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1953 Resentful Voters

March 6, 2016PodcastAmorphous silicon, Apathy, Automotive industry, Autonomous car, Boston, Daily Mail, Gin palace, god, highway, Indie rock, Roy MastersTomWiles

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Report blasts ministry over truck inspections
TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s auditor general has sharply criticized the Ministry of Transportation over falling roadside commercial vehicle inspections, saying not enough is being done to ensure road safety. The rebuke came in the Annual Report released on Wednesday by…
BYD names Aaron Gillmore VP of truck division
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD has named former Tesla executive Aaron Gillmore vice-president of truck business. In his new role, Gillmore will oversee project management, engineering, sales and aftersales, the company said Wednesday. “Aaron understands the…
Omnitracs unveils cloud-based planner
Omnitracs’ new strategic planner offers a cloud-based tool to view and optimize fleet operations.
Class 8 orders disappoint in November
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – North American Class 8 orders came in at a “disappointing” 17,300 units in November, according to preliminary data from FTR. That’s a 21% decrease from October, and the lowest November since 2015. It was also 39% off…
Delay expected in U.S. driver training standard
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may be preparing to delay the planned Feb. 7, 2020 rollout of national minimum entry-level training standards for commercial licences. While there is no official news of a delay,…
Fleets gather (and sort) for Toronto food bank
TORONTO, Ont. — Trucks for Change gathered 120 trucking employees from 20 different fleets and related trades on Nov. 20, in a food sorting challenge to support Toronto’s Daily Bread Food Bank. Collectively they sorted 42,000 lb. of food and…
Ontario moves to restrict emissions tampering
NORTH YORK, Ont. — The Ontario Government has officially launched plans to align the testing of emissions control systems with Periodic Mandatory Commercial Vehicle Inspection requirements, beginning June 2021. The annual requirements will begin when a vehicle is first registered…
Transcourt adds to its western sales team
EDMONTON, Alta. – Transcourt Tank Leasing has added Warren Mcdonell to its western Canadian sales team. Mcdonell will be based out of Transcourt’s Edmonton, Alta., office and will provide sales and leasing support in Alberta, Northern B.C., and Saskatchewan. “Warren…
Alberta updates oversize and weight regulation to reduce red tape
EDMONTON, Alta. – The Alberta government has updated its Commercial Vehicle Dimension and Weight Regulation to reflect what it called “modern vehicle configurations and equipment.” Having not been updated in nearly 20 years, the provincial government said commercial drivers in…
AMTA reacts to Alberta budget cuts; WBF gets $10 million in funding
EDMONTON, Alta. – In the face of the Alberta government’s budget cuts in an attempt to reduce provincial deficit, the local trucking association is applauding the decision to uphold all mandatory entry-level training (MELT) requirements for drivers. The Alberta government…
Payne hands out Driver of the Year awards
WINNIPEG, Man. – Payne Transportation held its annual awards gala Nov. 28, recognizing drivers who exemplify the best when it comes to safety, service, and community. Three drivers were honored with Driver of the Year awards in their respective categories.…
Final countdown for AOBRD deadline
GREENBELT, Md. – U.S. regulators will require Automatic On-Board Recording Devices (AOBRDs) to be replaced by electronic logging devices (ELDs) as of Dec. 17 – and there will be no grace period to adopt the technology. The Commercial Vehicle Safety…
Wellington, Sylvite to battle on the ice
GUELPH, Ont. – Two transportation rivals, Wellington Group of Companies and Sylvite Transportation, will face off at the Sleeman Centre in Guelph, Ont., Jan. 31 for a good cause. The home-and-home series will collect food for charities in Guelph and…
Ontario invests $640 million in highway expansion
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is making a significant economic investment in the province’s highway system by widening 18 kilometers of Highway 401 from Mississauga to Milton. Kinga Surma, associate minister of transportation, announced last week the province will invest $640…
Penske Truck Leasing turns 50
READING, Pa. – Penske Truck Leasing is celebrating its 50th anniversary, and to commemorate the occasion Pennsylvania’s State Senate declared Dec. 1 Penske Truck Leasing Day. Roger Penske created the company in 1969 through the acquisition of a car and…
OTA wants supply chain to help crack down on Driver Inc.
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is calling on members to help educate other supply chain partners on the ramifications of Driver Inc. Driver Inc. is a payment model that classifies company drivers as independent contractors, allowing them…
Lion Electric goes to work on vocational truck project
The project aims to develop battery-electric refuse vehicles, a refrigerated truck, mobile workshop, a bucket truck, and an ambulance
Time for Quebec politicians to rethink pipeline?
There’s an elephant in the room of the politicians involved in the Paris Accord. But first, here in Canada… In this report, I will go with the position that the pipeline is half full, as opposed to half empty –…
CBSA intercepts truck carrying big drug shipment
POINT EDWARD, Ont. – A tractor-trailer carrying 50 kilos of suspected cocaine has been intercepted by the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) at the Blue Water Bridge border crossing. A 52-year-old Markham, Ont.-based truck driver, Guo Bing Zhao, has been…
Canadian developing electric landing gear
TORONTO, Ont. – A Canadian tech start-up is looking to electrify landing gear, and has developed a currently available adaptor to ease the job for drivers. Omid Beik, founder of Enercs, first became aware of the demands of deploying landing…

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