Trucker Path has named a Kwik Star in Davenport, Iowa as the top truck stop for 2024. Only one Canadian facility made it on the mobile app’s annual top 100 […] Source: Truck News
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Volvo Trucks drew a crowd to the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition with its futuristic SuperTruck 2, the fruits of a partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy […] Source: Truck News
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The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) board of directors appointed Robert Harper as president of the association. He will assume the role on Feb. 27. Harper has more than 30 […] Source: Truck News
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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 move will encourage the use and development of its hydrogen retrofit system. “British Columbia has been a global leader in the development of
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Gabe Mallory loves taking things apart. He is also very good at putting them back together. “It’s almost like a puzzle. And seeing the new parts on there, that’s what I love about my job as a mechanic,” said the 25-year-old truck and coach mechanic at Musket Transport’s workshop in Mississauga, Ont. Mallory’s day begins
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Detroit has produced its 1 millionth engine at the company’s manufacturing facility in Redford, Mich. The plant there produces the Detroit DD13, DD15, and DD16 engines. The company will celebrate the milestone engine today. “Detroit has been building world-class, state-of-the-art engines with industry-leading technology for over 84 years,” said Matt Pfaffenbach, head of operations at
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Industry forecaster FTR’s Trucking Condition Index (TCI) fell into negative territory in May, as rising fuel prices put cost pressures on carriers. The -0.3 reading was down from a positive 3.21 score in April. The spike in diesel costs offset slightly improved freight market conditions for carriers, FTR reported. Freight demand, capacity utilization, and freight
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Trucking industry officials have one eye on the calendar and the other on the certification process of electronic logging devices (ELDs) as the clock ticks down to Canada’s June 2022 enforcement deadline. These devices generate a huge amount of data, and how this can be used could help companies improve their business, a panel discussion
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The U.S. has seen a massive uptick in the number of Classes 1-8 trucks on its roadways, with 169.8 million counted in 2021 – up from 85.1 million in 2002. […] Source: Truck News
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The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) announced the seventh annual PMTC Canadian private fleet benchmarking survey is open for all private fleets which have a base of operations in Canada. PMTC membership is not a requirement. “For the last six years the PMTC has partnered with the National Private Truck Council and re-introduced
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