Registration opens for TCA conference preview image Transportation Registration opens for TCA conference September 30, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The next annual Bridging Border Barriers conference will be held virtually Nov. 19, its organizer announced Wednesday. The Truckload Carriers Association said the conference will cover key…
Petro-Canada launches new automatic transmission fluid preview image Lubes/Fluids Petro-Canada launches new automatic transmission fluid September 30, 2020 A new synthetic transmission fluid from Petro-Canada Lubricants has been selected by Allison as its factory fill. DuraDrive HD Synthetic 668 automatic transmission fluid was developed to meet Allison’s TES…
4 things to know about updated U.S. hours of service preview image Transportation 4 things to know about updated U.S. hours of service September 30, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest changes to U.S. Hours of Service rules are now officially in effect, and designed to offer truck drivers some additional flexibility. Here are four key…
Optronics strip lights designed for linking preview image Other Optronics strip lights designed for linking September 30, 2020 Optronics International’s new ILL23CB modular LED strip lights are 17.25 inches long and a mere 0.75 inches thick – and they can also be mated together to form about…
Truckers charged in big tobacco busts preview image Transportation Truckers charged in big tobacco busts September 30, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Several truck drivers are among 13 people charged with smuggling large amounts of tobacco from the U.S. to Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency said Wednesday. “The…
Banyan, Optym platforms to help LTL carriers act on empty lanes preview image Software Banyan, Optym platforms to help LTL carriers act on empty lanes September 30, 2020 Banyan Technology’s Intelligent Pricing Suite and Optym’s HaulPlan planning and optimization software have come together to help LTL carriers identify lanes that need more volume and fill the…
Denso adds to alternator lineup preview image Other Denso adds to alternator lineup September 30, 2020 Denso’s J180 mount alternator has been added to the company’s lineup of 12-volt, 170-amp 24PE alternators. A square wire copper stator, known as the segment conductor, helps the PowerEdge…
Western Star takes wraps off all-new 49X vocational truck preview image Equipment Western Star takes wraps off all-new 49X vocational truck September 29, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – A new Western Star, six years in the making, is joining the family, and the OEM boasts the truck is the organization’s most comprehensively tested vehicle ever.
Ontario MPP questions truck insurance costs preview image Regulations Ontario MPP questions truck insurance costs September 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – An Ontario MPP is questioning the insurance premiums that small businesses and owner-operators are forced to pay if they want to hire truck drivers with limited experience…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market loads reach post-pandemic highs preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market loads reach post-pandemic highs September 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s spot market load volumes reached their highest levels in the first week of September since before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March, according to Loadlink data.
AIPP delays spark online petition preview image Human Resources AIPP delays spark online petition September 29, 2020 ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hundreds of people including truck drivers have signed a petition demanding the quick processing of their permanent residency applications filed under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot…
Walmart Canada triples Tesla Semi order preview image Equipment Walmart Canada triples Tesla Semi order September 29, 2020 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Walmart Canada is more than tripling its initial order for Tesla Semis, as the retailer looks to convert 20% of its fleet to electric vehicles by 2022.
Truck arrivals fall for a third consecutive week preview image Transportation Truck arrivals fall for a third consecutive week September 29, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The week of Sept. 21-27 saw a 3% drop in the number truck drivers arriving in the country, the Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) said Tuesday. It…
Armour service manager sees success in training and attitudes preview image Transportation Armour service manager sees success in training and attitudes September 29, 2020 “I have looked at trucks with big eyes since I was three or five years old,” said Dean Arseneault as he recalled growing up in the logging village of Rogersville,…
Professional driving is about attitude preview image Health & Safety Professional driving is about attitude September 29, 2020 I heard a comment recently that truckers are handling the pandemic very well, because we know we’re essential and the public now knows it as well. That would be a…
