NTEA’s Work Truck Week shows – including the Green Truck Summit and Work Truck Show – welcomed 12,696 people to the Indiana Convention Center March 8-11 as the events brought in-person crowds together for the first time in two years. While total attendance was down 7% compared to the event in 2020, the 835 people […]
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The impeccable greens and rolling hills at BraeBen Golf Course in Mississauga, Ont., served as a fitting backdrop for the inauguration of Ontario’s first all-electric waste collection truck. The golf […] Source: Truck News
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Navistar and autonomous trucking technology partner TuSimple have shelved their co-development plans, but a joint announcement notes they could choose to work together again in the future. The news comes as TuSimple also sees the return of a familiar face in the executive suite. “I decided to return as TuSimple’s CEO to address the challenges
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Research indicates that cardiac disease, diabetes, obesity, hypertension, sleep apnea, hypercholesterolemia, and back pain are prevalent among truck drivers. The scarier news is one in two truckers suffer from at least one of the above diseases or conditions that could lead to an early death. University of Moncton researcher Dr. Jalila Jbilou wanted to dig
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Trans 99 Logistics was named International Cross-Border Carrier of the Year by Coyote Logistics. It was the sole Canadian carrier out of 20 recognized with 2021 Carrier of the Year awards. “Over the years, we’ve built a close relationship based on trust and communication that allows us to find mutually beneficial opportunities that fit both
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Canada and the U.S. require cross-border truck drivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19, but fleets still need to take care when developing the underlying vaccine mandates in their workplaces. “The first thing is to make sure you have a policy,” said Carole McAfee-Wallace, a partner in Toronto-based Fernandes Hearn, in a presentation during the firm’s
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A Canadian female truck driver was caught trying to smuggle a significant quality of cocaine into the country, U.S. border agents reported. The suspect, who was driving a commercial truck loaded with watermelons and peppers destined for Canada, attempted to cross the border at Sweetgrass, Mont., on July 29. U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP)
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The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) will receive about $400,000 in annual funding from the Manitoba government over the next four years to help inform provincial residents about job opportunities in […] Source: Truck News
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British Columbia will invest $4 million into the B.C. Hydrogen Ports Project (BCH2 Ports), introducing infrastructure such as a high-capacity fueling station that will initially support heavy-duty hydrogen-electric vehicles. The […] Source: Truck News
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The only combustion welcome on a truck would be within the confines of an engine cylinder. But truck fires continue to be a common occurrence — and not just in the wake of collisions. Division Chief Phil Bott of the Fire and Emergency Services Training Institute (FESTI), a private career college that serves corporate and
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