, Ont. – Trucks are generating ever-expanding volumes of data these days, but those who want to address risks and lower insurance premiums ultimately need to compare their data to…