The Top 10 Canadian trucking issues of 2023

It’s been a year. And for many, 2023 was one to forget. After record rate increases, driver wage increases and freight availability in 2022, this past year reminded us we…

Trucking announcements: Maxim raises $36K for charity, Grote adds leaders to Canada, Mexico teams

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. As the season of celebrations, holidays and giving approaches, industry members stepped up to help the less fortunate. Maxim…

Women With Drive sessions will focus on AI, tech, leadership

Trucking HR Canada announced the Learning Highway sessions for the 2024 Women With Drive Leadership Summit will focus on tackling the main challenges in the trucking and logistics industry, covering…

B.C. pilots vehicle-to-grid bidirectional charging

Lion Electric is one of several companies that are participating in a B.C. pilot project aimed at providing the feasibility of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, in which electric vehicles not only…

Economic Trucking Trends: Spot market improved in November, but remains ‘flush’ with capacity

Good news this week from Loadlink Technologies, which has noted a continuing improvement in Canadian spot market load postings and a corresponding tightening of capacity. Motive tracks truck visits to…

Teamsters, B.C. container commissioner square off

The Office of B.C. Container Trucking Commissioner (OBCCTC) and unionized trucking companies in Greater Vancouver are in heated debates over a new policy that applies port rates to off-dock trucking.

Bridgestone surpasses 200 million tire pressure sensor readings

Bridgestone Americas’ Fleet Care tire monitoring services in the U.S. surpassed 200 million annual tire pressure readings in 2023. This marks the company’s highest annual total of tire pressure readings…

B.C. cracks whip to prevent trucks hitting overpasses

British Columbia is taking tough action to prevent truck drivers from crashing into highway infrastructure. Trucking companies involved in infrastructure crashes will see stronger consequences that escalate for repeat offences,…

Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada

A judge has dismissed applications from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to…

Greenlane to work with Uber Freight to identify EV charging needs

Commercial truck charging network provider Greenlane is working with Uber Freight to help identify key locations to install charging infrastructure for electric commercial trucks. Greenlane is a joint venture between…

How will insurers respond to autonomous trucks?

Highly autonomous trucks are beginning to roll out on specific U.S. routes, but the advancing technologies leave insurers with a new challenge. How do they adjust insurance policies to cover…

B.C. police asking Interpol to help track down convicted truck driver

Police in British Columbia are asking Interpol to post a red notice for the arrest and return of a Surrey man who escaped to India after being convicted of smuggling…

Electric drayage vehicles, terminal tractors can make intermodal cleaner shipping option

A new report from the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) highlights opportunities to slash transportation emissions through the increased use of intermodal. Supplementing rail with zero-emission drayage vehicles…

More investment needed to meet electric truck charging requirements

Canada’s ambitious timelines to decarbonize the nation’s medium- and heavy-duty trucks is achievable, but will require the fast deployment of charging infrastructure and much more investment than has been allocated…

APTA seeks consistent training as MELT rolls into Atlantic Canada

The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) says the Newfoundland and Labrador government is trying to sneak in a mandatory entry-level training (MELT) program for new truck drivers. The province announced…