Volvo Trucks is celebrating its I-Shift automated manual transmission’s 15th anniversary in the North American market. The transmission was brought to North America in 2007,
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Motorist experiences first-hand the dangers of driving in a rig’s blind spot
A motorist got a first-hand lesson in semi truck blind spots in this near-miss video. In the clip, the motorist can be seen traveling on
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More regulatory relief for fuel haulers, updates on diesel outages
Overweight fuel shipments allowed in 10 statesThe White House and DOT have determined that 10 states with previously issued declarations of “major disasters” issued by
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A Nazi Flag Is Flying in Canada, and It’s Not Coming Down
Two Hitler Youth flags were spotted flying on separate rural Alberta properties last week. One man has since removed the Hitler Youth symbol, while the
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CTA applauds permanent residency path, wants employers certified
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding a new pathway to permanent residency for truck drivers already working under Canada’s Temporary Foreign Workers Program. And
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Plan now for a healthy economic rebound
We’re all pining for post-pandemic life. As vaccine rollouts make this possible, and we fill offices, restaurants, stadiums and hotels again, Canada needs a healthy
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Robotic Research and FPInnovations Partner to Develop Resource Road Truck Platooning Technology
Robotic Research, LLC ( rr.ai ), a global leader in Automated Driving Systems (ADS), and FPInnovations, a Canadian private non-profit research and development center, announced
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Planning some B.C. wilderness fishing? Don’t catch a log truck
Remote recreation areas bracing for heavy pandemic pressure B.C.’s vast network of wilderness resource roads has been used for recreation for decades, but the traffic
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Trudeau says US land border could open by summer
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said that “perhaps” by summer the land border between the United States and Canada will be reopened to non-essential travel. He
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Montana to share vaccines with truck drivers from Alberta
HELENA, Mont. (AP) — Montana will share COVID-19 vaccines with Canadian truck drivers from neighboring Alberta, Gov. Greg Gianforte, R-MT, and Alberta Premier Jason Kenney
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