Half the fun of learning about hauling flatbeds is learning the lingo. There are all sorts of names for the same piece of equipment, and
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Month: January 2022
Crane to lift houseboat
Work is underway to remove a sinking houseboat from Okanagan Lake, just off Sutherland Bay Park, near the old Tolko mill site in Kelowna. The
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Could natural gas be the answer to decarbonizing trucking?
With all the buzz surrounding battery-electric and hydrogen-fuel-cell-electric trucks as the best ways to slash transport emissions, natural gas is once again emerging as a
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Brakes have evolved, but not every fleet uses the right friction
Tractor-trailers don’t stop on a dime. You can blame the realities of physics for that. But a standard 6×4 tractor traveling at highway speeds still
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U.S. vaccine mandate on freight drivers coming from Canada may worsen auto supply chain shortage
About 12,000 unvaccinated drivers won’t be allowed to enter the country starting later this month. A Covid-19 vaccination requirement that will bar unvaccinated drivers of
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Trudeau defends vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers amid supply chain concerns
Vehicles sit idling on Thousand Island Parkway waiting to cross into the U.S. on Nov. 8, 2021. The U.S. is expected to impose its own
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As Schneider expands U.S. operations, its Canadian office is set to close
GREEN BAY, Wis. — After more than 30 years of operating an office in Canada, Schneider National recently announced that it is shuttering its Guelph,
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FREEDOM CONVOY: Truckers Protesting COVID Mandates Travel to Ottawa
While supply chain disruption has created shortages, looks like greater shortages could be on the horizon. This comes as a result of the Trudeau Liberal
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Cummins acquires half of Momentum Fuel Technologies
DALLAS — Cummins Inc. and Rush Enterprises, Inc. have announced closure on Cummins’ acquisition of 50% equity interest in Momentum Fuel Technologies from Rush. The
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Oversized load knocks wires, causes power outage in Fort Saskatchewan
Nearly 200 Fortis Alberta customers in Fort Saskatchewan are without electricity and phone service after an oversized load knocked several lines down on Monday. RCMP
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