Alberta to eliminate 10,000 commercial carrier permits through regulatory update preview image Equipment Alberta to eliminate 10,000 commercial carrier permits through regulatory update July 29, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta will eliminate 10,000 commercial carrier permits as of Jan. 1 as it updates regulations to reflect equipment like wide-base single tires, tridems, and stinger-steer auto carriers.
FSRA seeks members for insurance panel preview image Regulations FSRA seeks members for insurance panel July 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Runaway vehicle insurance rates will soon get a regulatory oversight, thanks to a panel being set up by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA). The…
Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck preview image Transportation Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck July 29, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. – There has been yet another drug bust at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., this time in a commercial shipment manifested as cement. The incident happened July…
Essential Trailer takes to the road preview image Health & Safety Essential Trailer takes to the road July 29, 2020 BOLTON, Ont. – The Essential Trailer has made its first trip, pulled behind a Titanium Transportation tractor. Titanium signed on as the first Platinum sponsor and will get to put…
Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets preview image Business Management Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets July 29, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Amid a flurry of warnings, a Canadian cybersecurity expert is urging carriers to take proactive measures, and deploy a cyber incident response plan to avoid any costly…
ATA MC&E going virtual preview image Business Management ATA MC&E going virtual July 29, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) annual Management Conference & Exhibition will be held virtually this year. In a letter to members, president Chris Spear wrote: “Unfortunately the…
Smart Driver for Forestry Trucks training now online preview image Business Management Smart Driver for Forestry Trucks training now online July 29, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Forestry truck drivers are now able to take the Smart Driver for Forestry Trucks program online. The training program was developed by FPInnovations and the Office of…
Leece-Neville starters for medium and heavy-duty applications preview image Leece-Neville starters for medium and heavy-duty applications July 29, 2020 Prestolite Electric’s Leece-Neville M93 and M97 24V 6kW starters support a variety of medium-duty and heavy-duty applications, as well as off-highway vehicles and buses. The in-line, gear-reduction units are…
No switch needed for Spicer limited-slip differentials preview image Other No switch needed for Spicer limited-slip differentials July 29, 2020 Dana’s Spicer Trac-Lok limited-slip differentials for medium-duty trucks promise to improve vehicle handling, traction, durability and performance. Drivers don’t need to engage any switches, thanks to an automatic design,…
Fewer trucking, warehousing employers apply for CEWS preview image Transportation Fewer trucking, warehousing employers apply for CEWS July 28, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – A shrinking number of transportation and warehousing employers have seen applications approved for the Canada Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS) – federal wage support which, until recently,…
Mack’s back in medium duty preview image Equipment Mack’s back in medium duty July 28, 2020 We haven’t seen the Bulldog on the hood of a medium-duty truck since the early aughts when Mack retired the Freedom Series and the CS300P, a conventional version of the…
All border crossings to collect personal contact details from truck drivers preview image Transportation All border crossings to collect personal contact details from truck drivers July 28, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – All Canada-U.S. ports of entry will be collecting personal contact information from truck drivers beginning July 30, completing the rollout of a program meant to support contact…
Truck arrivals remain steady preview image Transportation Truck arrivals remain steady July 28, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 6% to 105,163 during the week of July 20-26 from 111,970 the same week last year, the Canada…
TFI International brings back employees preview image Business Management TFI International brings back employees July 28, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International has reinstated five-day workweeks for 594 employees and rehired 793 who had been furloughed, as the trucking industry recovers from economic weakness wrought by the…
Port of Montreal job action to run until Friday preview image Transportation Port of Montreal job action to run until Friday July 28, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Port of Montreal longshoreman and cargo handling workers walked off the job Monday, in a job action scheduled to run until July 31 at 6:59 a.m., leading…
