A new transload facility and one of the largest privately owned inland ports in Manitoba is open for business. Mid Canada Transload Services is set
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FreightWaves Haul of Fame: Associated Transport was the largest trucking company in the U.S.
According to accounts at the time, between 1943 and 1976 Associated Transport was the largest trucking company in the world. Known by its red, white
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Canada’s fast-approaching ELD mandate won’t be enforced — at first
No devices certified yet as government takes slow road to implementation Canada took a slower road than the United States to implementing its electronic logging
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Trucking Groups Ask to Make Truck Stops Vaccination Sites
A coalition of trucking groups has issued a letter urging the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to designate truck stops and travel plazas as
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Women of trucking are still a rarity in Canada
Shannon Holicza is a rarity. Her path to the driver’s seat sounds familiar on the surface. Like many others in the trucking industry, she came
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‘Driverette’ found her dream job in a dream rig
When Eva Knelsen delivered to London, Ont.-based West Coast Transportation, she was asked to back into a notoriously tight dock. Kevin English, the owner’s brother,
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Truck driver arrested for slashing his own dog with a bowie knife
A truck driver was charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty against his 11-month-old pitbull in South Carolina late last month. The man was arrested
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Semi trucks avoid head-on collision by inches on Highway 1 near Sicamous
Police say a westbo Serious injury or death was avoided by inches when one semi truck crossed a double-solid line and struck another on the
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Ontario introduces new rules in response to violence in tow truck industry
Four restricted towing zones will be established on GTA highways, says Ontario government The Ontario government is implementing new rules for towing in the province,
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Why are U.S. truck stops so much better than Canada’s?
There has been a lot of talk lately about the sad state, or access to washrooms for truck drivers in Canada. It is a huge
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