CentrePort Canada sells out BrookPort Business Park

CentrePort Canada has sold out the fourth and final phase of BrookPort Business Park. The facility is a 280-acre fully serviced industrial park in the Winnipeg, Man., trimodal transportation hub.

Truck size blamed for Nova Scotia bridge collapse

Nova Scotia’s Department of Public Works says it has issued summary offence tickets after a rural bridge collapsed when a tractor-trailer drove over it on Tuesday. Department spokesman Gary Andrea…

Global Trucking Trends: Dumped spuds potentially a potato protest

A 57-year-old truck driver was detained June 1 after loads of potatoes were found spilled on a key bridge linking two Danish islands, police have said. The driver was held on suspicion…

Atlantic truckers welcome coming Port of Halifax rail link

A new rail line between two container terminals is expected to alleviate heavy truck congestion in downtown Halifax, and the head of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is “cautiously…

Hamilton’s Barton Street repeats as Ontario’s worst road

Hamilton’s Barton Street East is the repeat winner of the CAA’s Worst Roads in Ontario list, announced today. The road, riddled with potholes and severe alligator cracking, first made the…

Manitoba twinning Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to Ontario border

Manitoba crews are now officially working on efforts to twin the Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to the Ontario border. “It is important for Manitobans to have safe and reliable…

Global Trucking Trends: Fuso now producing Next Generation eCanter in Europe

Daimler Truck’s Fuso subsidiary is now producing the battery-electric Next Generation eCanter at the Mitsubishi Fuso Truck Europe plant in Tramagal, Portugal. The vehicle will be offered to European buyers…

B.C. upgrading rest areas to improve travel for truckers

Upgrades and enhancements to key highway rest areas are planned this summer as part of a multi-year plan to improve safety, accessibility, and amenities along British Columbia highways. The province…

CTA seeking input on interprovincial trade barriers

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants the industry’s input on interprovincial trade barriers that cause logistical and operational issues for fleets. Input on constraints and irritants are also welcome, as…

Bridgestone Americas breaks ground on Bandag plant expansion

Bridgestone Americas has officially broken ground on a 50,000-square-foot addition to its 200,000-square-foot Bridgestone Bandag plant in Abilene, Texas. The US$60-million project will support six- and seven-day production schedules and…

Confederation Bridge closed on night of May 13

The Confederation Bridge that connects Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick will be closed to all traffic, except for emergency vehicles, on May 13, from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m.,…

ATRI identifies trucking research priorities for 2023

The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) will target several leading issues in its 2023 research activity. Priorities will focus on five gaps in trucking, in a bid to help resolve…

Manitoba to spend $33.5M on Trans-Canada Highway upgrades

Manitoba will invest nearly $33.5 million on a section of the Trans-Canada Highway on the western outskirts of Winnipeg. The section of the highway through the Rural Municipality of Headingley…

Canada, Newfoundland invest $306M to expand Trans-Canada Highway

The federal and Newfoundland and Labrador governments announced an investment of up to $306 million to expand the Trans-Canada Highway. Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental affairs, infrastructure and communities, Seamus…

Daimler partners to build commercial EV charging network

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has partnered with NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock Alternatives to develop a charging network for electric commercial vehicles. Dubbed Greenlane, the joint venture will design,…