Mill Creek Motor Freight’s Melo named FSC provincial driver of the year

Eric Melo of Mill Creek Motor Freight received the Fleet Safety Council (FSC) Provincial Truck Driver of the Year award along with a $2,500 cheque from Truck Right, driver management…

Zero In on… AZETEC truck anatomy

AZETEC – Alberta’s Zero Emission Truck Electrification Collaboration – revealed its 63.5-ton hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck. It was showcased at the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s Industry Innovations Expo in Edmonton. The…

Aging workforce, rising demand drive Torc’s push for autonomous Class 8 trucks

Torc Robotics is aiming to tackle two challenges facing the U.S. trucking industry — an aging workforce and growing demand for freight capacity — by advancing its autonomous Class 8…

Zero In on…AZETEC project

The Alberta Zero Emissions Truck Electrification Collaboration, or AZETEC, is a project focused on developing and testing two long-range hydrogen fuel cell trucks.  One…

Tourmaline, Clean Energy expand CNG fueling network in Western Canada 

Tourmaline and Clean Energy are expanding their compressed natural gas (CNG) fueling network across Western Canada, with two new stations opening in Calgary and Grande Prairie, Alta. These stations mark…

Women’s representation grows in U.S. transportation leadership, declines to 9.5% among drivers

Women now make up 9.5% of CDL-holding professional drivers in the U.S., a drop from 12% last year. This is according to the Women in Trucking Association’s (WIT) latest…

Humber College to close commercial truck driving program

Humber College will be shutting down its Commercial Truck Driving Program at the end of this year, citing changing market conditions that have made the program unsustainable. The program, which…

Trucking Announcements: Purolator, Musket support communities; Molin joins Rand McNally

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Musket Transport continued its support of the Salvation Army and Purolator collected over 163,000 pounds of food…

T4C donates goods raised at Truck World; delivers 1.7 million pounds of food since May 2023

Trucks for Change (T4C) raised $2,315 in cash and non-perishable goods during a food drive at Truck World in April, with all donations going to the Newmarket Food Pantry, which…

Ontario to launch 10-year autonomous commercial vehicle pilot program

Ontario is taking a step toward modernizing its transportation sector by introducing a new Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle (ACMV) Pilot Program. This 10-year pilot, proposed under…

Trucking Announcements: Erb supports Local Community Food Centre; KAG and MADD honor impaired driving victims

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, the Erb Group’s continuous support of the Standford 5K Run event helped it raise $40,000 for Local…

Hydrogen key to decarbonizing longhaul trucking: Deloitte

A new Deloitte report says hydrogen vehicles may offer the best path to decarbonize longhaul heavy-duty trucking in Western Canada, but challenges like high vehicle and fuel costs, limited infrastructure,…

Trucking Announcements: new hires at Aeolus Tire, InCharge Energy

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Mill Creek Motor Freight and Kriska Transportation Group mourned the loss of Renate Hargreaves, their longtime general…

AZETEC project debuts 63.5-ton hydrogen fuel-cell-electric truck

The Alberta Zero Emission Truck Electrification Collaboration (AZETEC) project took center stage at the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s Industry Innovations Expo on Sept. 26, as panelists shared insights into the…

Verne unveils cryo-compressed hydrogen truck at AMTA Expo

Verne, a hydrogen technology company based in San Francisco, Calif., unveiled its ‘world’s first’ cryo-compressed hydrogen (CcH2) truck at the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s first Industry Innovations Expo in Edmonton,…