Trucking companies face steep TFW program sanctions

Two numbered trucking companies faced some of the steepest sanctions for failing to comply with Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP) requirements, following Employment and Social Development Canada (ESDC) inspections between…

Wal-Mart, TIP Fleet Services fined for Cobourg diesel spill

TIP Fleet Services Canada and Wal-Mart Canada have been fined a collective $155,000 for a September 2020 diesel spill down a loading dock drain at a Wal-Mart Supercentre in Cobourg,…

3.7 million Class 8 vehicles on U.S. roads in 2021

The U.S. has seen a massive uptick in the number of Classes 1-8 trucks on its roadways, with 169.8 million counted in 2021 – up from 85.1 million in 2002.

Economic Trucking Trends: Shippers pinched by fuel costs, vocational orders driving truck market

It’s another mixed picture for the trucking industry this week. We see shippers suffering alongside their trucking providers thanks to rising fuel costs — and facing the added challenge of…

Knight-Swift encouraged by renewable natural gas engine tests

The largest truckload company in the U.S., Knight-Swift, says it’s encouraged by the performance of the new Cummins X15N natural gas engine it is testing using renewable natural gas (RNG).

Nikola begins production of hydrogen-fueled trucks

Nikola has begun commercial production of its hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric trucks at its manufacturing plant in Coolidge, Ariz. It celebrated the milestone Thursday with an event for customers, dealers and its sales…