Truck drivers paying price for border vaccine confusion preview image Transportation Truck drivers paying price for border vaccine confusion January 14, 2022 Don Slater is unvaccinated, and he’s preparing to haul a load to Texas despite a vaccine mandate that Canada imposed on cross-border truck drivers this weekend. Before a related U.S.
Maxim Truck & Trailer wins International dealer awards preview image Equipment Maxim Truck & Trailer wins International dealer awards January 14, 2022 Maxim Truck & Trailer has been recognized as top International truck and bus dealer. It won both the International Truck Presidential Award for truck sales, and the IC Bus Diamond…
Test Drive: Kenworth showcases its zero-emissions truck lineup preview image Equipment Test Drive: Kenworth showcases its zero-emissions truck lineup January 14, 2022 The Paccar Innovation Center sits in a quiet California neighborhood in the heart of Silicon Valley within a stone’s throw of the some the biggest names in automotive design and…
Schneider to shutter Canadian operations preview image Business Management Schneider to shutter Canadian operations January 14, 2022 Schneider Transport has put its Guelph, Ont., property for sale and informed associates it is closing its Canada-based operations. “Today, Jan. 14, 2022, we are announcing a change in the…
JB Hunt eyes autonomous truck runs with Waymo Via preview image Transportation JB Hunt eyes autonomous truck runs with Waymo Via January 14, 2022 JB Hunt plans to bring fully autonomous trucks to Texas roads in the next “few years”, under a strategic alliance with Waymo Via. The alliance – representing Waymo Via’s first…
Hot spot freight market shifting capacity from big fleets to independents preview image Business Management Hot spot freight market shifting capacity from big fleets to independents January 13, 2022 A hot spot freight market in 2021 resulted in record trucking start-ups in the U.S., shifting capacity from large truckload carriers and making it more difficult for shippers to lock…
Canada’s cross-border truck drivers to face vaccine mandate … again preview image Transportation Canada’s cross-border truck drivers to face vaccine mandate … again January 13, 2022 Canada’s on-and-off vaccine mandate for its cross-border truck drivers appears to be on once again – meaning new restrictions for unvaccinated or partially vaccinated truck drivers as of Jan. 15.
U.S. Supreme Court blocks vax rules for large employers preview image Transportation U.S. Supreme Court blocks vax rules for large employers January 13, 2022 A Covid-19 vaccine and testing mandate that would have applied to U.S. businesses with more than 100 employees has been blocked in a split decision by the U.S. Supreme Court.
Kroeplin to lead Rush Truck Centres sales in GTA preview image Human Resources Kroeplin to lead Rush Truck Centres sales in GTA January 13, 2022 Rush Truck Centres of Canada on Thursday welcomed Barry Kroeplin into a new role as the regional vice-president of sales for the Greater Toronto Area. Barry Kroeplin (Photo: Rush…
Volvo updates VNR Electric, adds new configurations preview image Equipment Volvo updates VNR Electric, adds new configurations January 13, 2022 An 85% increase in range, faster charging, and additional configurations are part of an update to Volvo’s VNR Electric, which will enter production in the second quarter. Volvo has been…
Sandeep Kar heads to Noregon preview image Transportation Sandeep Kar heads to Noregon January 13, 2022 Sandeep Kar is joining Noregon as chief strategy officer, a title that he previously held at Fleet Complete. In the new role he will be responsible for growth, development,…
Kenworth rolls out battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric trucks for demonstrations preview image Equipment Kenworth rolls out battery-electric, fuel-cell-electric trucks for demonstrations January 13, 2022 A Paccar technical center in the heart of Silicon Valley is proving valuable, as Kenworth continues development of battery-electric and fuel-cell-electric commercial trucks. “It allows us to bring our products…
ZF division officially integrates former Wabco business preview image Transportation ZF division officially integrates former Wabco business January 13, 2022 ZF has officially unveiled a Commercial Vehicle Solutions (CVS) division, combining its Commercial Vehicle Technology division with the Commercial Vehicle Control Systems division that was formed after the May 2020…
Navistar program donates equipment to Canadian colleges preview image Equipment Navistar program donates equipment to Canadian colleges January 13, 2022 Navistar on Thursday announced its first equipment donation to Canadian technical programs through the TECH EmPOWERment initiative. While the program has already donated equipment in the U.S., the fourth quarter…
U.S. truck drivers largely exempt from vaccine, testing rules for large businesses preview image Transportation U.S. truck drivers largely exempt from vaccine, testing rules for large businesses January 13, 2022 A large share of truck drivers who work for big U.S. fleets will not face vaccine or testing requirements under rules introduced for U.S. businesses with 100 or more employees.
