Manitoulin opens Lloydminster terminal

Manitoulin Transport has announced the opening of a new terminal in Lloydminster, Alta. Located at 31 Production Ave., the facility enhances the company’s regional service capabilities. It features 10 dock…

Another Quebec Volvo dealer gets EV-certified as deliveries ramp up

Volvo Lac St-Jean in Saint-Prime, Que., is the latest Canadian Volvo dealer to become EV-certified, a process dealers must undergo before they can sell and support Volvo’s electric trucks. And…

Teamsters unionizes Gordon Food Service in B.C.

The Teamsters says it has unionized more than 500 workers, including drivers, at Gordon Food Service in B.C. The organizing campaign has been ongoing since 2021. “Workers had been grappling…

Novonix, Voltaiq announce strategic battery partnership

Voltaiq and Novonix have announced a strategic partnership they say will drive efficiency and quality in the battery industry. Voltaiq provides battery quality analytics software, while Canadian firm Novonix is…

Federal Court of Appeal ruling allows massive CN Rail hub to proceed

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, allowing the project to proceed. In a unanimous…

CargoM highlights transportation career opportunities in Montreal

CargoM recently hosted its ninth annual Career Day to promote training and careers available in Montreal’s freight and logistics sector. The event was held Oct. 2-3 at the Palais des…

Bot Auto looks to automate trucking

Another tech start-up has entered the race to automate commercial trucks, offering a Trucking-as-a-Service model. Houston, Texas-based Bot Auto raised more than US$20 million to develop the next generation of…

Montreal dockworkers set to halt all overtime work as talks drag on

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal plan to halt all overtime work starting later this week in a pressure tactic aimed at management as contract talks grind on. The union…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Class 8 orders jump, step taken to reduce internal trade barriers

Class 8 orders doubled in September, as fleets began lining up for 2025 build slots. However, demand remains at replacement levels in the face of a freight market that continues…

Fontaine Modification adds another car hauler option

Fontaine Modification has added another car hauler to its line. It is now modifying the Peterbilt Model 589 with 44-, 58-, and 72-inch sleepers. The Model…

Shipments resume as Montreal port strike ends, but tensions linger

The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled, but there’s potential for more job action in the coming weeks. The Maritime Employers Association…

Fastfrate rebrands final-mile business, Precision Parcel and Package Deliveries

Fastfrate Group has rebranded its Precision Parcel and Package Deliveries final-mile logistics unit. The company says the rebranding better reflects the company’s current identity and future direction. The division previously…

R.R. Plett takes first steps toward becoming zero-emission fleet

B.C. drayage fleet R.R. Plett Trucking took the first steps toward being a zero-emission fleet by 2030, by adding two battery-electric trucks to its fleet. The trucks are Volvo VNR…

Nikola achieves new record for fuel cell truck sales

Nikola achieved a record quarter in Q3, wholesaling 88 hydrogen fuel-cell-electric trucks, bringing its total for the first three quarters of this year to 200. “This is a record sales…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Truck tonnage, spot market volumes improve, but rates still challenged

We have mostly positive news this week, as the latest trucking economic data points to improving for-hire freight, and a market that is slowly returning to balance. But the spot…