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The federal government is investing $12.7 million into electric vehicle charging initiatives, including a Hydro One project that directly affects heavy-duty trucks. Ontario’s largest electricity distributor will receive $4.95 million through Natural Resources Canada’s Green Infrastructure – Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Demonstration Program to develop a pilot project for heavy-duty electric truck charging stations, establishing a […]

Most distracted drivers are less safe overall, commit significantly more fundamental driving errors, and drive faster than the speed limit compared to all other drivers, data analysis has revealed. Omnitracs, a Solera company, last week published new insights on distracted driving in the trucking industry. These insights, which aggregate and anonymize data from the SmartDrive video-based analytics platform,

Hyundai Motor Company is following through on a promise to bring hydrogen fuel cell electric trucks to North America, participating in two publicly funded projects in California. Trucks to be used in the demonstrations are based on the Xcient fuel cell, a hydrogen-powered heavy truck unveiled last year in Switzerland. Thirty of the units will

Shell Rotella SuperRigs, one of North America’s largest truck show ‘n shine competitions, is now underway under sunny skies at Love’s Travel Stop in Hampshire, Ill. You don’t have to cross the border for a look. For the first time, SuperRigs is offering a livestream of its judging lane, and showcasing interviews with past contestants.

More than 8,500 staff working for the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) have voted to begin strike action as early as Aug. 6 – and are warning that commercial traffic could be slowed at border crossings. The strike vote was held between June 16 and 23. “Taking strike action is always a last resort, but

Trimac Transportation is acquiring Zengistics, a non-asset-based freight brokerage that supports activities with the Turvo supply chain management platform. It’s Trimac’s third acquisition in three months, but also represents the fleet’s first major push into the asset-less transportation space. The deal’s financial terms were not disclosed. Zengistics will remain a standalone company and retain both

Transport Canada has certified the first electronic logging device (ELD) to meet a related mandate for federally regulated carriers. The Hutch Connect ELD passed the third-party certification tests conducted by FPInnovations – one of three certification bodies that can determine whether individual ELDs meet underlying technical standards. While suppliers self-certify their devices in the U.S.,

TFI International is reporting surges in operating profit and net income in the second quarter of 2021, thanks in part to a stronger-than-expected boost linked to the acquisition of UPS Freight. All four of the fleet’s business segments reached “new heights”, said chairman, president and CEO Alain Bedard, as the fleet reported a rebound in

FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index (SCI) for May, as reported in the July Shippers Update, improved marginally to -11.3. However, freight rates impact on shippers’ conditions were the most negative in the history of the index. Only a strong improvement in trucking capacity utilization during the month helped offset this grueling rate environment. Fuel costs also

Air Products – the world’s largest hydrogen producer – will be using Cummins powertrains as it prepares to convert a global fleet of about 2,000 trucks to run on hydrogen fuel cells. The agreement emerged on Monday through a formal memorandum of understanding that involves trucks based in the Americas, Europe and Asia. The equipment