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Paccar electric trucks summit Pikes Peak

BELLEVUE, Wash. – Kenworth and Peterbilt had the first Class 8 electric trucks to summit the 14,115-ft. Pikes Peak in Colorado. A Kenworth T680 fuel cell electric truck and a…

Meritor names Chris Villavarayan CEO

TROY, Mich. – Meritor has appointed Chris Villavarayan chief executive officer and president, the company has announced. Villavarayan, currently executive vice-president and chief operating officer, will succeed Jay Craig, who…

Teamsters, UPS Canada ratify five-year collective agreement

LAVAL, Que. – Teamsters Canada and UPS Canada have ratified a five-year collective agreement covering frontline workers, including drivers. The deal concludes five months of “intense negotiations,” Teamsters reported. More…

Six Canadian fleets win SmartWay Excellence Awards

TORONTO, Ont. – Six Canadian fleets were recognized by the Environmental Protection Agency with SmartWay Excellence Awards. Canadian winners included: Bison Transport; C.A.T. Inc.; JED Express; Logistics Trans West; Midland…

OTA welcomes provincial budget’s infrastructure investments

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is welcoming provincial infrastructure investments announced in today’s budget. Funding was confirmed for the Bradford Bypass and the Greater Toronto Area West…

CBSA: Truck arrivals rose 2% last week

OTTAWA, Ont. – More than 115,000 truck drivers entered the country during the week of Oct. 26-Nov. 1, up 2% from 113,000 in the comparable period last year, the Canada…

CTA monitoring CBSA systems-related border delays

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is monitoring Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA)-related delays at the border, and hopes to see a resolution by Friday. Trade-related data processing…

Volvo reveals ambitious electrification strategy

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Volvo Trucks has announced it will offer its VNR Electric in the U.S. and Canada beginning Dec. 3. The truck will enter production in early 2021 at…

In praise of NACFE

In a year like this, with a vile pandemic smashing our routines and dashing our plans, we still have a bright light or two. Among the brightest is the North…

Henderson Insurance acquires HAL Insurance

REGINA, Sask. – Henderson Insurance has expanded its transportation business with the addition of HAL Insurance. The deal closed Nov. 2, strengthening Henderson’s position in the transport sector, according to…

Pride Group takes electric plunge with sizeable Tesla order

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Pride Group Enterprises has placed a reservation for 150 electric Tesla Semi tractors, with an option to increase the order to 500 trucks. “With support from one…

Transport Canada looking at mandating ADAS

OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada is consulting with the trucking industry on the use of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) and to determine whether such safety systems should be mandated…

ECONOMIC WATCH: Class 8 orders surge on renewed fleet optimism

BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Class 8 orders surged to 40,100 units in October, marking the first month over 40,000 since October 2018. Preliminary data from FTR showed orders up 26% from…

Hunter Engineering updates the HD tire shop

Hunter Engineering has unveiled 20 new or enhanced wheel service products this year, offering a range of support for shops that work with light-duty and heavy-duty tires alike. “This…

What drives trucker compensation low?

TORONTO, Ont. – In his groundbreaking book Sweatshops on Wheels, published at the turn of the century, Michael H. Belzer argued that truck driver compensation was so low because the…