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Mullen Group purchases remainder of Pacific Coast Express

OKOTOKS, Alta. – Mullen Group has completed its purchase of Pacific Coast Express (PCX), acquiring the remaining 60% of its shares. Mullen initiated the purchase by taking an equity position…

Toronto entrepreneur wins award for self-driving truck start-up

TORONTO, Ont. – A Toronto entrepreneur has won an award for his autonomous trucking start-up, NuPort Robotics. Raghavender Sahdev came to Canada from India as an intern at the University…

Speeding tops violations during Safe Driver Week

GREENBELT, Md. – Speeding accounted for about half of the infractions recorded during Operation Safe Driver Week from July 12-18, as enforcement teams across North America applied a special focus…

Making the case for ELDs

I consider myself to be one of the most fortunate people in the trucking industry. I’ve been hooked on computers since I took a Grade 12 computer programming class. I…

New tool to track autonomous vehicle testing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The public can now see where in the U.S. autonomous vehicles are being tested, thanks to a new tool from the U.S. Department of Transportation. The online…

Get connected, or risk being left behind

It feels like remote diagnostics and truck connectivity have been with us for ages, but in fact the first such platforms were launched less than a decade ago. While significant…

Port commissioner defends unlicensed off-dock trucking

VANCOUVER. B.C. – The controversy surrounding unlicensed off-dock trucking at the Port of Vancouver deepened this week, with the Office of the B.C. Container Trucking Commissioner (OBCCTC) defending the work.

Serious mandatory truck driver training is needed

Did we learn anything from the Humboldt catastrophe in Saskatchewan just over two years ago? We must have, but to be honest, it’s not immediately obvious. I certainly didn’t expect…

CBP seizes 440 pounds of khat from truck

DETROIT, Mich. — U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers have seized 440 pounds of the stimulant khat from a truck heading for Canada, the agency said Tuesday. It said…

Aspiring female truck drivers get assistance in Saskatchewan

SASKATOON, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) and YWCA of Saskatoon are launching the first Women Shifting Gears 12-week training program to help women obtain a Class 1A licence…

Truck arrivals drop again

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country fell 2% to 111,929 during the week of Aug. 24-30 from 114,172 in the comparable period a year ago,…

CargoNet warns of rise in food theft

JERSEY CITY, N.J. – CargoNet is warning of a potential rise in the theft of food items during this Labor Day weekend due to the coronavirus pandemic. “The effects of…

Western Star to debut ‘most tested truck’ in its history

PORTLAND, Ore. – A soon-to-be-released Western Star vocational truck will be the brand’s toughest ever truck, after going through extreme and grueling testing conditions, the company announced. Daimler Trucks North…

Premier Manufacturing hires new COO

TUALATIN, Ore. – Premier Manufacturing has appointed Matt Weinmann chief operating officer, the maker of trailer components announced Tuesday. Weinmann has more than 30 years of experience across numerous manufacturing…

Ontario moves ahead with rules to keep protesters away from trucks

WOODSTOCK, Ont. – Ontario’s provincial government is moving forward with rules designed to keep people from stopping, hindering, obstructing or interfering with vehicles that are transporting farm animals. Four sections…