Transport

British Columbia will invest $16.5 million into a pilot program led by HTEC that will explore the use of hydrogen as a fuel for commercial trucking. HTEC will use the […] Source: Truck News

Canadian enforcement teams placed 27.2% of inspected vehicles out of service during the international Roadcheck blitz that ran May 4-6, compared to a 20.9% out-of-service rate in the U.S. Teams completed 3,349 Level 1 inspections on this side of the border, placing 912 vehicles and 117 drivers out of service, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance

Vision Truck Group in Brampton, Ont. has become a certified electric vehicle (EV) dealer for Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks. Three team members of the dealership’s sales group completed the Volvo Trucks certified EV dealer training program.  “Our team is excited to announce that Vision Truck Group has become the fifth Volvo Trucks

Canada’s federal government says it will invest $550 million over the next four years to offset about half the price difference between electric and conventionally fueled trucks. The Incentives for Medium- and Heavy-Duty Zero-Emission Vehicle Program will offer $100,000 to $150,000 per leased or purchased Class 8 truck, with the larger figure available for vehicles

Highway Western Star on Wednesday announced it executed a binding agreement for the sale of its business to Metro Truck Group. Highway Western Star started in 1991, has grown into a Western Star truck dealership with locations in Ayr and Guelph in Ontario. Jeff Cassidy led the company for 30 years with partners Ken Bast,

Shippers felt some relief in July with conditions as measured by the FTR Shippers Conditions Index entering positive territory at 4.5 for the first time since September 2020. In June, the reading was -4.0, reflecting negative conditions. Industry forecaster FTR says the improvement for shippers in July stemmed from loosening capacity utilization and falling diesel

One of Canada’s largest unions is opposing the Port of Vancouver’s plan to ban trucks more than 12 years old from serving the facilities. “The program is a farce. Not only does it ignore the financial concerns of truck drivers, it exempts more than 98% of trucks on B.C.’s roads,” said Unifor western regional director Gavin

Trailer orders soared to a new monthly record at 56,949 units in December, according to the latest data from industry forecaster FTR. The previous record was set in October 2020, with order activity up 121% year over year. This pushed backlogs back above 200,000 units. FTR reports the December build was down 8% from November

September’s transborder truck freight edged up 0.3% over the same month last year, reaching a value of US$82.1 billion across North America, according to the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics. […] Source: Truck News

Lion Electric has inaugurated its Mirabel, Que., plant where it will produce lithium-ion batteries for its trucks and buses. The 175,000 sq.-ft. facility is located near the Mirabel airport. The […] Source: Truck News