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2044 Turn Off The Propaganda

December 1, 2019Podcastpropaganda, resentmentTomWiles

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2044 Turn Off The Propaganda

Questions emerge around Ontario SPIF switch
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario is approaching the final stages of a multi-year update to allowable vehicle weights and dimensions — but there are still some unanswered questions around at least one specific switch. The rollout of Safe, Productive and Infrastructure-Friendly…
Western carrier ceases operations, sells its assets
SHERWOOD PARK, Alta. – Alberta-based carrier Ventures West Transport is selling off all its assets, as the company’s majority owner has decided to cut its losses. Ventures West, which serviced the western provinces, Yukon, and N.W.T., was doomed after an…
Trucking conditions improved slightly in October: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions in the U.S. improved in October, but remained in negative territory, according to FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index. Freight demand drove the improvement, with housing numbers strengthening. The industrial economy remained sluggish. FTR projects the index…
NACFE sees ‘messy middle’ ahead of zero-emission freight
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Electric powertrains are going to dominate the market in the long run, but there will be a “messy middle” until full electrification of trucks, a report said Tuesday. The projection was contained in the fourth Guidance…
ATA hails new trade deal
WASHINGTON, D.C. – A trade deal has been reached between the U.S., Mexico and Canada, which the American Trucking Associations (ATA) says will benefit the trucking industry. The USMCA trade agreement will replace NAFTA after being ratified in Congress. “Now…
Industry: Strengthen driver training standards
TORONTO, Ont. – Trucking industry leaders are calling for a strengthening of driver training standards in Ontario in the wake of a bid by a Tory legislator to abolish the written test on air brakes at licence renewal. Amarjot Sandhu,…
Certifiable concerns
Third-party certification of ELDs is a no-brainer, experts agree, but it raises some challenges
Hyndman closed as Celadon files for bankruptcy
AYR, Ont. – Hyndman Transport has been shuttered as part of a Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing by parent company Celadon. Hyndman was the Canadian division of Celadon, and has been in business for more than 75 years. Hyndman management didn’t…
Driver health and safety are linked
At Healthy Trucker, we’ve been repeating the phrase, “A healthier driver is a safer driver,” since we set out to improve the health of the industry over six years ago. Every driver out there wants to be among the best…
STA looks to improve industry image and attract new workers
REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is on a mission to change the general public’s impression of the trucking industry. Susan Ewart, executive director of the STA, said with the ever-increasing age of truck drivers and what she…
Maxim raises money for Christmas Cheer Board of Winnipeg
WINNIPEG, Man. – Maxim Truck and Trailer flipped a lot pancakes Dec. 5, raising $27,202 for the Christmas Cheer Board of Winnipeg. With over 450 Manitobans attending the annual charity event, not only did people open their wallets, they also…
Paragon route software now on Geotab Marketplace
Paragon Software System’s route optimization software is now available through the Geotab Marketplace.
Volvo Group invests in U.S. venture capital fund
GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Volvo Group Venture Capital has invested in Autotech Ventures, a U.S. venture capital fund focusing on startups in the $3-trillion ground transportation sector. Autotech Ventures currently manages investment worth more than $200 million, Volvo said. The Autotech…
OTA says it’s working with MTO to tackle truck safety
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association says the Ministry of Transportation has a holistic plan to tackle truck safety that will effectively address the concerns outlined last week by the auditor general. In a scathing report released Wednesday, Auditor…
Hino Central Fraser Valley is Dealer of the Year
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Hino Motors Canada (HMC) has named Hino Central Fraser Valley of Langley, B.C., the Dealer of the Year. The award was presented to Hino Central Fraser Valley executives at a recent dealer meeting. Hino Central Fraser Valley,…
B.C. trucker named national Driver of the Year
Price’s trucking career spans more than 32 years and over 4 million accident-free miles
New stretch of Highway 407 opens Monday
TORONTO, Ont. – The Highway 407 East project has been completed ahead of schedule, and the expanded stretch will be open to drivers Monday, the government announced Friday. The project connects Highway 407 from the new Highway 418 to Highway…
Cynthia Nagamatsu is TTC president
TORONTO, Ont. — The Toronto Transportation Club has named Cynthia Nagamatsu president. Nagamatsu, vice-president of commercial client services at Hargraft Schofield LP, was chosen at the club’s annual general meeting ahead of its 106th annual dinner Thursday. James Mitton of…
Court approves lawsuit against R.I. truck tolls
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations has hailed a decision by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit that held the trucking group’s lawsuit over Rhode Island’s truck-only tolls could proceed in federal court. “We have long…
Michelin and Denray Tire expand services in Western Canada
GREENVILLE, S.C. – Denray Tire is joining Michelin Retread Technologies as a franchisee manufacturing commercial truck retreads, servicing Manitoba and Saskatchewan. A family-owned and operated company in Western Canada, Denray Tire has been in business since the early ‘70s and…

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