Walmart Canada triples Tesla Semi order
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Walmart Canada is more than tripling its initial order for Tesla Semis, as the retailer looks to convert 20% of its fleet to electric vehicles by 2022. The 130 trucks represents the largest known order for the yet-built Tesla units …
Waiver for CDL and med card extended
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently extended its waiver that allows truck drivers to operate with an expired commercial driver’s license, commercial learner’s permit or medical certification that expired on or after March 1. The ex…
Love’s opens in California; adds 79 truck parking spots
Love’s Travel Stops today opened its latest store in Boron, California. The new store is located off Highway 58 and adds 79 truck parking spaces to Kern County between Bakersfield and Barstow. This location is open 24/7 and offers: Carl’s J…
Woman driver finalist for Transition Trucking award
Four military veterans who are now rookie truck drivers — including one woman — have been named finalists for Fastport’s Transition Trucking: Driving for Excellence award, which will award the winner a fully-loaded Kenworth T680. The four f…
Maurice Desrochers’ 1997 Ford LTL9000
The truck, which Desrochers rebuilt from the ground up, is powered by a 460-hp Cummins N14 with an 18-speed Eaton and 46,000-pound Rockwell rears with a 3:90 ratio.
Truck arrivals fall for a third consecutive week
OTTAWA, Ont. – The week of Sept. 21-27 saw a 3% drop in the number truck drivers arriving in the country, the Canada Borders Services Agency (CBSA) said Tuesday. It said 114,270 truckers entered the country during that week, down from 117,534 in the co…
Here’s how to apply to be on FMCSA driver panel
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is accepting applications from truck drivers who wish to serve on a subcommittee of the agency’s Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee. To apply, the agency asks commercial drivers to send a resum…
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Simard names new GM and HR chief
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. — Simard Suspensions has announced two executive appointments. Vincent Blouin has been named general manager and Pascale Beaulieu human resources manager. The appointments were announced by company president David Tremblay o…
Trailcon launches new TrailerCare service
Program manages, maintains and repairs trailer fleets of all sizes. BRAMPTON, Ontario, September 29, 2020 – Trailcon announces the launch of TrailerCare, a new fleet maintenance and management program for all customers—whether they lease Trailcon’s tra…