UPDATED: Police search for missing Newfoundland truck driver

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is asking drivers and hunters to check for potentially relevant video to locate a truck driver who went missing near Cornwall, Ont. last week. Brian,…

AMTA honors Nkala with driver of the year award

The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) named Graham Nkala of Flying J Canada Transport its driver of the year. Others recognized for their contributions to Alberta’s commercial transportation industry at…

Charging infrastructure planning, phased approach vital for EV transition

Get charging infrastructure ready in advance and use a phased approach to transition to electric vehicles, early adopters of electrification advise. Carriers must focus on the energy management challenge, so…

Volvo, Mack fueling new trucks with HVO

Volvo Trucks North America has announced an advancement in its sustainability efforts by fueling newly assembled trucks with hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), a renewable fuel, as they depart from the Volvo…

Ontario raising speed limit to 110 km/h on 10 more highway sections

The Ontario government is raising the speed limit permanently from 100 km/h to 110 km/h on 10 additional sections of provincial highways in northern and southern Ontario. The change builds…

THRC offers new resources to recruit, retain women

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) is offering new tools to employers in its latest labor market outlook to recruit and retain more women in the trucking and logistics industry. The tools…

Transition to BEV six times costlier than renewable diesel, ATRI report says

Renewable diesel (RD) is more beneficial than battery electric vehicles (BEVs), the latest report by American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) reveals. While both RD and BEV pathways have implementation costs,…

IQ Camera to detect distracted, drowsy driving

Teletrac Navman has released its driver distraction, cell phone usage, and drowsy driver detection to its AI-powered dashcam and video telematics solution – the IQ Camera.

BCTA program helps slash 301.8 million kg of CO2 emissions from continent

The B.C. Trucking Association’s (BCTA) CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) program has since 2019 helped eliminate 301.8 million kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent emissions in North America, including 210 million…

Carriers recruiting pick of driver crop amid sluggish conditions  

Putting people first and setting them up for success with opportunities and training helps Challenger Motor Freight recruit and retain drivers. Word of mouth endorsement of how you treat drivers…

Rizon EV aims to leverage capability, safety to carve market share

It’s very quiet in the cab while sitting behind the wheel of a truck as it rolls down the road. No engine rumbling, and no vibration from the steering wheel,…

All EV ecosystem factors key to adoption of technology, Mack Truck’s Kannan says

The adoption of electric vehicle technology is dependant on several factors. They include product and services offered, incentives, carbon targets and pricing, infrastructure, fossil-free energy and supply network. It is…

Daimler Truck to launch Rizon in Canada at Truck World

Rizon, Daimler Truck’s newest brand of all-electric Classes 4-5 vehicles, will be launched in Canada during Truck World in Mississauga, Ont., April 18-20 and will be available to Canadian customers…

N.S. locals, volunteer firefighters honored for rescuing Eassons Transport driver

Eassons Transport and the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association honored two Brooklyn, N.S. residents and members of the Walton North Shore Volunteer Fire Department for saving a truck driver’s life.

Ayr, Ont. residents seek relief as trucks squeeze into downtown core

The residents of a small town in western Ontario fed up with trucks squeezing into their tiny downtown streets want the heavy commercial vehicles banned or diverted from the area.