Calgary inspection blitz yields poor results

CALGARY, Alta. – Only 22 of 158 commercial vehicle inspected by Calgary Police Service and Alberta Sheriffs passed inspections during a three-day blitz Sept. 22-24. The inspections were both random and targeted, Calgary Police told Today’s Trucking. A …

Young leader wins J. D. Smith scholarship

TORONTO, Ont. — Stephanie Evans is the winner of this year’s J. D. Smith and Sons Leaders of Tomorrow scholarship through the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Education Foundation. Evans is a life sciences student at McMaster University in Hami…

WSIB freezes premiums for 2021

 TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) will not raise its premiums next year. That announcement was made by chairwoman Elizabeth Witmer at the board’s AGM on Thursday. The Ontario Trucking Association quickly welcomed the deci…

Hyliion completes merger with Tortoise

AUSTIN, Texas – Hyliion has completed its merger with the special-purpose acquisition company Tortoise Acquisition Corp, the hybrid truck powertrain maker announced late Thursday. The merger, approved by Tortoise stockholders this week, will result in …