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Transflo adds Surfsight dashcams, video feeds
Transflo has introduced the AI-12 Dual Facing Dashcam to its Mobile+ product family for truck fleets. The related Surfsight video system offers real-time insights into fleet performance, integrating front-facing and cab-facing cameras in a cloud-based system. The camera uses built-in…
President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles
TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is shopping for something that doesn’t exist. Not yet. But that has hardly slowed Loblaw in a bid to electrify its private fleet within the decade. It was one of the first Canadian operations…
ECONOMIC WATCH: 2019 truck tonnage choppy but positive
ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. for-hire truck tonnage ended 2019 up 3.3% for the year, and saw a 4% increase in December from November levels. The full-year tonnage results marked the tenth straight year of increases, but was about half the…
Blockade at Regina refinery leads to arrests
REGINA, Sask. – In the midst of the labor dispute at the Co-op Refinery in Regina, Sask., the president of the union representing striking workers has been arrested. Along with six other Unifor members, president Jerry Dias was arrested Monday…
Trucking HR releases guide on mental health
OTTAWA, Ont. –Trucking HR Canada has released a guide, Gearing up for Workplace Mental Health, to support employers in addressing mental health issues among their staff. “The guide brings together best practices and resources to help fleet employers to provide…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Work truck users have plans to expand: NTEA
FARMINGTON HILLS, Mich. – Almost half (48%) of the North American fleet executives surveyed by NTEA – an association representing the work truck industry – expect to expand in the coming year despite challenging economic conditions. That’s up eight percentage…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Shippers continue to see favorable conditions
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Conditions for U.S. shippers improved in November, with the FTR Shippers Conditions Index reading a positive 7.0 on the heels of three straight months at 6.4. All index inputs were stronger for shippers, except for freight volumes,…
Cryopeak to haul LNG by Super B — a Canadian first
RICHMOND, B.C. – Cryopeak LNG Solutions says it will become Canada’s first fleet to haul liquefied natural gas (LNG) by Super B-train, maximizing the payloads it hauls into northwestern Canada. The company designed the unit, and outsourced the manufacturing…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Risk of U.S. recession has ‘largely faded,’ ACT reports
COLUMBUS, Ind. – In its latest State of the Industry: NA Classes 5-8 Report, ACT Research predicted the U.S. economy will grow by 1.8% in 2020. “The risk of an economy-wide recession that was a growing concern through Q3 2019…
Bendix consolidates damper production
HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Bendix is consolidating its North American engine vibration damper production, in an effort to increase overall capacity. Production will move from the company’s North Aurora, lll.-based facility to its manufacturing campus in Huntington, Ind. The move will…
Celadon agrees to place Hyndman under receivership
TORONTO, Ont. – Bankrupt U.S. trucking company Celadon Group has agreed to place its Canadian subsidiary Hyndman Transport under receivership as early as Thursday, a Toronto lawyer said Monday. The agreement came during a hearing on Andrew J. Hatnay’s motion…
Werner chooses electric Pete
DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt has announced it has delivered a Model 579EV to Werner Enterprises, where it’ll be put into service as part of the fleet’s battery-electric truck pilot program. “Werner Enterprises has long been regarded as an industry pioneer,…
We’re looking for Canada’s top truck driver
Trucking can be a thankless job. Every day, professional drivers are expected to deliver their loads safely and on time, despite myriad challenges that seemingly pop up with the sole intent of derailing the best laid plans. Weather, traffic congestion,…
Semi-retirement beckons for Rolf Lockwood
Well, strange as it seems to me, I have retired. Mostly. After 41 years of writing about trucks and trucking, 33 since launching Today’s Trucking, I’ve pulled into the yard and parked it. This is not my very last column,…
Feeling blue? It could be SAD!
We’re in the thick of winter, and you might be feeling the effects of it, including the low energy, irritable mood, or the struggle to get out of bed in the morning. The Winter Blues, more formally known as Seasonal…
Fleet Complete adds execs
TORONTO, Ont. – Fleet Complete has hired two new executives to help lead the next phase of its expansion with a $1-billion revenue target by 2024. Richard Eyram has been named chief revenue officer and Cynthia Schyff has been appointed…
Trucking reg among Canada’s worst: CFIB
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB) has taken aim at a carbon tax-related trucking regulation as it doles out its Paperweight Awards for the worst examples of useless and excessive regulations.
Draft transportation plan focuses on Southwestern Ontario
LONDON, Ont. – A newly released draft transportation plan for Southwestern Ontario includes several trucking-specific measures, such as a review of load restrictions during spring thaws, options to introduce more truck parking, and a focus on clearing heavy vehicles from…
Meritor buys TransPower
TROY, Mich. – Meritor has announced its acquisition of TransPower, which the company says will advance its electrification expertise. “We are excited to welcome TransPower to the Meritor family as we continue providing our customers with sophisticated electric drivetrain solutions,”…
Wabash National names Mike Pettit CFO
LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Wabash National Corp. has appointed Mike Pettit senior vice-president and chief financial officer. As CFO, Pettit will be responsible for driving Wabash National’s financial performance as the company strategically expands. across products, geographies and customer bases. “Mike’s…

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