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Registration opens for Women with Drive Leadership Summit
Registration has opened for Trucking HR Canada’s 2022 Women with Drive Leadership Summit that offers new insights into strategies that can help attract, recruit, and retain a diverse and inclusive...
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PMTC unveils annual conference agenda
The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has revealed the agenda for its 2022 annual conference – the organization’s first in-person event since 2019. Hosted at the Crowne Plaza-Fallsview in...
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Hydra Energy welcomes provincial budget initiatives promoting hydrogen
Hydra Energy is commending the province of B.C. for announcing in its budget that it will expand the Motor Fuel Tax exemption to include hydrogen applications in transportation. The company says the...
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Alberta budgets $30M over three years to support commercial driver training
The Alberta government has allocated $30 million over the next three years to support commercial driver training and address other training challenges. Finance minister Travis Toews made the...
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Nova Scotia collecting comments on weights and dimensions
Nova Scotia is looking to expand the types of roads that can be used when pulling more than one trailer, and introduce special move permit conditions, under a series of changes proposed under the...
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Sahdev is driven by autonomous trucking solutions
If you want to play with the big boys, you need big dreams and the ability to perform at that level. Raghavender Sahdev wants to have a “big impact in the world” and is driven to achieve that goal....
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Walmart Canada offers carbon-neutral last-mile delivery
Walmart Canada is the first major retailer in Canada to offer carbon-neutral last mile delivery for e-commerce purchases sold and shipped by Walmart, including online grocery. This Walmart-funded...
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Garmin smartwatch supports truck driver health
Garmin’s Instinct 2 – dezle Edition is a smartwatch designed specifically for professional truck drivers looking to lead a healthy over-the-road lifestyle. The device tracks heart rate, sleep, stress...
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Macks get standard predictive cruise with econo-roll
Mack Anthem and Pinnacle trucks now come standard with Mack Predictive Cruise Control with Econo-Roll. (Photo: Mack Trucks) The predictive cruise combines the mDrive automated manual transmission with...
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Hino packaging electric vehicle offerings and services
Hino Trucks has packaged a series of electric vehicle solutions in the new Hino Inclusev portfolio, providing consulting, charging, warrantied infrastructure, 24/7 customer service, bundled financing,...
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Mack MD Series now offers Allison 3000 RDS transmission
Mack Trucks expanded its vocational offering to medium-duty customers with an optional Allison 3000 RDS Series transmission – a key addition for those who need to haul more payload or use a live-power...
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Stemco wheel seal now a standalone product
Stemco’s Discover XR wheel seal, previously limited to Trifecta pre-adjusted hub assemblies, is now available as a standalone product. (Photo: Stemco) The seal’s GlideLock reduces installation forces...
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Stertil-Koni incorporates touch-screen console into 4-post platform lifts
Stertil-Koni has incorporated its full-color, touch-screen control console — the ebright SMART Control System — into four-post platform lifts. The system provides a high-resolution, seven-inch color...
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Rush Truck Centres of Canada adds Battle Motors trucks to lineup
Rush Truck Centres of Canada on Tuesday announced the addition of Battle Motors cab-over trucks to their lineup of product offerings available at all locations in Ontario. Photo: Rush Truck Centres of...
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CTA offers budget suggestions to stabilize supply chain
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has submitted a plan for the Canadian government to address the commercial driver shortage and help secure economic recovery by stabilizing the supply chain....
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Ontario proposes police powers to block future border protests
Ontario’s provincial government has unveiled proposed regulations that would give police more powers when responding to protests that block international border crossings, such as the “Freedom Convoy”...
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ELD information ready for the Truck World stage
Electronic logging devices (ELDs) are coming to all of Canada’s federally regulated carriers, and insights into the devices will be coming to the show floor at Truck World. Recurring “Knowledge Stop”...
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Truck World names Radio Humsafar as radio partner
Truck World, the national trade show that serves as the meeting place for Canada’s trucking industry, has named Radio Humsafar as the event’s official South Asian radio partner. The partnership will...
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Glasvan Great Dane now offering electric Autocar terminal tractor
Glasvan Great Dane says it’s now offering an all-electric, zero-emission Autocar ACTT terminal tractor in Canada. The company says the E-ACTT comes equipped with an electric powertrain as well as...
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Federal budget spending big on zero-emission vehicles
Canada’s federal government will invest $780.9 million into medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs) over the next five years, under commitments unveiled in the 2022 federal budget....
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Mulroney highlights infrastructure investment, protection
Ontario Transportation Minister Caroline Mulroney highlighted provincial infrastructure investments in an April 7 speech that also committed to the Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly (SPIF)...
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$3,500 MELT program can be delivered safely, Ontario school says
A truck driving school in Mississauga, Ont. says MELT (mandatory entry-level training) can be delivered for $3,500, after safety professionals and other institutions raised concerns about low-priced...
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B.C. plans permanent repairs for sections of Coquihalla Highway damaged by...
The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure is moving forward on permanent repairs to the Coquihalla (Highway 5), following the significant flooding event in November 2021. “Our crews worked...
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Operation Safe Driver Week to return with speeding focus
Speeding will once again secure a special focus during the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA’s) Operation Safe Driver Week, scheduled to run across North America July 10-16. Canadian officers...
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Canadian Flatbeds carries message for Wounded Warriors Canada
Harry Wadhwa, owner of the Canadian Flatbeds Group of Companies, has been a longtime supporter of Canadian veterans. And proof of that commitment is now rolling down the highway. Photo: Canadian...
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Data may suggest growth in Driver Inc. businesses, says OTA
The number of trucking businesses without employees is surging in Ontario’s Peel and Halton regions – a trend the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) sees as a potential sign of growth in Driver Inc....
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Ontario pilot project to fuel waste vehicles with RNG
Ontario waste haulers will soon be testing trucks that run on renewable natural gas (RNG) under a pilot project run by Enbridge Gas and the Ontario Waste Management Association (OWMA). The fuel itself...
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Changes to Temporary Foreign Worker program announced
Updates to Canada’s Temporary Foreign Worker (TFW) program could streamline the processes used by fleets that regularly use it to source employees – as long as they can prove they meet high standards...
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CleanBC HDVE program application deadline extended to Sept. 30
Companies have another five months to apply for the CleanBC Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) program, as the deadline has been extended to Sept. 30. Photo: iStock The program allows eligible...
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INGtech ELD certified
INGtech has announced its electronic logging device (ELD) has achieved Canadian third-party certification. “Since day one, our company has been dedicated to providing transport companies with solutions...
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