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CarriersEdge hires Chris Henry as VP

NEWMARKET, Ont. – CarriersEdge has appointed Chris Henry vice-president of customer experience and recognition programs, the online driver training provider for the trucking industry said Wednesday. Henry, who has spent…

Navistar partners with TuSimple on autonomous truck development

LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International will partner with TuSimple to bring SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks to market by 2024. The two companies have worked together for more than two…

Don’t rule out clean diesel: DTF

WASHINGTON, D.C. – New-generation diesel-powered trucks are vital in achieving near-term climate and clean air goals, the Diesel Technology Forum (DTF) said, in response to a 15-state mission to achieve…

Titanium continues U.S. expansion with Nashville brokerage

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Titanium Transportation Group has opened its second freight brokerage in the U.S., based in Nashville, Tenn. It complements the company’s first U.S. brokerage opened in Charlotte, N.C.,…

Trucking salutes frontline workers with trailer graphics

How do you show your appreciation for truck drivers and other essential workers, who have kept Canadians supplied and safe during the Covid-19 pandemic? Well if you have a 53-ft.

Rural communities get $25M

MARKSTAY-WARREN, Ont. – The federal and provincial governments said Tuesday they will offer $25 million for eight road and bridge projects in rural communities in Northern, Central and Eastern Ontario.

Feds remain committed to June 2021 ELD rollout

TORONTO, Ont. – Transport Canada remains committed to the June 2021 rollout of electronic logging devices (ELDs) for federally regulated operations, even though a related third-party testing and certification process…

U.S. extends emergency relief for specific Covid-19 loads

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended its Modified Emergency Declaration through Aug. 14, offering regulatory relief for those hauling specific Covid-19 emergency…

Wabco Toolbox Plus automatically populates data

ZF has released the Wabco Toolbox Plus PC-based diagnostics software, featuring a “roll call” feature that automatically detects and populates information about Wabco systems on a vehicle. Fault codes,…

Governors embrace zero-emission truck targets

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Fifteen American states and the District of Columbia are calling on all new trucks and buses to be zero-emission vehicles no later than 2050. The Multi-State Zero…

Truck arrivals fall 9% during July 6-12

OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 9% to 104,008 during the week of July 6-12 from 114,787 in the same period last year, the…

Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun dies at 93

DETROIT, Mich. – Trucking magnate Manuel (Matty) Moroun, who owned the Ambassador Bridge and waged a war against the construction of a new bridge nearby, has passed away. He was…

Fail-safe pintle hitch closes automatically

Premier Manufacturing’s Saf-T-Latch pintle hitch will close automatically if a driver forgets to do the job manually. The mechanism is activated when the emergency brake is released, drawing on…

U.S. trucking industry moved 11.84B tons of freight last year

ARLINGTON, Va. – The trucking industry moved 11.84 billion tons of freight in the U.S. last year, including 67.7% of surface freight between the U.S. and Canada. That according to…

U.S. drops drug charges against trucker

BUFFALO, N.Y. — A truck driver who was arrested in a US$20 million marijuana bust at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility in Buffalo, N.Y., last month has been freed…