CUSMA review must consider trucking input

Simply put, the trucking industry is a demand-derived service sector. The members of all three national North American trucking associations – the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), American Trucking Associations (ATA)…

Nikola sees hydrogen trucks at a ‘tipping point’

The annual Consumer Electronic Show offers a massive showcase for the biggest news in tech. But this year’s products weren’t limited to LG’s transparent television screen. A Class 8 truck…

B.C. suspends yet another carrier after truck hits overpass sign

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has suspended yet another carrier after one of its trucks hauling a helicopter struck and damaged a sign attached to an overpass on…

Meet the most widely ridiculed company in trucking

Chohan Freight Forwarders has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the most disliked and widely ridiculed trucking companies in all of Canada. This is an achievement not to…

Highway safety still an issue in Northern Ontario: OTA

Nearly 96% of truckers who drive and operate on Highways 11 and 17 believe highway safety and infrastructure conditions in Northern Ontario are deteriorating, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) found…

Trucker Path users pick Kwik Star in Davenport, Iowa as top truck stop

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…

Manitoba commits $12M to improve intersection that was site of deadly bus crash

The Manitoba government is promising $12 million to improve a highway intersection where a crash last year killed 17 people. The government has released an outside review of the intersection…

Bosch emphasizes hydrogen’s role in trucking

Bosch is developing an array of systems to electrify vehicles around the world, but the global manufacturer also continues to emphasize its growing focus on hydrogen…

Gordie Howe International Bridge to open in Fall 2025

The Gordie Howe International Bridge project team has confirmed that construction completion is planned for September 2025, with the first vehicles expected to travel across the bridge that fall. Originally,…

Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest overpass strike

A Metro Vancouver truckers’ group said the recent rash of trucks with high loads smashing into highway overpasses cannot be stemmed by tougher punishments alone. Gagan Singh with the United…

Ontario’s 407 ETR to hike rates from Feb. 1, 2024

It is going to cost more to drive a truck on Ontario’s Highway 407 ETR (express toll route).   The 407 ETR is ending a four-year rate freeze by announcing…

Ontario expands Highway 401 in Cambridge

The Ontario government has completed expansion of Highway 401 in Cambridge with eight kilometres of new lanes from Highway 8 to Townline Road now open. “Highway 401 is the busiest…

Government freezes Confederation Bridge toll rates for 2024

Minister of Transport Pablo Rodriguez announced that the federal government is freezing tolls for a second year, at current rates, for the Confederation Bridge. The span links Prince Edward Island…

Canada Cartage opens new Alberta terminal

Canada Cartage has announced the opening of a new terminal and cross-dock facility in Rocky View County, Alta. The facility is located at 135 High Plains Drive – within the…

B.C. pilots vehicle-to-grid bidirectional charging

Lion Electric is one of several companies that are participating in a B.C. pilot project aimed at providing the feasibility of vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology, in which electric vehicles not only…