Teamsters vote to authorize strikes at CN, CPKC

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) announced that close to 10,000 workers at CN and CPKC have voted to authorize strikes at both companies. Unless parties can reach an agreement,…

Peterbilt’s digital vision system-mirrors to boost visibility, safety

Peterbilt has introduced its new digital vision system-mirrors (DVS-M) in the models 579 and 567 to maximize driver visibility and safety. The DVS-M is an intuitive…

TCA Drivers’ Choice Awards – The Elite Fleets to honor top carrier workplaces

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has announced its driver satisfaction awards program called TCA Drivers’ Choice Awards – The Elite Fleets. The program will celebrate and recognize the best carrier…

True North Freight Solutions drivers demand unpaid wages

Scores of drivers claim they are owed hundreds of thousands of dollars after they alleged an Ontario trucking company told them to remove their belongings from the trucks they drove,…

Ontario building 52-km Highway 413

The Ontario government is moving ahead to get shovels in the ground on Highway 413 after reaching an agreement with the federal government for the project to proceed with strong…

UAW, Daimler Truck reach tentative deal

The UAW (United Auto Workers) has reached a tentative agreement with Daimler Truck ahead of the contract’s expiration on April 26, after mounting a campaign and strike threat against the…

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…