10 things we know (and a few we don’t know) about electric trucks Several OEMs have unveiled plans to begin production on electric trucks in 2021/22, expanding beyond the limited number of units in today’s test fleets. Before you plug in to the…
Equipment Vancouver duo restores rare 1909 Packard truck A rare 1909 Packard three-ton truck that originally served a Nevada mine has found new life in Vancouver, where it…
Equipment B.C. Truck Museum keeps running behind the scenes Though the doors may be closed to the outside because of Covid-19 restrictions, the B.C. Vintage Truck Museum remains active…
Equipment Understand your truck lighting violations Truck lighting violations can seem puzzling. A problem bulb allowed at one roadside inspection station might place a vehicle out-of-service…
Sponsored Business Management U.S. experience with ELDs offers lessons for Canada Canadian carriers hauling south of the border have gained valuable experience with electronic logging devices (ELDs) over the last couple…
Sponsored Regulations 8 benefits of ELDs Electronic logging devices (ELDs) offer several driver and operational advantages, reducing Hours of Service (HoS) violations, making trip planning more…
Sponsored Business Management Canada continues steady march to ELD mandate There was a time when Canada was on track to have an electronic logging device (ELD) mandate established before our…
Sponsored Business Management Drivers will adapt to ELDs When it comes to implementing an electronic logging device (ELD) solution, it’s time for carriers to have a little more…
Sponsored Transportation The Car Guy: Wally Horodnyk Wally Horodnyk, the founder of TFX International, specializes in hauling luxury autos -- and the business was anchored in his love for cars.
Sponsored Transportation The Coach: Andrea Morley Andrea Morley is the lead nutritionist and health coach with Healthy Trucker, an organization dedicated to providing health and fitness advice to truckers.
Sponsored Transportation The Data Master: Jacques DeLarochelliere Jacques DeLarochellière, president and founder of Isaac Instruments, understands the power of data and how it can transform a fleet.
Sponsored Transportation The Electrician: Marc Bedard Marc Bedard, the president of Lion Electric, is ready to challenge established truck OEMs in the race for electric trucks.
People, Trucking Life Ontario program to help train women, other groups for trucking jobs The Ontario government is investing $600,000 in a skills training project in the Waterloo region to prepare 30 women and individuals from underrepresented groups for careers in the trucking industry.
Economy, Mergers & Acquisitions, Technology GI Partners to buy Orbcomm Orbcomm has been acquired by GI Partners, a U.S. company that invests in data infrastructure businesses, for US$1.1 billion. The electronic logging device (ELD) manufacturer says the acquisition will afford…
Events Ocean Trailer celebrating 40 years Ocean Trailer’s history runs deep. Four decades deep. Chuck Keay, a former police officer, had been successful selling Freuhauf trailers and lured away to work in trailer rental businesses. When…
Equipment Peterbilt’s new medium-duty models complete product line overhaul Peterbilt has completely revamped its medium-duty truck line with the launch of four new models ranging from Classes 5 to Baby 8. Jason Skoog, Peterbilt general manager and Paccar vice-president…
Equipment, Technology Gatik focused on automating the ‘middle mile’ Autonomous driving technology company Gatik has made a splash in recent months, first deploying the first autonomous delivery vehicles in Canada with Loblaw and then partnering with Isuzu to produce…
Infrastructure, Trucking Life Short-term parking pain for truckers as planned projects promise relief Drivers continue to scramble for parking spots along the busy Hwy. 401 even as the Ontario government announced parking upgrades in several areas earlier this year. In January, the province…
Business Management How to avoid nuclear verdicts The best way to avoid a nuclear verdict – a term used generally to describe court judgements in excess of…
Equipment 8 quick telematics takeaways from Geotab executives If you want to manage it, you have to measure it, and advances in vehicle telematics are giving fleets an…
Equipment Test Drive: Kenworth T680 Next Gen a technological tour-de-force I remember the first time I saw a Kenworth T680. It was back in 2012 on the floor of the…
Equipment How to position axles to stay legal: Trucking 202 Cargo weight must be distributed evenly across all your axles. And sometimes you have to slide your axles or 5th…
Human Resources Samuel, Son & Co. donates $9,700 to truck driver scholarship Samuel, Son & Co. doesn’t hire entry-level truck drivers as soon as they finish their training. The business of moving…
Business Management Why AHG was ‘perfect match’ for Skelton Truck Lines Andlauer Healthcare Group’s (AHG) high-profile February purchase of Skelton Truck Lines was hashed out around the kitchen table at Ron…
Health & Safety Len Dubois driver named Highway Angel for help in finding missing man Angels are often in the right place at the right time, which certainly was the case for Kirk Szecsodi during…
Equipment Del Duca backs protesting dump truck operators Dump truck operators who are fighting recent changes to Ontario weights and dimensions have found an ally in former provincial…