A new survey seeks to find out why truckers choose to be an owner-operator, independent contractor, or company driver. The survey is being conducted by American
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Month: August 2021
Ontario, Michigan partnering on cross-border transport tech
Ontario and Michigan are expanding their collaboration through a new partnership to advance automotive, transportation and mobility technologies to help people and goods move safely
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Federally regulated trucking companies not required to mandate vaccinations
The federal government’s announcement requiring mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for federal workers will not apply to federally regulated trucking companies, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) confirmed.
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Driver escapes safely after Fredericton Transit bus bursts into flames
No one injured in Tuesday afternoon incident on city’s northside, fire department says No one was injured when a Fredericton Transit bus caught fire on
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8-lane tunnel under Fraser River to replace Massey Tunnel by 2030
Project to An eight-lane tunnel under the Fraser River will replace an obsolete crossing that has been an increasing source of frustration for Metro Vancouver drivers. The B.C.
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Senior Ontario truck drivers balk at road test requirement
Hugh MacDonald’s career as a truck driver is coming to an abrupt and unexpected end. The 68-year-old had planned to keep driving until next year,
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Challenger truck drivers go the 3-million-mile distance
Bob Hagen and Paul Richmond have covered a lot of miles for a fleet that embraces a motto of “we go the distance”. While more
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From Waterloo to world-beaters? How Embark’s Canadian founders are building an autonomous trucking success story in Silicon Valley
Embark Trucks Inc. has designs on revolutionizing the automotive trucking sector with a young team, ambitious goals for automation and a freshly inked SPAC merger
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Resident calls for action at Salmon Arm intersection after witnessing truck behaviour
Transportation ministry will revisit downtown corridor a year after new lights were installed Watching semi trucks run traffic lights at the intersection of Highway 1
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Fatal crash closes stretch of Highway 401 eastbound express lanes in Toronto
Closure is expected to last until noon, with traffic being diverted to collector lanes A stretch of eastbound express lanes on Highway 401 in Toronto
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