Think Shippers Don’t Care About Truckers? Think Again
SAINT-AUGUSTIN-DE-DESMAURES, QC - As carriers across Canada spent last week holding events and incentives to thank the hundreds of thousands of men and women who drive the nation's trucking industry, a few shippers also took the opportunity to show their appreciation to those entrusted with delivering their freight every day. The most remarkable was cookie maker Leclerc.
Behind the Wheel of Freightliner’s Autonomous Truck
LAS VEGAS, NV -- Sometimes, trucking journalists like me do very funny things. Like getting certified to drive a truck that can pretty much drive itself. Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) took a few trucking reporters to Las Vegas earlier this week so they could drive the Freightliner Inspiration autonomous truck, introduced in North America earlier this year. The prerequisite to sit behind the self-steering wheel of the Inspiration was to hold a commercial driver's license. Fortunately, I got one a dozen years ago, otherwise, I would have missed what was waiting for me at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway. There were the two trucks at the event. Jim Martin, one of the few Freightliner engineers certified to drive the autonomous truck, would certify six trucking journalists, reminding us that nobody ever passed the test before.
Schneider Streamlines Cross-Border Intermodal Service
GREEN BAY, WI - The freight transporter Schneider Intermodal said this week it has streamlined the process for shipping select commodities that originate in Canada or the U.S. and move into Mexico via rail that previously required additional handling at the U.S. border.
Canadian Diesel Costs Head Higher, U.S. Declines
LONDON, ON and WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Average prices for diesel fuel in Canada and the U.S. moved in opposite directions over the past week. The petroleum information services provider The Kent Group reports the average Canadian price is up $0.003 from last week to $1.036 per liter. This is the second straight weekly increase since hitting its lowest level in several years the first week of the month.
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