229 new truck parking spaces available
Love’s opens 3 new locations
The Idle-Free Guy’s message: Flip the switch
HALIFAX, N.S. – By his own admission, Ron Zima was a “typical Canadian idler”, contributing to poor air quality wherever he drove. But it didn’t really hit home until he started noticing cars idling in the parking lot of his…
Rocketail Aero Device Now Retracts in Collisions
Rocketail XR is an upgrade of the Rocketail aerodynamic systems for reducing tail-end drag on semi-trailers. It addresses the problem of aerodynamic trailer boat tails sustaining damage on impact with loading docks or other objects.
Truck inspection quotas raise safety concerns
Many Ontario transportation enforcement officers (TEOs) are unhappy with working conditions that they say compromise safety on the job. But are these workplace concerns compromising road safety as well? There’s reason to believe that they are.
Mental health in trucking needs serious attention
The mental health of truck drivers remains one of my biggest concerns. Ten years ago, I first wrote about what I thought was a monster issue hiding just below the surface of daily trucking life. “Hiding” was the key word there, and it still is. Are we …
Vitesse Transport opens facility in Nashville
MONTREAL, Que. — Transportation and logistics services company Vitesse Transport is celebrating its 20th anniversary by opening a new facility in Nashville, Tenn. It also announced an expansion of its logistics and warehousing services. Vitesse…
Ritchie Bros. sells items worth $61M at U.S. auction
HOUSTON, Texas — Ritchie Bros. has started the year strong in Texas, selling close to 6,000 pieces of equipment worth US$61 million, the company said Thursday. Nearly 9,000 people from 71 countries registered to bid in the Feb. 11 –…
Labor ministers discuss key workplace issues
FREDERICTON, N.B. — Federal, provincial and territorial labor ministers met Wednesday in Fredericton, N.B., to discuss key workplace issues, including those related to the trucking industry. Their agenda also included the harmonization of occupat…
TFI International sets U.S. IPO price at $33.35
MONTREAL, Que. — TFI International has set the price for its U.S. initial public offering at US$33.35 per share, the company said late Wednesday. TFI filed for the IPO on Monday, saying it plans to offer 6 million common shares. The…
Volvo’s electric trucks step into the spotLIGHTS
Low-Impact Green Heavy Transport Solution (LIGHTS) project brings Volvo’s electric truck vision to life