ROMULUS, Mich. – Canadian tanker trailer manufacturer Tremcar has appointed United Tank Trailer (UTT) its official distributor in Michigan.UTT offers a wide variety of tanker trailers. It also has a full-service R-stamp certified tank inspection and re…
TORONTO, Ont. – Truck stop operator ONroute is taking a series of measures to improve the customer experience at its sites, and that will include more food choices and parking spaces, the company CEO has told Today’s Trucking.“We are aggressively evalu…
MUNICH, Germany – Traton SE, the truck and bus division of Volkswagen AG, said Friday it has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Navistar International.Traton, which already owns 16.8% of the American truck manufacturer, will buy the rest of N…
The federal government is warning carriers that any abuse of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) will result in serious penalties including hefty fines and permanent bans.The warning was issued by Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC)…
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Erin O’Toole says he’ll allow MPs free votes on two bills that are controversial within his party.
Last week, the Liberal government reintroduced legislation to ban the practice of forcing someone to undergo therapy aimed a…
VANCOUVER, B.C. – An Alberta project that will put hydrogen fuel cell-powered electric trucks on the road has been pushed back due to the Covid-19 pandemic.The first fuel cell trucks, to be operated by Bison Transport and Trimac Transportation were ini…
TORONTO, Ont. — Volumes on Loadlink’s Canadian spot market rose 2% in August, the third consecutive monthly rise, according to Loadlink Technologies.Year-over-year, August load postings were also up 2% from August 2019, the loadboard operator said late…
TORONTO, Ont. – U.S. regulators have issued a new waiver that will continue to recognize expired commercial driver’s licences (CDL) until Dec. 31, extending an expiry date that originally been set for Sept. 30.The waiver applies to medical exams and ce…
TORONTO, Ont. – The debate about which truck drivers are employees or independent contractors is not limited to Canada alone.On the side of the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to sound the alarm about Driver Inc. – a business mod…
TORONTO, Ont. – Loblaw is scheduled to secure Canada’s first Freightliner eCascadia trucks, placing an order for five of the electric vehicles that will begin production in the first quarter of 2022.Call it the president’s choice.
One of the earliest e…
TORONTO, Ont. – Terberg has come out with a second-generation version of its electric yard tractor, which significantly increases battery capacity and can operate within a much wider temperature range.Loblaw has been the first Canadian operator of the …
NORTH CANTON, Ohio — The Kenan Advantage Group (KAG) has acquired Quebec-based Beaulac Transport through its Canadian subsidiary RTL Westcan, the company announced Friday.The financial details were not disclosed.
Beaulac is a carrier specialized in hau…
A semi-truck driver is dead following a collision with a Canadian Pacific train in Rouleau, Sask., on Friday, say officials.RCMP say the train and truck collided on a grid road at Highway 39 in an uncontrolled intersection approximately two kilometres …
HOUSTON, Texas – Brian Dreher has won the Best of Show award for his 2016 Peterbilt 389 at the 38th annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs, which was held virtually this year.The announcement Friday coincided with the National Truck Driver Appreciation Week in…
OTTAWA, Ont. – The biggest challenge facing the Canadian trucking industry is the underground economy, and it is time the government did something about it, the president of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) said Thursday.“The compliant trucking ind…