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Partnership to offer programs to improve workplace safety
HAMILTON, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) signed a memorandum of understanding to increase awareness for improved workplace safety in the trucking industry. Both organizations have committed to work together…
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Seeing Machines touts success of its Guardian safety system at MCE
LAS VEGAS, Nev. – Seeing Machines says its Guardian safety system is significantly helping to reduce distracted driving and fatigue, and that Royal Food Service will be equipping its fleet with the system. “The Guardian safety solution is already saving…
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Volvo deploys fully autonomous truck in Swedish mine
ARVIDSJAUR, Sweden – Volvo Trucks says it has deployed the world’s first fully autonomous truck in the world to be tested in mining operations deep underground. The truck is operating in the Kristineberg Mine in northern Sweden. It will cover…
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Chevron rolls out new CK-4, FA-4 engine oils
New oils are most “technologically advanced” in Chevron’s history
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Airships deal could bring competition to ice road truckers
PALMDALE, Calif. — Straightline Aviation has announced a purchase agreement for 12 Lockheed Martin hybrid airships, which will reportedly be used to deliver cargo and supplies to remote mining and oilfield operations in Northern Canada. The deal is worth US$480…
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PIC welcomes three new carriers to its inventory of members
CALGARY, Alta. – Alberta’s Partners in Compliance (PIC) has announced three new businesses to its group of excellent carriers – Horizon North, V.D.M. Trucking Service and 3-S Contracting. The PIC program establishes benchmarks and monitors its member companies to ensure…
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Maxim Truck & Trailer selling Trout River trailers in Northern Ontario
THUNDER BAY, Ont. — Maxim Truck & Trailer has announced it is now selling Trout River live bottom trailers in Northern Ontario. The trailers are used in the roadbuilding, agriculture, mining and waste management industries. “Our partnership with Maxim will…
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Mack Trucks celebrates 40 years in Lehigh Valley Pennsylvania
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack Trucks celebrated the 40th anniversary of its Mack Lehigh Valley Operations manufacturing facility Nov. 19. “Over the past 40 years, we have proudly assembled thousands of Mack models for customers around the world,” said Stephen Roy,…
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Kenworth Quebec opens new facility
SAINT-GEORGES, Que. – Kenworth Quebec recently opened a new full service facility in Saint-Georges, Que. The new 17,000 sq. ft. facility is called Kenworth Beauce and is located four kilometres north of the intersection of Quebec Routes 173 and 204.…
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Bayview Kenworth opens dealership in Bathurst, N.B.
BATHURST, N.B. – Bayview Kenworth announced today that it has purchased an existing independent parts and service dealership in Bathurst, N.B. and has converted it into a new Kenworth dealership. The new dealership is 13,000 sq. ft. and features six…
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Kenworth dealership in Quebec relocates
AMOS, Que. — Kenworth dealer Centre du Camion Amos has relocated. The new dealership has moved to a new 37,000-square-foot facility near the intersection of Quebec Routes 109 and 111 in Amos. “We’re pleased to offer this new site so…
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Ritchie Bros. preparing for largest ever Canadian auction
EDMONTON, Alta. — Ritchie Bros. has announced it will host its largest ever Canadian auction in Edmonton at the end of April. The four-day unreserved auction, which will run Apr. 28-May 1, features more than 8,000 trucks and other pieces…
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How other industries are attracting women to the workplace
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucking isn’t the only industry looking for ways to attract women. Other professions are dealing with their own dearth of workers and are also looking to women to help fill the void. That competition for the same…
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Goodyear shows off its most fuel-efficient tires
Goodyear invited industry journalists to its Tire Technology Showcase at its 7,000-acre Proving Grounds in Texas earlier this week to show off its new Fuel Max LHS and the Fuel Max LHD G505D tires.
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Morneau Sego expands in Newfoundland
WABUSH, Nfld. — Morneau Sego, a division of Groupe Morneau, has announced the opening of a new terminal in Wabush, Nfld. The company says the new location will improve service in the Quebec and Labrador regions. It will also enable…
