Class 8 electric trucks performing well, but incentives still required

Home Hardware Stores and Coca Cola Canada Bottling are both satisfied with the performance of the electric Class 8 trucks they’ve put into service, but government incentives are needed to…

Planning and partnerships key to choosing right charging infrastructure

Deploying charging infrastructure requires planning and partnership, according to a panel of speakers at the EV & Charging Expo. Nim Takhtar, senior manager of fleet engineering with Purolator would know.

ICE fuel savings with idle-reduction tech can rival ZEVs: Cummins

Truck fleets can cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 17% by equipping their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with idle-reduction technologies already available in the market,…

CNG makes economic and sustainable sense, says Hexagon Agility’s MacDonald  

Methane – the main component of compressed natural gas (CNG) – escapes into the atmosphere anyway, so why not capture and use it to move trucks? Its sources, which are…

Electrifying vocational trucks more practical as technology advances

Improvements in battery technology, charge management systems and product offerings are making it increasingly viable to electrify certain vocational truck applications. This is according to speakers at the EV &…

Musket Transport selects Hamilton/Halton Region A/Z grant for women winner

Musket Transport has awarded the 2025 Hamilton/Halton Region Resident A/Z Grant for Women to Alexis C. She begins her six-week training in June at the carrier’s Commercial Heavy Equipment Training…

CTA urges Carney’s new ministers to act on trade, compliance, emissions reform

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly sworn-in cabinet to deliver urgent reforms for the trucking industry, as business leaders brace for what they…

Drivers in U.S. who aren’t proficient in English to be placed out of service

U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that updates CVSA enforcement criteria, placing drivers out of service if they’re not proficient in English. English proficiency has long been…

DTNA names Buttler as general manager of product strategy

Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has appointed Joanna Buttler as general manager of product strategy and market development. She will be in charge of shaping the company’s product portfolio and…

Carrier buys electric refrigeration tech company Addvolt

Carrier Global Corp. has purchased long-time partner Addvolt, a Portuguese transport electrification technology company. The company says the acquisition gives it patented, non-invasive, low-maintenance electric systems for use with refrigerated…

Ontario to remove tolls on provincial stretch of 407, make diesel tax cuts permanent

The Ontario government is proposing to permanently cut the provincial fuel tax and to remove tolls from the provincially owned stretch of Hwy. 407 East. “I know that families and…

CAA, OPP mark national Slow Down, Move Over day with roadside safety push

With summer road travel ramping up, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging drivers to follow Ontario’s Slow Down, Move Over law —…

Service Ontario’s IRP delays hurting trucking companies

Bob Cousins is a worried man. He’s got a brand-new truck sitting in his yard outside Ottawa for the past couple of weeks, awaiting plates to begin working. He’s making…

New trucking standards to streamline Metro Vancouver freight

TransLink — Vancouver’s transportation network, serving public transit, major roads, and bridges — launched an initiative to streamline trucking standards across Metro Vancouver, aiming to cut costs and simplify the permitting…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Shippers optimistic about Q3 volumes, spot market to get Roadcheck rate bump

This week, we can anticipate a bump in spot market rates due to International Roadcheck, as those fearing the stepped-up enforcement activities typically park their trucks. Surveys suggest shippers are…