Fleets say shared charging can cut costs, solve infrastructure challenge: Pembina

As fleets face charger costs ranging from $65,000 to $1 million per unit, they are willing to share charging infrastructure rather than build their own. Early adopters of…

HTEC opens clean hydrogen station for commercial trucks near Vancouver port

HTEC has opened a commercial heavy-duty hydrogen fueling station located at the Chevron Commercial Cardlock, on Tsawwassen First Nation industrial lands in Tsawwassen, B.C. The new facility is capable…

$1.7M condom heist exposes growing cyber-enabled cargo theft risks

A shipment designed to provide protection instead exposed vulnerabilities: nearly $2 million worth of condoms and lubricants never reached their Walmart destination after cybercriminals hijacked a legitimate trucking carrier,…

STA urges vigilance following human trafficking charges in Edenwold

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is urging vigilance after the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) laid human trafficking charges connected to a trucking operation in the rural municipality of…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership changes at CTEA, Roll-Rite; Abrams Auto Transport appoints operations VP

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) named Christian Stang president of the board, and Andrew…

Carriers await Gordie Howe bridge opening as launch delayed

The Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) announced June 11 that Canada and the United States had agreed to delay the Gordie Howe International Bridge opening to “resolve any outstanding issues,”…

NRCan updates SmartDriver in the City training course

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) launched a new version of its SmartDriver in the City training program. Available as of June 8,…

Spatco ties Motive tech, AI coaching, rewards to 35% accident reduction

Spatco Energy Solutions says it has reduced accidents by about 35% since rolling out Motive’s AI-powered coaching and driver rewards tools across its fleet, but fleet director Rodney Fetters…

Trucking Announcements: Chaarani joins Fuel Transport, Bendix helps build home for Ohio family

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Fuel Transport welcomed Sana Chaarani as vice president of technology and Adam Wiechmann took on…

Ignoring telematics data could expose fleets to nuclear verdicts

A story of a four-truck fleet of a flooring company that was hit with a $26-million verdict should serve as a cautionary tale for carriers that install safety devices…

Motive bets on AI to solve fleets’ data-rich, time-poor challenge

As fleets generate growing volumes of data from telematics systems, cameras, sensors, and other connected fleet management technologies, Motive Technologies believes the industry’s next challenge is no longer collecting…

Great Dane appoints Yan CFO, EVP

Great Dane has named Diana Yan executive vice president and chief financial officer. Yan brings more than 20 years of finance and operational leadership experience across manufacturing and…

Trucking Announcements: Leadership changes at Bot Auto, DHL Supply Chain; Owen to lead three TFI companies

Each week, trucknews.com lists notable events, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Robert Owen was appointed president of Vitran, Clarke Transport and Kindersley Transport, while Diane Gray…

Motive combines cargo security and cold-chain monitoring in new sensor

During its Vision conference in Nashville, Tenn., this week, Motive revealed a new Door and Environmental Sensor that combines temperature, humidity, and cargo-door monitoring into a single device, aiming…

Motive Vision, Part 2: New tools, including Atlas, AI Coach, drive Motive’s automation push

Fleet operations have become increasingly overwhelmed by disconnected systems, growing volumes of operational data, and the manual work required to coordinate responses across safety, maintenance,…