Potato board chair concerned about growing emotional toll export ban is having on Island farm families Sixteen trucks loaded with half a million pounds of
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Month: December 2021
Work begins on Canada’s next truck emissions standards and targets
Work on Canada’s next round of vehicle emissions standards is now officially underway, with a related discussion paper formally launched by Environment and Climate Change
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Semi-trailer catches fire east of Winnipeg, closing Highway 1 Tuesday morning
No injuries reported, Trans-Canada Highway now reopened RCMP say a semi-trailer caught on fire while driving on Highway 1 near Deacons Corner Tuesday morning. No
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Truckers start petition to improve safety on Highways 11 and 17 in northern Ontario
Frequent highway closures and collisions are just two of the reasons a group of truck drivers want the provincial government to pay more attention to
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Where were the plows?
Vernon truck driver says there’s a double standard on BC highways, calls for end to private maintenance B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation says it continuously monitors
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WA bridge serving high-traffic railyard to be repaired in the next six weeks
The bridge damaged in Washington after a semi truck lost its load last week will be reopened in the next four to six weeks, city
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Two Ohio weigh stations to be repurposed for truck parking
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced plans to convert a pair of weigh stations to provide more truck parking opportunities in Ashland and Medina counties.
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Nikola agrees to pay $125M for misrepresenting their electric semi truck’s capabilities
Nikola has agreed to pay $125 million to the Securities and Exchange Commission to settle charges claiming the company defrauded investors by misleading them about
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Trucking firm suspended
Company suspended from operating in BC after truck makes unsafe passes on Highway 5A A trucking company has been suspended from operating in B.C. after
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Trucking conditions hit lowest point since July 2020
Trucking conditions hit lowest point since July 2020 FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) measure for October fell to a reading of 7.75 – the weakest
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