Thanigasalam named associate transport minister in latest Ontario cabinet shuffle

Ontario’s provincial government has named Vijay Thanigasalam associate minister of transportation in its second cabinet shuffle this month. The change was triggered by the sudden resignation of Labour Minister Monte…

Economic Trucking Trends: Lots to digest in busy week for economic news in trucking

It’s been a busy week on the economic front, with mixed signals for the trucking industry. We saw signs that for-hire tonnage has bottomed out, fleets are being disciplined in…

Transparency, data are keys to driver buy-in for safety programs

Truck drivers are more likely to buy into safety discussions that are clearly communicated and transparent — leading to the all-important return on related investments, speakers stressed during a Truckload…

New Brunswick investing $11.5M to add passing lanes on Route 11

New Brunswick will construct new passing lanes along key stretches of provincial highway Route 11 in work expected to be complete by the end of the year. “Our government is…

Coke Canada Bottling says VNR Electric is it

Coke Canada Bottling has unveiled its first Volvo VNR Electric trucks as part of a six-truck pilot project of electric vehicles in the Greater Montreal Area. The trucks mark the…

B.C. revokes fleet licences after driver hits overpass, flees

British Columbia’s transportation minister says the company whose truck slammed into a North Vancouver overpass on Tuesday, snarling traffic for hours, has had the licence for its entire fleet suspended. Rob Fleming…