Bison Transport driver Lamoureux named Highway Angel for helping crash victims

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) named Bison Transport driver Paul Lamoureux a Highway Angel for stopping to help a woman and her son after their car hit a cow…

Thompson trucks through trash collection

It can be a dirty job and sometimes physically demanding as well. Traffic in Toronto, Canada’s biggest city, and tight lots don’t make things easy. And then there are…

Charging infrastructure a hurdle in EV transition, Deloitte Canada report says

The charging infrastructure is a critical constraint in the electric vehicle (EV) transition for the commercial vehicle industry in Canada, a new Deloitte Canada report reveals. Strategic planning…

BCTA event showcases urgency of embracing sustainable solutions

Trucking industry members attending a recent zero-emission transport conference focused on the urgency of embracing sustainable technologies and highlighted opportunities and challenges that lie ahead in the transition to…

OSLTG aims to boost Ontario road safety

The Ontario Safety League (OSL) has launched the Ontario Safety League Transportation Group (OSLTG) to lobby for and promote safety on the province’s roads. “My belief is that…

B.C. cancels operations of multiple overpass hitter Chohan Freight Forwarders

The British Columbia government issued a formal cancellation notice to Chohan Freight Forwarders, the carrier that crashed six times in two years into the province’s infrastructure. “On Thursday,…

Driver labor market easing as vacancy rate drops, THRC report reveals

The labor market for truck drivers could be easing, the latest report from Trucking HR Canada (THRC) reveals. Between the third quarter of 2022 and Q3 2023, the…

Ontario legislation aims to ban tolls on provincial highways

The Ontario government is introducing the Get It Done Act that would, if passed, ban tolls on provincial highways. This ban would apply to the Don Valley Parkway…

Ontario marks milestone in Highway 7 expansion plan

The Ontario government is advancing construction on the Frederick Street bridge in Kitchener, marking another milestone in its plan to widen Highway 7 between Kitchener and Guelph. The…

New Jersey intersection is top U.S. freight bottleneck for sixth year in a row

For the sixth year in a row, the intersection of I-95 and SR 4 in Fort Lee, New Jersey is once again the Number 1 freight bottleneck in the…

Roadcheck to focus on tractor protection systems, alcohol and drugs

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck is scheduled for May 14-16. The high-visibility, high-volume commercial motor vehicle inspection and regulatory compliance enforcement initiative takes place in Canada,…

Mack Trucks invests $14.5M in Roanoke Valley Operations expansion

Mack Trucks is investing $14.5 million to expand its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack MD Series…

Truck driver, carrier face multiple charges after fatal buggy crash

A truck driver has been charged with multiple offences after he collided with a horse-drawn buggy on Highway 17 in Ontario in December 2023, killing the driver. Officers…

Police arrest five for extorting trucking companies, other businesses

Police in Ontario’s Region of Peel arrested three men and two women suspected of extorting trucking and transport companies, among other businesses. The incidents in the Greater Toronto Area…

Trucking companies sue to overturn suspension for repeatedly hitting B.C. overpasses

Chohan Freight Forwarders – the carrier that crashed six times in two years into British Columbia infrastructure – remains suspended, while the administrative process continues,…