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Hydra Energy lands another Alberta fleet

Edmonton International Airport (EIA) is committing to hydrogen, and one of the trucking firms that serves it is jumping aboard, too. Hercules Logistics will convert a Class 8 Western Star…

U.S. takes another step in march to mandatory speed limiters

The U.S. is one step closer to mandating speed limiters in commercial vehicles, although proposals have yet to establish what maximum speeds might be. A Notice of Intent (NOI) filed…

CTA says latest StatsCan data paints dire labor picture

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says recent data from Statistics Canada confirms the trucking industry is facing a demographic crisis. The new data shows Canada is facing record retirements at…

9 cool facts about refrigerated trailers

Refrigerated trailers offer plenty of opportunities to introduce technologies as diverse as telematics, sensors, and electric power. But what do you know about these units that are designed to keep…

New York state is riskiest for commercial fleets, Lytx report reveals

The top five riskiest states and districts for commercial fleets in the U.S. in 2021 were New York, California, Nevada, Massachusetts and the District of Columbia, according to a new…

Carrier survey shows continued optimism despite rising costs

Carriers continue to be optimistic about growth in freight volumes and rates this year, despite rising costs that are squeezing profitability. That was the finding of a survey conducted by…

Salute to Women returns to Truck World

Twenty-one female truck drivers participated in the sixth Canadian Salute to Women Behind the Wheel, organized by the Owner-Operator’s Business Association of Canada (OBAC) in partnership with Women in Trucking…

Drivers steer social media followers into world of trucking

Driving a big rig can be exhilarating, tedious, cool, monotonous, exciting, and sometimes downright scary. Truckers on social media share the thrills and challenges they face on the job, taking…

Drivers want input into tech decisions, to be paid for all their time

It was a record year for the Best Fleets to Drive For program with 207 fleets nominated – smashing last year’s record of 150. And with so many fleets participating,…

Vanguard unveils all-Canadian refrigerated body

There’s a new kid on the refrigerated truck body block. At Truck World, CIMC Vanguard introduced its exclusively Canadian Polar Globe refrigerated truck body, expanding customer choices in an extremely…

Ontario programs see early wins in towing battle

Just months since being established, a pair of programs designed to clean up Ontario’s towing sector appear to be realizing some early gains. Across the province, towing companies that respond…

Canada’s spot market load volumes remain at record levels

Canadian spot market load volumes continued to surge in March but the pace of growth is slowing, Loadlink Technologies reports. March data also showed an increase in truck postings. Spot…

Truck World: A show in pictures

The trucking industry came together as promised during the Truck World trade show in Mississauga, Ont., from April 21-23 — marking the return of an event last hosted in 2018.

Public inquiry launched into Freedom Convoy emergency measures

Measures used to crack down on so-called Freedom Convoy protesters will now face a public inquiry into Canada’s first ever use of the Emergencies Act. The Act gave the federal…

Deadline approaches to call inquiry into Emergencies Act

The federal government has until the end of the day to call an inquiry into its use of the Emergencies Act during the blockades at Canadian border crossings and in…