Covid-19 recovery could be good for electric vehicles
TORONTO, Ont. — With the economic fallout from Covid-19 draining government resources at a record pace, will there be anything left when the crisis is over to spur the e-mobility ecosystem? Canadians haven’t seen incentive programs for elec…
Group to offer free meals to truckers
QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – A group of New Brunswickers has launched an initiative called Help a Trucker – NB to provide up to 150 hot meals daily to the drivers who are keeping the supply chain moving during the Covid-19 crisis. The group is hoping to raise $2…
Owner-operators persevere, some scrape by, on down revenue and loads
The sharp COVID-19 economic fallout is one felt by many owner-operators and small fleets, no matter their type of freight. While some maintain with fewer loads and revenue, others just scrape by, holding out hope for bridge loans to keep their business…
Truck driver, fleet owner faces isolated surroundings at home
PORT WILLIAMS, N.S. – Edwin Corkum of Evangeline Transport has been on the road for three weeks. And in many ways, it’s business as usual for his 25-truck operation. In other ways it isn’t. Family life has certainly changed in the midst of the pandemic…
Virginia switches weigh stations to truck parking
Creates 246 free parking spaces
OPEC Oil Supply Cut Could Prompt Higher Fuel Prices
It’s possible recent low diesel prices may start heading back up, with news that oil-producing countries plan to cut crude-oil production.
Carriers stepping up for drivers, customers, and staff during Covid-19 crisis
REGINA, Sask. – Carriers across Western Canada are doing what they can to help their staff stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, even going as far as to sew masks for drivers. Heather Day is the president of C.S. Day Transport in Regina, Sask., and t…
Predicting the impact of the Covid-19 recession
TORONTO, Ont. – Staggering job losses. Evaporating freight demand. And much of the global economy ground to a halt. Those are some of the headlines keeping fleet executives up at night and wondering what the short- and long-term future holds, as the wo…
Love’s contributes to driver relief fund
$100,000 to St. Christopher Fund
Aftermarket parts availability continues in face of Covid-19
MONTREAL, Que. – Manufacturing plants are shutting down across North America because of the Covid-19 pandemic, but trucking aftermarket suppliers don’t expect increases in back orders or part shortages anytime soon. UAP, for example, increased warehous…