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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) concluded its first week of hearings examining the detrimental impact of the Driver Inc. scheme on the trucking industry. Over two days, 10…
To prevent the further spread of the Spotted Lanternfly (which is damaging to agriculture), a series of quarantined areas have been designated in southeastern Pennsylvania and in and around Philadelphia….
Trucking associations in the US are applauding the reintroduction of a bill aimed at easing the nation’s shortage of truck drivers. The DRIVE-Safe Act was reintroduced February 26 by 14 Republicans and Democrats…
Industry Praises Renewed Efforts to Address US Truck Driver Shortage Read more...
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) announced work has begun to update the 2001 Recommended Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Identified by NFACC’s…
Survey: Update to the Code of Practice for Transportation of Livestock and Poultry Read more...
While there have been some learning elements since the introduction of mandatory entry level training in Ontario in July 2017, the government and industry should be congratulated for the gains…
Experts: MELT Continues to Evolve Read more...
ACT Research and Rhein Associates expect average truck production from 2019-2023 will rise nearly 8% over the average of the past five years, reports Heavy Duty Trucking. Class 8 truck…
Class 8 Truck Production Keeps growing; Diesel Still King Read more...
FedEx recently unveiled the ‘SameDay Bot’, what the company calls a “cutting-edge delivery solution to meet the rapidly changing needs of consumers.” The autonomous delivery device designed to help retailers…
FedEx Begins Testing Autonomous Delivery Robot Read more...
After 26 years at the helm of Trailcon Leasing, Inc., Al Boughton announced that Trailcon’s Senior Vice President and General Manager Jerry Brown will take over as President. Boughton will…
Trailcon Names New President Read more...
Addressing the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology today, CTA president Stephen Laskowski called on government to support a trucking-focused immigration program to help solve the…
CTA’s House Committee Submission Highlights Driver Shortage as Key Impact to Small Biz Read more...
The Ministère des Transports du Québec is informing the trucking industry that the predicted dates for the 2019 thaw in Québec are published on its website here. Note that the…
2019 Predicted Thaw Dates in Québec Read more...
