Task Force on Weights and Dimensions to focus on GHGs
TORONTO, Ont. — At its annual meeting with the trucking industry held in Montreal, the Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Policy highlighted the many efforts achieved and some that are underway that tie in with CTA’s SMART approach…
Could Amazon Ask Small Trucking Businesses to Deliver Packages Soon?
Amazon is set to launch a new Uber-like app that will help connect truck drivers with shippers, reports have claimed. Expected to launch in summer 2017, the project is designed to completely disrupt the $800 billion trucking industry by completely elim…
Canadian Tire’s push for 60
Canadian retailer leading the push towards widespread adoption of 60-ft. containers
Modagrafics to Market Blackberry Radar Asset Tracking
Fleet graphics provider Modagrafics has announced signing a sales agent agreement with Blackberry to market the Blackberry Radar asset tracking system to fleet owners. Blackberry Radar is an asset tracking system for for-hire trucking companies and pri…
Cruz Beckham is left red-faced as dad David belts out rendition of…
How family of reality star caught her ‘killer’: Relatives confronted her ‘lover’ with CCTV film of them leaving party together, then held him until cops arrived and found her naked body buried in his yard Jihadi parents kiss their young daughters goodbye… before the seven-year-old girl walks into a Damascus police station and is blown up by a remote detonator Does it make a difference if you add pasta to cold or boiling water? Italian chefs claim they have the answer – but not everyone agrees Final tally shows Trump lost popular vote by 2.8 million – but he BEAT Clinton by 3 million votes outside of California and New York Queen Elizabeth and Prince Philip delay their train trip to Sandringham for Christmas break after both come down with heavy colds Lena Dunham apologizes for saying she wishes she’d had an abortion and admits she was acting like a ‘delusional girl’ when she made … (more)
EPA Certifies Bi-Fuel CNG System for GM, Isuzu Cabovers
AGA Systems has received EPA certification of its EcoSync HD Bi-Fuel CNG alternative-fuel system for the 2017 General Motors Vortec 6.0L engine that’s used in the Isuzu NPR and Chevrolet Low Cab Forward trucks. AGA Systems is awaiting EPA approval of its EcoSync HD dedicated CNG alternative-fuel system, which is expected in January, according to the company.
Ford Recalls Super Duty Trucks for Fire Risk
Ford Motor Co. is recalling 7,103 2017-model year Ford Super Duty trucks in the U.S. so dealers can address a potential fire risk tied to fuel leaking, according to the automaker.
Mackie Moving Systems joins network of Atlas Canada
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Atlas Canada revealed recently that it has added Mackie Moving Systems as an agent of the company effective March 1, 2017. According to a release, Mackie will represent Atlas in Calgary, Edmonton, Mississauga, Whitby, Halifax, Middleton and Fredericton…
CTA urges carriers to speak up about excise tax rebate
TORONTO, Ont. — The federal government wants to cancel truck and fleet operators’ ability to apply for refunds for diesel tax used to generate electricity from temperature-controlled trailers; power take-off units; and auxiliary power units (APUs)/in-cab heaters. And the Canadian…
Drunk trucker falls out of his truck, ends up blowing three times the legal limit
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