MTO, OPP stop truck carrying contraband cigarettes

The Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Provincial Police’s (OPP) Highway Safety Division intercepted a truck traveling with 3.6 million illegal cigarettes last week. The truck was stopped by the…

Trucking Announcements: Schmitt joins Nikola, Manitoulin wins Northbridge’s safety award

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. This week, Thomas Schmitt joined Nikola as chief commercial officer. Meanwhile, Manitoulin Transport won the 2024 Northbridge Insurance Transportation…

Teamsters appeal binding arbitration decisions in rail disputes

The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) is challenging the binding arbitration decisions imposed on workers at CN and CPKC, filing four separate appeals with the Federal Court of Appeal. The…

P.E.I. seeks public input on licensing recruiters of foreign workers

The Government of Prince Edward Island has invited the public to provide their input on new draft regulations under the Temporary Foreign Worker Protection Act. The Act includes a requirement for…

ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Private fleets continue to add capacity, insource

Frustrated by the length of the current for-hire freight market downturn? Blame private fleets! They continue add capacity and pull more freight within their own networks, according to ACT Research.

Crash investigation results in NTSB safety recommendations

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants tighter controls on Hours-of-Service compliance, after investigating a crash between a semi-truck and party bus that caused three deaths and numerous injuries.

Team work, technology will help combat cargo theft: CargoNet

Combatting cargo theft is a team sport in which carriers, truckers, shippers and brokers must work together to thwart technically savvy criminals. “It’s a surgical strike, the bad guys are…

Navistar appoints Oh as chief digital, information officer

Navistar has welcomed Robert Oh as its chief digital and information officer (CDIO), effective Sept. 16. Oh brings extensive experience in leading digital transformation and IT for Fortune 500 companies,…

InductEV, EO Charging team up to boost wireless charging for fleets

High-power wireless charging solutions provider InductEV and EO Charging, provider of electric vehicle charging for depot-based fleets, have entered into a partnership to potentially integrate InductEV’s inductive wireless charging technology…

GM’s BrightDrop electric commercial van to be Chevrolet-branded

General Motors has announced it will shift its made-in-Canada electric commercial van, the BrightDrop, into its Chevrolet lineup. The Chevrolet BrightDrop walk-in van will expand the Chevrolet EV portfolio and…

CHET expands with Burlington, Ont.’s first truck driver training school

Commercial Heavy Equipment Training (CHET) has expanded to the west of Toronto, opening the first truck driver training facility in Burlington, Ont. CHET, a subsidiary of Musket Transport, has been…

Pride creditors allege ‘historic mismanagement,’ say they’ve lost faith in bankruptcy Monitor

Pride Group creditors are increasingly frustrated over a lack of access to the vehicles to which they lay claim, as a bankruptcy Monitor continues to support a going-concern sale to…

Three provinces to hold truck convoys for Special Olympics next month

Manitoba, Ontario and Nova Scotia will host their annual truck convoys in September to support Special Olympics athletes. These convoys, organized in partnership with local Law Enforcement Torch Runs, have…

Cleo providing Quebec charging infrastructure for Purolator

Cleo has been tapped to deploy electric charging infrastructure for Purolator’s fleet in Montreal and Laval, Que. The company says it will provide turnkey service, conducting the design, installation, commission…

Thieves stole nearly $9M in goods over past five Labor Day weekends

Nearly $9 million worth of goods have been stolen in 179 cargo theft incidents across the U.S. during the Labor Day holiday from 2019 to 2023, between the Thursday before…