‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer suing Ottawa for using Emergencies Act to freeze accounts

A main organizer of the “Freedom Convoy” is suing the federal government for using the Emergencies Act to freeze his bank accounts, arguing it breached his Charter rights to protest…

Link ramps now lighter weight, easier to handle

Link Mfg. has redesigned its LB20 family of loading ramps, making it lighter weight, easier to deploy, and reducing its stowed profile while increasing bumper clearance.

Optronics expands line of compliant blackout lights

Optronics International has come out with new smoke-lens Thinline STL59SRSHB Series 9-LED and STL87SRSHB Series 11-LED surface-mount, stop/turn/tail lamps. These join what it claims to be…

Nikola trims losses, looks to ramp up production

Nikola Corp. pared losses in the fourth quarter and ramped up deliveries of its zero-emission trucks. The company delivered 35 hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric trucks in the fourth quarter. It said in an…

Free webinar on incident response management

Trucking is one of the few industries that shares its workplace with the public, and as such, risks being involved in an emergency such as a serious motor vehicle collision.

Robotic Research rebrands as Forterra

Robotic Research Autonomous Industries (RRAI), the autonomous truck technology provider working with FPInnovations in the Quebec bush, has rebranded as Forterra. The company says the name change reflects its ground-based…

Webasto Charging produces app, web portal

Webasto Charging Systems has released its new ChargeConnect App and web portal to help customers manage their charging. The app and portal are fully compatible with…

Allison Ventures invests in Niron Magnetics

The recently formed Allison Ventures, a venture capital arm owned by Allison Transmission, has invested in Niron Magnetics. The company specializes in non-rare earth magnets that can be used to…

Mackie Moving rebranded as Canadian Preferred Moving

Mackie Moving, now in its 96th year of business, has been rebranded Canadian Preferred Moving. “We’re very excited about this next chapter as Canadian Preferred Moving. This new identity and…

Canadian court approves $14.5-million class action settlement against Navistar

The Supreme Court of B.C. has approved a $14.5-million settlement against Navistar Canada, Navistar, Navistar International Corp., and Harbour International Trucks, over issues related to its MaxxForce engine. The claims…

Canada’s two major railways could see strike in May: Teamsters

Tensions between the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) union and railways Canadian National and Canadian Pacific Kansas City (CPKC) are ramping up after the Dec. 31, 2023 expiration of three…

EBE’s Fleet Owner helps fleets manage carrier partnerships

EBE Technologies has added a Fleet Owner tool into its Applicant Tracking System (ATS), allowing customers to register drivers and equipment from owner-operators and third-party fleets…

Economic Trucking Trends: Signs of freight market stabilization emerge in January

With data in from the first month of the year, it appears signs of market stabilization are emerging. The boost in spot market freight volumes and rates is largely attributable…

Jim Winsor Technical Achievement Award finalists announced

The North American Truck Writers, a panel of truck writers formed each year to select the winner of the Jim Winsor Technical Achievement Award, announced the top three finalists. …

BIT Dashcam integrates with truck scales

Blue Ink Tech has introduced the BIT Dashcam, which the company says is the first camera to offer visibility into vehicle and load weights. “We anticipated…