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Fleetstop Trailers adds Chatha to sales team

CALGARY, Alta. — Fleetstop Trailers has appointed Chanmukh (Chan) Chatha as a regional account manager for sales. Chatha brings over 13 years of customer and product experience in the…

CATL to supply battery modules for Daimler electric trucks

PORTLAND, Ore. — Daimler Trucks & Buses has signed an agreement with battery manufacturer Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. (CATL), the company said Wednesday. Under the deal, CATL will…

Giant strides

Tiger Trucking sees rapid growth, to support success of Giant Tiger

Truckers Against Trafficking expands into Canada

HOUSTON, Texas – Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) has expanded into Canada, entering into a partnership with the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking this past July. A national hotline to…

Thousands of drivers tagged for speeding during blitz

BETHESDA, Md. – Canadian and U.S. enforcement teams handed out 17,556 speed-related citations during this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week, in a blitz that targeted the drivers of commercial…

HOS compliance in U.S. near 100% with ELD use

HOUSTON, Texas – Electronic logging devices (ELDs) are making a significant impact on HOS compliance in the U.S., something that is likely to be mirrored in Canada come June of…

Kate Rahn to lead Peterbilt in Canada

Kate Rahn, Peterbilt Motors DENTON, Texas — Peterbilt Motors has named Kate Rahn, a former BlackBerry executive, as its regional sales and marketing manager in Canada. Rahn has for the…

Trimble makes enhancements in effort to improve transportation supply chain

HOUSTON, Texas – Kicking off its in.sight User Conference in Houston, Texas today, Trimble stressed the importance of advanced analytics, data security, and data democratization in its ongoing effort to…

Canadian ELD mandate, U.S. deadline will have impact on industry

HOUSTON, Texas – Trimble executives identified Canada’s upcoming electronic logging device (ELD) mandate as the most influential factor altering the country’s trucking landscape going forward. Paired with Canada’s June 2021…

Companies still searching for cannabis clarity

OTTAWA, Ont. — Forty-eight percent of safety-sensitive industries have yet to introduce a zero-tolerance policy on cannabis because of a lack of clarity on issues such as privacy…

Costs of driver detention can no longer be ignored

The trucking industry has harvested every low-hanging fruit when it comes to improving efficiency and eliminating waste from the supply chain. With one glaring exception. Driver detention remains a costly…

Ritchie Bros. Edmonton auction nets over $101 million in sales

EDMONTON, Alta. – Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers sold more than $101 million of equipment during its five-day auction in Edmonton, Alta. recently. Over 14,350 people from 49 countries took part in…

WSIB targets Driver Inc. companies

TORONTO, Ont.  — The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board has intensified audits, looking more closely at carriers using the Driver Inc. model to avoid paying premiums, the Ontario Trucking…

Pinpointing the factors that determine if a driver is unhappy

HOUSTON, Texas – Wouldn’t it be nice if you could predict which drivers were planning on leaving your company and why so you could take action to retain them?…

Waste Management rolls out natural gas trucks in London

LONDON, Ont. – Waste Management is deploying natural gas-fueled refuse trucks on its London, Ont., routes. The company invited local dignitaries and members of the public to a ribbon-cutting ceremony…