Strick Trailers Adds DymondPly Panels to VT100 Line
Strick Trailers will now vertically install Ridge Corporation DymondPly lining composite panels in its VT100 plywood panel vans.
Spot market picks up steam heading into June
Spot truckload freight markets picked up steam last week as load-to-truck ratios increased for dry van, reefer and flatbed freight, said DAT Solutions, which operates the DAT network of load boards. Truckload rates followed suit, rising on most lanes j…
ATHS virtual truck show featured more than 1,400 trucks
ATHS Executive Director Laurence Gration said the virtual convention and truck show went over “exceptionally well.” He said there have been almost 20,000 views across 37 countries looking at 1,455 trucks from 11 countries, including all 50 U.S. states….
Nikola Goes Public, Orders Equipment for Hydrogen Infrastructure
Electric-truck maker Nikola has officially merged with VectoIQ Acquisition Corp., becoming a Nasdaq publicly traded company, and announced plans to purchase equipment to create new hydrogen fueling infrastructure.
Manitoba creating alternative truck route to oft-flooded PTH 75
WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba government will pave Provincial Road 246, to give commercial trucks an alternative when Provincial Trunk Highway (PTH) 75 is flooded. The paving will cost $16 million, and will cover the stretch between PTH 23 near Morris,…
GM Developing Electric Commercial Van
The van would reportedly start production in late 2021 and be powered by GM’s new proprietary Ultium batteries.
Roadwork this weekend on I-94 in, around Detroit
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Q&A: SmartDrive’s Mitgang on Video-Based Safety
Last year, SmartDrive Systems, a provider of video-based safety and transportation intelligence, was named one of Deloitte’s 2019 Technology Fast 500 for the sixth year in a row. We talked to CEO Steve Mitgang about the award, the company, and video-ba…
A truck driver’s guide to masks, gloves and cleaning during Covid-19
TORONTO, Ont. – Loads might be delivered with a smile, but in the days of Covid-19 those smiles are increasingly covered by face masks. The Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety is recommending a series of best practice…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian trade volumes plummeted in April
OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada’s exports fell to their lowest levels in more than a decade, while imports plunged to levels not seen since 2011 in April, according to new trade data from Statistics Canada. The declines came as retail stores and manufacturing in…