Transport

Terminal tractor manufacturer Tico (Terminal Investment Corporation) Manufacturing has announced the full production of its Pro-Spotter Electric terminal tractor. Tico has partnered with Volvo Penta to integrate their driveline, batteries and e-accessories featured throughout the Volvo Group into the Pro-Spotter Electric (EV unit). Tico has secured its first orders for the model as part of […]

Canada will require truck drivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before crossing the border as of Jan. 15, building on a similar announcement already made by U.S. regulators. The news comes even as Canada prepares to ease several other travel restrictions. As of Nov. 30, for example, fully vaccinated individuals who leave and re-enter the

Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra has a mandate in hand for the coming term of office – and it includes the call for Covid-19 vaccines in the transportation sector. The details emerged in a mandate letter issued by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, calling on Alghabra to “continue to work with the federally regulated transportation sector

Ontario Ministry of Transportation personnel are now in the midst of lessons about electronic logging devices (ELDs) as they prepare to enforce related rules beginning June 12, 2022. “We’re going to get them trained up,” said Richard Robinson, team leader with the ministry’s carrier enforcement program, during an update at Isaac Instruments’ annual user conference.

Hexagon Agility president Seung Baik shrugs his shoulders when asked why renewable natural gas (RNG) has yet to enjoy the limelight of diesel alternatives such as hydrogen fuel cells or batteries. “I don’t know why we’re not talking about it more,” he said, during a briefing at the company’s North Carolina facility. “RNG is a

In a business built around trucks and trailers, it’s the people who keep things rolling – and Trucking HR Canada is celebrating those who embrace the best workplace practices. The […] Source: Truck News

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has unveiled a multi-year public relations strategy that will rely on social media to reach a new generation of truckers. Primarily aimed at Millennials and members of Gen Z, demographic groups born since 1981, the multimedia material will be shared through social media channels including Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, You Tube,

“My path explains why I am here now,” says Jean-Charles Fleury, a truck driver for Transport Chalut 2000 in Bedford, Que.   It’s the path of an aviation enthusiast who, after a long career as a professional pilot, chose to trade his plane for a truck.   “I am passionate about aviation. My wife, Marie-Josée,

April trailer orders dove 58% when compared to March volumes, plunging to 16,100 units. But that was up slightly year over year, reports ACT Research, citing its preliminary data. “While seasonal patterns call for a sequential decline in net orders in April, preliminary reports indicate that volumes fell more than might have been expected,” said

A Quebec trucking company has been ordered to reinstate a driver who was fired after she drank at least nine beers before she lost control of her truck on a Pennsylvania highway. The driver’s […] Source: Truck News