Novonix, Voltaiq announce strategic battery partnership

Voltaiq and Novonix have announced a strategic partnership they say will drive efficiency and quality in the battery industry. Voltaiq provides battery quality analytics software, while Canadian firm Novonix is…

Federal Court of Appeal ruling allows massive CN Rail hub to proceed

The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge to the construction of a massive rail-and-truck hub in the Greater Toronto Area, allowing the project to proceed. In a unanimous…

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies names Taylor as general manager

Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies announced that James Taylor has been named general manager, effective this month. He will be joined by Christie Roadknight as deputy general manager. Meanwhile, Genoveva…

CargoM highlights transportation career opportunities in Montreal

CargoM recently hosted its ninth annual Career Day to promote training and careers available in Montreal’s freight and logistics sector. The event was held Oct. 2-3 at the Palais des…

Bot Auto looks to automate trucking

Another tech start-up has entered the race to automate commercial trucks, offering a Trucking-as-a-Service model. Houston, Texas-based Bot Auto raised more than US$20 million to develop the next generation of…

Montreal dockworkers set to halt all overtime work as talks drag on

Dockworkers at the Port of Montreal plan to halt all overtime work starting later this week in a pressure tactic aimed at management as contract talks grind on. The union…

Truckers need healthier food at truck stops, clean washrooms at rest areas: USask researcher

Truck drivers hauling freight across Canada continue to highlight the lack of clean washrooms with running water, healthy food options and safe, paved and well-lit parking spaces. And now there’s…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Class 8 orders jump, step taken to reduce internal trade barriers

Class 8 orders doubled in September, as fleets began lining up for 2025 build slots. However, demand remains at replacement levels in the face of a freight market that continues…

Trucking, logistics sector adds 13,600 jobs in second quarter

Labor market tightness is easing with 13,600 jobs added to the trucking and logistics sector in the second quarter of this year. Job gains were marginal for transport truck drivers,…

Halton Region enforcement blitz puts one in four inspected trucks OOS

Enforcement officials placed 27% of inspected trucks out of service during a recent commercial vehicle enforcement blitz in the Halton Region situated in the Golden Horseshoe of Southern Ontario. The…

TCA’s 2024 Fleet Safety Awards nominations open

The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) announced that nominations for the 2024 Fleet Safety Awards are open through Nov. 8. The competition is open to…

Shipments resume as Montreal port strike ends, but tensions linger

The union representing Montreal dockworkers has ended a three-day strike at two terminals as scheduled, but there’s potential for more job action in the coming weeks. The Maritime Employers Association…

Volvo begins VNL production

Volvo Trucks North America has officially started series production of the Class 8 Volvo VNL. The truck will be assembled at the New River Valley Assembly Plant, in Dublin, Virginia.

Fastfrate rebrands final-mile business, Precision Parcel and Package Deliveries

Fastfrate Group has rebranded its Precision Parcel and Package Deliveries final-mile logistics unit. The company says the rebranding better reflects the company’s current identity and future direction. The division previously…

R.R. Plett takes first steps toward becoming zero-emission fleet

B.C. drayage fleet R.R. Plett Trucking took the first steps toward being a zero-emission fleet by 2030, by adding two battery-electric trucks to its fleet. The trucks are Volvo VNR…