Five Canadian carriers win TCA safety awards preview image Health & Safety Five Canadian carriers win TCA safety awards January 5, 2022 Five Canadian fleets are among the 18 division winners in the 46th annual TCA Fleet Safety Awards competition. The Truckload Carriers Association awards identify truckload carriers that have demonstrated an…
Stoughton ramping up container chassis production preview image Equipment Stoughton ramping up container chassis production January 5, 2022 Stoughton Trailers has announced it is ramping up production of intermodal container chassis, with the opening of a new plant in Waco, Texas. The company currently produces chassis in Wisconsin,…
Titanium buys Bert and Son’s Cartage preview image Business Management Titanium buys Bert and Son’s Cartage January 4, 2022 Titanium Transportation has purchased Bert and Son’s Cartage, a Brantford, Ont.-based family-run trucking company that’s been in business for 75 years. It specializes in truckload, warehousing, distribution and specialized logistics…
Truck driver’s 110-year sentence was ‘nuclear’ and unjust preview image Truck driver’s 110-year sentence was ‘nuclear’ and unjust January 4, 2022 Truck driver Roger Aguilera-Mederos faces up to a decade in prison for an April 2019 crash that killed four people in Colorado, but it’s far less than the 110 years…
Aceinna system refines autonomous navigation preview image Aceinna system refines autonomous navigation January 4, 2022 Aceinna (pronounced “a-see-nah”) is refining the positions of autonomous vehicles with an inertial navigation system. The INS401 features an RTK (real-time kinematic)-enabled dual-frequency GNSS receiver, triple-redundant inertial sensors, and…
Lightning eMotors electric chassis promises higher weight ratings preview image Lightning eMotors electric chassis promises higher weight ratings January 4, 2022 Lightning eMotors has worked with Metalsa to develop a rolling chassis for commercial electric vehicle applications. It’s available for Class 4 and Class 5 commercial electric chassis cabs, stripped…
B.C. flood recovery continues, but it’s hardly trucking as usual preview image B.C. flood recovery continues, but it’s hardly trucking as usual January 4, 2022 Weeks after severe flooding wreaked havoc on B.C.’s road and rail network, round-the-clock repairs are bringing a sense of stability to carriers that haul freight in the province. As for…
Trucking is at a watershed moment, needs big-picture thinking preview image Trucking is at a watershed moment, needs big-picture thinking January 4, 2022 Never have I been able to keep one, so no resolutions for the new year in this quarter. It’s just an exercise in frustration. And I’ll bet that most of…
5 HR issues to watch in 2022 preview image Business Management 5 HR issues to watch in 2022 January 4, 2022 The New Year is an opportunity to turn over a fresh calendar and forge ahead with new innovations, approaches, partnerships and more. This year we have the added hope that…
Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation preview image Business Management Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation January 3, 2022 Bison Transport has taken over Hartt Transportation Systems, a Bangor, Me.-based fleet with more than 360 tractors and 2,100 trailers as well as a “sizeable” logistics offering. It marks the…
Ocean Trailer building new Mission branch preview image Equipment Ocean Trailer building new Mission branch December 30, 2021 Ocean Trailer is building a new Mission, B.C., branch that will feature 10 service bays and allow it to service hundreds of trailers per month. The new facility will also…
Newsmakers: 8 themes that defined 2021 preview image Supply Chain Newsmakers: 8 themes that defined 2021 December 30, 2021 If a return to normalcy was what you were hoping for this time last year, then 2021 probably didn’t deliver on your wishes. In fact, it was an unprecedented year…
EV makers face wide range of costs and terms for batteries preview image Transportation EV makers face wide range of costs and terms for batteries December 29, 2021 Electric vehicle manufacturers face a wide range of prices and supply chain conditions when it comes time to purchase the all-important batteries, a new study led by Calstart shows. And…
Trucking industry raises $50K for flood victims preview image Transportation Trucking industry raises $50K for flood victims December 24, 2021 The Canadian trucking industry has raised more than $50,000 for victims of severe floods in B.C. The money was raised by Trucks for Change, along with the Canadian Trucking Alliance…
Truck-driving couples share lives in tiny homes on wheels preview image Truck-driving couples share lives in tiny homes on wheels December 24, 2021 Tiny Houses are all the rage these days. Those pint-sized abodes have most of the comforts of a regular small home thanks to shape-shifting furniture and ingenious multi-function layouts. At…
