Canada’s spot market volumes steady in June, closing strong Q2

Canadian spot market load volumes were steady in June, with a small increase in cross-border loads offset by less freight activity in Western Canada. Loadlink Technologies reported total loads were…

Trucking market leveling off at high level: ACT

ACT Research says in its Transportation Digest that the trucking industry is stabilizing at high levels, and despite slowing growth won’t fall off a cliff. “Indicators we track for the…

Daimler Trucks Canada hires Bates as on-highway district sales manager

Daimler Trucks Canada has appointed Beau Bates as on-highway district sales manager, responsible for a portion of the Ontario market.  Beau Bates (Photo: Diamler Trucks Canada) Bates previously worked at…

TCA teams up with LaunchIt to showcase trucking industry

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) on Thursday announced that it is partnering with LaunchIt Public Relations, a firm focused on the trucking and transportation industry, to develop and roll out…

OPP lays 403 charges against commercial drivers

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid more than 3,000 charges last week as officers joined North American road safety partners for Operation Safe Driver.                                           The annual, week-long enforcement and…

Trucking not to blame for Quebec fuel shortages

A perfect storm, combining the summer vacation period, a lift of travel restrictions and a shortage of truck drivers, could explain the fuel supply problems that some regions of Quebec…

CleanBC HDVE program launched for third year

The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA), in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure on Wednesday announced the third offering of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) program. HDVE…

Ontario releases highways program

The Ontario government has released the 2021 Ontario Highways Program, an online resource that provides information on highway investments and projects that are planned and underway. “This valuable information allows…

Lion Electric appoints Giroux as CPO

The Lion Electric Company, a manufacturer of all-electric medium and heavy-duty urban vehicles, Wednesday announced that it has named Nathalie Giroux as chief people officer (CPO), effective Aug. 9. In this role, Giroux…

Trucks must cut 18% emissions to meet Ottawa target: report

Achieving Ottawa’s emissions targets would require a roughly 18% reduction in the average emission intensity of freight trucks by 2030, says a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute. Such…

Andy Transport names Gauthier as VP, marketing and HR

Andy Transport on Tuesday announced that Tammy Gauthier has joined as Andy’s vice-president, marketing and human resources, effective immediately. Tammy Gauthier (Photo: Andy Transport) Prior to joining Andy, Gauthier has…

Truck tonnage slips due to lack of capacity

U.S. for-hire truck tonnage slipped 1.5% in June, according to the latest data from the American Trucking Associations (ATA). “Tonnage has definitely flattened out, on average, over the last six…

Brampton transport company owner sentenced for tax fraud

A Brampton, Ont. transportation company owner was sentenced for tax fraud on Monday, the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) announced Tuesday. Dasonda Singh Khakh was sentenced in the Ontario Court of…

Dash cam crime solvers

Truck drivers and fleets began equipping their vehicles with dash cams initially to protect themselves. In some cases, the footage captured by these cameras is assisting law enforcement in conducting…

Canada’s trucking industry should be proud

“The big American companies are going to eat us all up!” I heard this a lot in the mid-90s. Schneider was moving into Canada at the time. JB Hunt seemed…