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16 May, 2025
CFTC embracing new technologies to train future drivers
Running a road transport training school also means managing a fleet of trucks and trailers, and it means being responsible for making the right decisions when it comes to rolling […]
Read more16 May, 2025
ECONOMIC TRUCKING TRENDS: Spot market shows signs of weakness
ACT Research reports that 2025 is likely to be another challenging year for carriers and the OEMs that serve them, due to ongoing economic uncertainty. And spot market data showed […]
Read more16 May, 2025
DAT expands reach into factoring with Outgo acquisition
DAT Freight & Analytics has entered the payments business with its acquisition of Outgo. Outgo provides factoring and automates invoice payments and other back-end functions for trucking companies. DAT says […]
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Shell Starship 3.0 to haul Pennzoil tech inspection trailer for remainder of IndyCar season
Shell and IndyCar announced that the Shell Starship 3.0 will be the official transport vehicle for the Pennzoil tech inspection trailer for the remainder of the 2025 NTT IndyCar Series […]
Read more15 May, 2025
‘As-a-service’ model, partnerships to boost truck electrification
Electric truck technology is ready — but scaling it, particularly for longhaul operations — will require coordinated infrastructure development, cross-sector partnerships, and service-based models that reduce risk for fleets, panelists […]
Read more15 May, 2025
Fort Garry Industries opens second Edmonton location
Fort Garry Industries (FGI) announced its expansion in Alberta, opening a second Edmonton location on May 20 in the Aurum Energy Park. Known as Edmonton East, the new 65,000 sq.-ft. […]
Read more15 May, 2025
OK Tire, Groupe Touchette sign strategic distribution partnership
OK Tire and Groupe Touchette have inked a strategic partnership that will extend both companies’ reach in Canada. The two companies will remain separate entities but beginning June 9, customers […]
Read more15 May, 2025
Titanium grows Q1 revenue, becomes more asset-light
Titanium Transportation is focusing on becoming more asset-light and reducing its debt as it navigates the uncertainty caused by a global trade war. It reported overall Q1 revenue of $121 […]
Read more15 May, 2025
Class 8 electric trucks performing well, but incentives still required
Home Hardware Stores and Coca Cola Canada Bottling are both satisfied with the performance of the electric Class 8 trucks they’ve put into service, but government incentives are needed to […]
Read more14 May, 2025
Planning and partnerships key to choosing right charging infrastructure
Deploying charging infrastructure requires planning and partnership, according to a panel of speakers at the EV & Charging Expo. Nim Takhtar, senior manager of fleet engineering with Purolator would know. […]
Read more14 May, 2025
ICE fuel savings with idle-reduction tech can rival ZEVs: Cummins
Truck fleets can cut fuel consumption and greenhouse gas emissions by up to 17% by equipping their internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles with idle-reduction technologies already available in the market, […]
Read more14 May, 2025
CNG makes economic and sustainable sense, says Hexagon Agility’s MacDonald
Methane – the main component of compressed natural gas (CNG) – escapes into the atmosphere anyway, so why not capture and use it to move trucks? Its sources, which are […]
Read more14 May, 2025
Electrifying vocational trucks more practical as technology advances
Improvements in battery technology, charge management systems and product offerings are making it increasingly viable to electrify certain vocational truck applications. This is according to speakers at the EV & […]
Read more13 May, 2025
Musket Transport selects Hamilton/Halton Region A/Z grant for women winner
Musket Transport has awarded the 2025 Hamilton/Halton Region Resident A/Z Grant for Women to Alexis C. She begins her six-week training in June at the carrier’s Commercial Heavy Equipment Training […]
Read more13 May, 2025
CTA urges Carney’s new ministers to act on trade, compliance, emissions reform
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s newly sworn-in cabinet to deliver urgent reforms for the trucking industry, as business leaders brace for what they […]
Read more13 May, 2025
Drivers in U.S. who aren’t proficient in English to be placed out of service
U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that updates CVSA enforcement criteria, placing drivers out of service if they’re not proficient in English. English proficiency has long been […]
Read more13 May, 2025
DTNA names Buttler as general manager of product strategy
Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has appointed Joanna Buttler as general manager of product strategy and market development. She will be in charge of shaping the company’s product portfolio and […]
Read more13 May, 2025
Carrier buys electric refrigeration tech company Addvolt
Carrier Global Corp. has purchased long-time partner Addvolt, a Portuguese transport electrification technology company. The company says the acquisition gives it patented, non-invasive, low-maintenance electric systems for use with refrigerated […]
Read more13 May, 2025
Ontario to remove tolls on provincial stretch of 407, make diesel tax cuts permanent
The Ontario government is proposing to permanently cut the provincial fuel tax and to remove tolls from the provincially owned stretch of Hwy. 407 East. “I know that families and […]
Read more13 May, 2025
CAA, OPP mark national Slow Down, Move Over day with roadside safety push
With summer road travel ramping up, CAA South Central Ontario (CAA SCO) and the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) are urging drivers to follow Ontario’s Slow Down, Move Over law — […]
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