Newsletter

Shoreland Transport buys Connors Transfer

Shoreland Transport has purchased Connors Transfer, nearly doubling in size and giving parent company Cooke more control over its supply chain. Cooke is a major New Brunswick-based global seafood company.

5 ways truck drivers can identify human trafficking

Human traffickers are known to commit their crimes along highway corridors, at truck stops, and in many locations frequented by truckers. But this also puts truck drivers in an ideal…

Enforcement blitz set for July 10-16

Radar guns will be firing across North America as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) coordinates Operation Safe Driver Week July 10-16. Enforcement teams will be issuing warnings and citations…

Volvo, Daimler, Traton vehicle charging venture taking shape

Volvo Group, Daimler Truck, and Traton Group are officially combining forces in a joint venture to establish electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Europe. Under the leadership of CEO Anja van…

Purolator delivers for Canadian food banks

Purolator raised 327,075 pounds of food for Canadian food banks in its Tackle Hunger Month campaign. The June initiative collected food and funds for Food Banks Canada. “We take our…

$5M lawsuit filed against trucker who struck animal rights activist

Every Monday, Mark Powell drives to the Burlington, Ont., pork plant where his wife died to give water to pigs on their way to slaughter. It’s what Regan Russell did every week,…

Navistar delivers first International eMV electric trucks to Canada

Navistar has begun deliveries of its eMV electric medium-duty truck, and two of the first to be delivered are deployed in Canada. Canadian utility provider Enmax has purchased two of…

Supply chain shortages continue to limit Class 8 truck orders

North America’s Class 8 truck orders spiked 13% in June, but were down 36% year over year as OEMs continue to carefully manage order intake in light of uncertainty about…

Eroad offers deeper look into cold chain assets

Eroad’s CoreHub Xtreme is offering added insight into the cold chain, using a trailer monitor and control gateway. Combined with its internet-of-things network of door, temperature, fuel and humidity…

Add fleet branding to Trucker Path app

Fleets of any size can now add a private label to the mobile Trucker Path app, incorporating company branding into the user experience. The app itself offers information about…

Navigation and dash cam in a single unit

Garmin is promising to simplify trucking with the dezlCam OTR710 that combines a navigator and built-in dash cam. The camera itself offers a 1080p resolution and a 140-degree field…

Continental back-up sensors sound the alarms

Continental’s ultrasonic back-up sensor kit is ready to retrofit on virtually any vehicle combination, including commercial vehicles and off-highway units. The unit offers an audible alarm when a vehicle…

U.S. to study side guards, but Canada has already rejected them

U.S. regulators face a tough engineering challenge as they explore whether side guards should be mandated on trailers. While the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has committed to establishing…

Trucker couple embraces healthy living on the road

She’s certified to perform marriages and he’s an experienced chef. They love the freedom of driving on open highways, hauling freight for a living. Marylynn Downham and Brian Keyes have…

January ELD deadline expected to hold firm: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has assured it that provinces and territories are committed to enforcing an electronic logging device (ELD)…