Equipment Troubleshooting complex truck electrical systems requires a surgical approach July 18, 2022 Luckily for driver Bob, he wasn’t following a convoy of bikers down the highway when his horn started blowing and kept on blowing. While driver Jane might have looked a…
Equipment Analysis and answers needed in zero-emissions shift May 27, 2022 Look no further than some of Canada’s largest transportation providers for evidence of a shift to zero-emission vehicles. CN will take delivery of 15 battery-electric trucks this year. Walmart Canada…
Transportation Trucks for Change delivers for food banks May 6, 2022 Trucks for Change (T4C) carrier partners will deliver nearly 1 million pounds of food to 46 food banks across Canada, helping The For Good Foundation deliver cases of shelf-stable products.
Health & Safety Bison driver named Highway Angel May 6, 2022 A Bison Transport driver from Linden, Alta., is among the latest Highway Angels recognized by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). Larry Williams was driving on Hwy. 1, just west of…
Business Management Vaccine mandate ‘silver lining’ could be better pay for drivers: Bison’s Fridfinnson January 28, 2022 If there’s a silver lining to come from the current supply chain disruptions, exacerbated by new mandates requiring cross-border truckers to be fully vaccinated, it’s that drivers are likely to…
Equipment Platooning Alberta trucks now collecting data January 19, 2022 Data collection is now underway in a test of platooning trucks in Alberta, the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has announced through an online post. The AMTA began a trial…
Business Management Bison furthers push into U.S. with acquisition of Hartt Transportation January 3, 2022 Bison Transport has taken over Hartt Transportation Systems, a Bangor, Me.-based fleet with more than 360 tractors and 2,100 trailers as well as a “sizeable” logistics offering. It marks the…
Sustainability 6 things to consider before electrifying your fleet December 1, 2021 The electrification of heavy commercial vehicles is exciting. Drivers love the lack of noise and vibration, and the immediate torque. Technicians like the simplicity of the powertrain, longer brake life…
Transportation Platooning trucks hit Alberta highways in November September 30, 2021 A project led by the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) will test a pair of platooning trucks on Alberta highways between November and April, in one of Canada’s latest semi-autonomous…
Business Management Bison wins TCA safety award for 14th time September 29, 2021 Bison Transport has won the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Fleet Safety Award grand prize for large fleets for a fourteenth time. The awards were presented this week at the TCA’s…
Transportation ‘Hauling LCVs is a challenge of its own’ September 9, 2021 Dmitri Zaremba LCV Driver Bison Transport Saskatoon, Sask. This is one in a series of interviews with frontline workers as Today’s Trucking celebrates National Trucking Week, Sept. 5-11. Dmitri Zaremba…
Equipment Bison running electric trucks on cross-border route September 2, 2021 Bison Transport has taken delivery of two battery-electric Freightliner eCascadias, which are deployed on a cross-border regional route. The trucks are running between Bison’s Delta, B.C., terminal and a customer…
Business Management Using 4 Disciplines of Execution to implement lasting corporate initiatives August 16, 2021 Many corporate initiatives sound good in theory, but fail in implementation. Take, for example, that great idea you heard about at a business conference but forgot to follow through on…
Business Management Women of trucking are still a rarity in Canada March 5, 2021 Shannon Holicza is a rarity. Her path to the driver’s seat sounds familiar on the surface. Like many others in the trucking industry, she came from a family of truck…
Sponsored Equipment Prepare your drivers for ELDs October 26, 2020 To say 2020 has been a year of disruption in the trucking industry would be a gross understatement, particularly when it comes to drivers who have been on the front…