KITCHENER — Truckers who deliver essential goods during the pandemic continue to struggle with washroom access, and these challenges are often compounded for female drivers.
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Deemed essential, long-haul truckers risk infection and spreading COVID-19 with every shift
Zafar Saeed’s routine journeys to California can feel calm, meditative even, until he runs out of packed food and has to stop for a meal.
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TFI International buys UPS Freight in $800M blockbuster deal
TransForce International has announced it has acquired UPS Freight, the less-than-load (LTL) and truckload divisions of United Parcel Services. Those divisions generated about US$3 billion
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Making a smooth transition to ELDs
When implementing electronic logging devices (ELD) to comply with the Canadian mandate set to take effect in June, focus not only on what they can
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Navistar fuel cell truck test to include GM and a hydrogen refueling network
Navistar is joining forces with General Motors and OneH2 to roll out trucks that run on hydrogen fuel cells – and even provide the refueling
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Trucking’s exemption from Calif. break laws upheld
Court upholds trucking’s exemption to Calif. break lawsA high-level federal court has sided with the U.S. DOT in exempting trucking companies from California state laws
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Trans-Canada Highway to be closed for five weeks at Kicking Horse Canyon during April and May
The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed for five weeks straight during the spring at Kicking Horse Canyon, where the highway is being widened. The closure
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Maine border town that relied on Canadian customers is feeling the pandemic’s economic fallout
HOULTON, Maine — The towns of Houlton and Woodstock sit roughly 15 miles apart, and in many ways are quite indistinguishable from each other. But
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Maritime truck drivers describe getting cold shoulder after road trips
HALIFAX — Truck drivers may be essential workers, but it seems some are being denied services during the pandemic. Even though they are exempt from
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More needed in bid for Ontario truck parking, says researcher
The author of an extensive truck parking study says Ontario should look beyond its own plans to build physical spaces if it hopes to tackle
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