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Minimizer adds floor mats for Western Stars

Minimizer has unveiled five new floor mat kits for Western Star trucks, which saw cabs reconfigured in 2019. The 4700SB, 4700SF, 4800SB, 4800SF, 4800TS, 4900EX, 4900SB, 4900SA, 4900SF, 4900XD,…

ONroute customers raise $57K for Ukraine relief

ONroute, which operates 23 travel plazas along Ontario highways 400 and 401, has helped raise $57,000 for the Canadian Red Cross Ukraine Humanitarian Crisis Appeal through customer donations. “As a…

Goodyear looks to strike gold with tires made from dandelions

For most landscapers, dandelions are a scourge to be sprayed or pulled from the ground. Others people might add the greens to a salad or make dandelion wine. But Goodyear…

Strict protocols will keep workers safe at heights

When your job takes you to great heights, falls and accidents could be your downfall. Literally. Trucks with buckets and cranes are designed to offer access far above the ground,…

Utility Trailer plant’s 200,000th dry van comes on Target

Utility Trailer’s manufacturing line in Paragould, Arkansas, has produced its 200,000th trailer – a 4000D-X Composite dry van. The unit, including features such as 80K flush steel logistics posts and…

Mississauga passes motion supporting ODTA calls around labor rights

Mississauga City Council has unanimously passed a motion supporting Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) members in their fight for fair wages and safe working conditions. City staff are being asked…

Trudeau highlights safety measures since Humboldt crash

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is highlighting a series of safety measures that have emerged in the four years since a highway crash involving a truck and Humboldt Broncos team bus.

Martin Brower to serve up McDonald’s deliveries with electric truck

Another Class 8 electric truck will be taking to Montreal-area roads, delivering to McDonald’s restaurants. Martin Brower has put a Volvo VNR Electric into its Montreal fleet. “We are excited…

Torc Robotics’ German facility to support Daimler Truck’s self-driving vehicles

Torc Robotics is opening a technology and software development center in Stuttgart, Germany. The independent subsidiary of Daimler Truck develops SAE Level 4 self-driving vehicle software for heavy-duty vehicles. Torc…

MTA elects board of directors

Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) members elected the 2022-2023 board of directors at their 90th annual general meeting held April 1 in Winnipeg. Members of the executive committee of the board…

Archie and Irene Verspeeten donate another $3M to clinical genome center

On the morning Ron Verspeeten passed away after a battle with pancreatic cancer, father Archie Verspeeten and his late wife Irene announced a $3-million donation to the clinical genome center…

Delivery failures common in e-commerce transactions, Descartes report shows

Home deliveries are becoming evermore popular in the age of e-commerce, but a new report by Descartes Systems Group suggests many delivery companies are falling short in related Final Mile…

Ontario ends tolls on highways 412 and 418

Ontario has officially removed tolls from highways 412 and 418, a pair of north-south routes that connect Highway 401 and the tolled Highway 407 just east of Toronto. “The tolls…

FAST enrolment event in Detroit from April 25 to May 1

The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and the United States Customs and Border Protection are organizing a Free and Secure Trade (FAST) enrolment event from April 25 to May 1…

CargoM offers potential drivers an immersive experience into trucking

CargoM is offering people interested in becoming a truck driver an opportunity to experience the trade. The logistics and transportation cluster of Montreal-based trucking and freight businesses launched the Trucking…