Trucking costs reach record highs

Trucking was more expensive in 2021 than ever before, according to the latest Analysis of the Operational Costs of Trucking report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). The total…

U.S. fleets substantially hiking driver compensation

U.S fleets have hiked driver compensation substantially over the past two years, according to a new study from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). While the survey of fleets with more…

Lohscheller to become Nikola CEO

Nikola Motor president Michael Lohscheller will become chief executive officer of the emerging truck maker as Mark Russell retires as CEO and president of Nikola Corporation. Russell will remain on…

Alberta launches RFPs for new rest areas

Alberta is taking the next step in developing new government-owned rest areas along major highways, opening a request for proposals after gathering related feedback for two years. Interested parties can…

Ontario Throne Speech commits to highways, cites $11B in congestion costs

Ontario’s provincial government is saying it is “time to build” as clogged roads and gridlocked highways cost the provincial economy more than $11 billion per year. The observation in the…

5 steps to avoid slips, trips and falls in a fleet yard

More than 42,000 Canadian workers are annually injured in falls, and 67% of those are linked to slips and trips on the same level.  As troubling as those statistics from…