Drivewyze, provider of connected truck services and operator of a public-private weigh station bypass network in North America, has announced the addition of Rob Abbott as its vice-president of customer success. Abbott has nearly 30 years of experience in the trucking industry, having served in safety, government affairs, and customer-facing roles with the American Trucking […]

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says recent data from Statistics Canada confirms the trucking industry is facing a demographic crisis. The new data shows Canada is facing record retirements at a time of high job vacancies and low unemployment. The CTA says it’s especially severe in trucking, an industry it says has the oldest workforce

Hexagon Agility is boosting the support for its fuel systems through Hexagon Agility FleetCare, which combines a technical center, training academy, field service, and genuine parts. “Maintaining and servicing a […] Source: Truck News

Voltera is placing the finishing touches on what it refers to as a “truck stop of the future” at the Port of Long Beach, California, supporting more than 60 battery-electric […] Source: Truck News

A loosening of Canadian Covid-19 vaccination requirements will not apply to cross-border truckers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has confirmed. On June 14, the federal government announced an end to vaccine requirements for federally regulated businesses other than trucking, including for most domestic and international air travelers. Canadians who leave the country will still be

The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is calling on the U.S. government to dedicate $1 billion in infrastructure funding to address a national shortage of truck parking. In a letter on Monday to Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg, OOIDA president and CEO Todd Spencer said the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act represents an opportunity to do

Trucks moved US$33.5 billion in freight across the Canada-U.S. border in July, adding to the $44 billion that crossed between the U.S. and Mexico. That was collectively 12.9% higher than the traffic trucked across North America’s borders in July 2021, and accounted for 58.5% of all transborder freight, according to the latest data from the

Clarience Technologies has announced its acquisition of Safe Fleet, the company’s fifth acquisition in the past three years. The company says the deal expands its safety technology portfolio and broadens […] Source: Truck News

Bare minimum Monday – similar to ‘quiet quitting’, which involves just doing the minimum requirements of one’s job – is now a thing. And it’s just one of the factors fleet managers need to consider when it comes to managing an evolving workforce. Today’s employees want to grow within an organization, seek one-on-one feedback, and

Mack Trucks is investing $14.5 million to expand its Roanoke Valley Operations (RVO) manufacturing facility in Virginia to prepare the plant for higher demand for the Mack MD Series and […] Source: Truck News