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Gordie Howe bridge start date now set for next summer

WINDSOR, Ont. — Construction of the new Gordie Howe International Bridge should get underway in the summer of 2018, and take four years to build, top officials with the Crown corporation overseeing the bridge’s construction and future operations say. Windsor Detroit…

Four predictions for the future of trucking

The North American transportation industry is in the early stages of an era of unprecedented change. Our industry has been inundated with reports of autonomous vehicles, the electrification of trucking and other potential alternative fuels, and the “uberization” of the…

East Manufacturing joins Transit Trailer product lineup

CHATHAM, Ont. — Transit Trailer announced recently that East Manufacturing has joined its product lineup. “We look forward to expanding our product selection to include more of the finest in the marketplace,” said Murray Campbell, president of Transit Trailer. “East’s acclaimed…

Great Dane wins two Plant Safety Awards

SAVANNAH, Ga. – Two of Great Dane’s manufacturing plants were awarded Truck Trailer Manufacturers Association’s (TTMA) Plant Safety Awards. The company’s Brazil, Indiana plant was the winning trailer manufacturing plant in the large plant category and the Danville, Pennsylvania plant…

Isotrak plants Canadian roots

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – International fleet management software company Isotrak has established a Canadian office and named its Canada product manager. The UK-headquartered company appointed Andrew Dunne as its head of Canadian operations. Its new Mississauga office expands its footprint to…

Feds Sue Fiat-Chrysler Over Diesels

The federal government has sued Fiat Chrysler Automobiles for using illegal engine-control software in its diesel vehicles so they would perform differently during emissions testing than normal driving conditions.