Bestpass buys Fleetworthy Solutions

Toll management company Bestpass has acquired Fleetworthy Solutions, giving it the ability to provide fleet safety, compliance and risk management offerings. Bestpass says the acquisitions, already completed, will allow it…

Economic Trucking Trends: Tonnage and trucking conditions improve, but spot market flat

Welcome to a special Monday edition of Economic Trucking Trends, as I, like many of you, chose to park it over the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday. But the economic news didn’t…

Mission, B.C., to reroute heavy trucks out of downtown area

The Lower Mainland city of Mission, B.C., will reroute heavy truck traffic out of its downtown core, as part of a road improvement project led by the provincial government that…

Lion Electric slashes workforce

Lion Electric announced today it has eliminated 150 positions, about 10% of its total workforce. The move was done in an effort to: “rationalize its cost structure and improving its…

60-foot trailers authorized in Quebec, with special permit

The pilot testing phase is over, 60-foot trailers are now authorized to operate in Quebec, on certain roads and under certain conditions, such as obtaining a special…

Trucking announcements: OTA celebrates industry’s long-serving members, Belgium honors CargoM’s Charbonneau

Each week, TruckNews.com lists notable moves, promotions and awards in the trucking industry. The Ontario Trucking Association recently feted members for decades of service to the industry, while Belgium honored CargoM’s executive…

Western Canadian projects raise hydrogen hopes

Western Canada’s provincial governments continue to fuel interest in hydrogen for commercial vehicles. British Columbia is just the latest jurisdiction to invest in the fuel, as it looks to kickstart…

3 million truck driving jobs sit unfilled in 36 countries: IRU

Canada is not alone in its struggles to fill truck driving jobs. While Trucking HR Canada says there were almost 24,000 unfilled driving jobs here in the second quarter of…

Ontario investing $5M into micro-credentials

Ontario is investing another $5 million through its Micro-credentials Challenge Fund that supports quick skills upgrades for in-demand sectors. Micro-credentials offer training on specific skills or knowledge areas and take…

Dyksterhuis combines calm attitude, confidence with LCVs

Jeff Dyksterhuis comes across as a calm, confident guy who knows his business. You’d want a calm, confident guy who knows his business operating a 40-meter-long vehicle that hauls thousands…

Oil spill from former trucking yard leads to $70K fine

A small family business has been fined $70,000 under the Ontario Environmental Protection Act for the discharge of waste oil from a property that had previously been rented to two…

Taking charge to eliminate battery failures

The electric trucks may be coming, but that won’t render the 12-volt batteries used to power today’s trucks redundant. In fact, it could render them all-the-more important as truck makers…

No terrorism link in Niagara Falls Rainbow Bridge explosion: FBI

 A vehicle speeding toward a U.S.-Canada bridge from the American side crashed and exploded at a checkpoint in Niagara Falls on Wednesday, killing two people and prompting the closing of multiple border…

Canadian Trucking Alliance criticizes Fall Economic Statement

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is criticizing the federal government’s Fall Economic Statement issued on Nov. 21 because of its lack of steps to tackle the business model known as…

Fatal shooting at Caledon property used for illegal truck parking

Police are investigating a shooting in Caledon, Ont., that left one person dead and two injured at a property linked to an illegal truck parking operation. “Officers were called to…