VANCOUVER, B.C. – An independents study on the off-dock container movements at the Port of Vancouver is calling for changes to the Container Trucking Act to improve fairness and efficiency in the Lower Mainland drayage sector.Off-Dock Drayage Insights …
VANCOUVER. B.C. – The controversy surrounding unlicensed off-dock trucking at the Port of Vancouver deepened this week, with the Office of the B.C. Container Trucking Commissioner (OBCCTC) defending the work.“The off-dock container trucking activity Un…
MONTREAL, Que. – Lion Electric has signed its largest order for electric trucks to date, inking a memorandum of understanding with CN to acquire 50 zero-emission vehicles.Used for intermodal transport, the 50 Lion8 T battery-electric tractors will larg…
VANCOUVER, B.C. – Canada’s largest private sector union is calling for a crackdown on the growing container trucking black market at the Port of Vancouver.
Unifor said Thursday unlicensed truckers are moving containers off-dock within the Lower Mainla…
DELTA, B.C. — A new truck staging facility has opened in Delta, B.C., making room for up to 140 vehicles.This will help to address long-standing road safety concerns in the Delta community where port-destined container truck queues reach more than 15 t…
VANCOUVER, B.C. — Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers has named Kevin Geisner chief strategy officer.In this new role, Geisner will have responsibility for driving the company’s overall corporate strategy, including mergers and acquisitions, Ritchie Bros. said.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. – The new Truck Route Planner unveiled by TransLink and B.C.’s provincial government offers a free app to plan truck routes and tap into a variety of commercial truck resources around Metro Vancouver.Truck operators enter vehicle dimens…
Vancouver police say they are recommending charges in connection with the alleged assault of a tow truck driver.Cellphone video posted to social media Monday shows a man confronting the driver of a Drake Towing truck that was attempting to remove a veh…
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver are recommending a slew of charges stemming from a violent incident at a shopping complex Monday.
Officers were called to the small parking lot on Kingsway near Tyne Street shortly after 11 a.m. Monday after hearing som…
QUEBEC CITY, Que. — The Lion Electric Co. and Boivin Evolution (BEV) have sold their first Lion8 chassis with fully automated side load bodies to Waste Connections, a provider of non-hazardous solid waste collection, transfer, recycling and dispos…
VANCOUVER, B.C. – The federal government has invested $28 million into three B.C. projects, which it says will reduce freight bottlenecks.Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced this week that: $17.5 million will be spent to expand and improve the Ra…
TORONTO, Ont. – TransCore Link Logistics has reported spot market load volumes increased 5% in May, but were still 42% off May 2019 volumes.(Source: TransCore Link Logistics)With the overall uptick in load performance, “Carriers that performed better t…
TORONTO, Ont. — Today’s Trucking’s Top 100 list of for-hire truck fleets continues, with numbers 26-50 based on equipment counts.The rankings are based on equipment counts gathered during extensive telephone polling in January and February this year.
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VANCOUVER, B.C. – Canada’s used truck prices have dropped in recent months, but they are faring better than the prices in the U.S.The findings emerge today in the release of a market trends report from Ritchie Bros., known for its heavy equipment aucti…
DELTA, B.C. – 18 Wheels Logistics opened a new 70,000 sq.-ft. facility in Delta, B.C. May 15, offering warehousing, trucking, co-packing and RFID scanning capabilities.The company told Today’s Trucking it chose the site because it’s closer to its other…