The ongoing labour dispute between Canada’s largest railway companies and their workers is driving up the cost of shipping by truck, with smaller businesses disproportionately
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Colorado’s commercial vehicle chain law expanded to roads beyond I-70, starting September 1
Truckers should be prepared for new chain law requirements in Colorado this year. On May 20, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Commercial Vehicle
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U.S. DOT to launch nationwide wireless ‘Vehicle-to-Everything’ communication network to try to curb crashes
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced a plan to deploy new technology to “enable vehicles to communicate with each other” in hopes of
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Keep on truckin’: 6 key moves for unstoppable knee health
When you’re driving down the interstate, mile after mile, it’s easy to forget about your joints … until they start to complain. Your knees, especially,
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Semi-driver plows into strip club after getting kicked out, killing 1
One person was killed, and two others were injured after a man drove a bobtail semi-truck into a strip club on Aug. 13. Dylan Fogle,
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Love’s opens one of the company’s ‘largest locations’ in California
The new Love’s truck stop is located at Highway 99 and Taft Highway in Bakersfield. The company calls the Bakersfield store “one of Love’s largest
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Next Generation eCanter at GaLaBau 2024: FUSO shows electromobility solutions for a wide range of tasks in horticulture and landscaping
Leinfelden-Echterdingen/Nuremberg – With a total of four vehicles, the FUSO brand will be presenting itself at this year’s GaLaBau 2024 from 11-14 September in Nuremberg.
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Labor dispute stops Canadian freight railroads, putting pressure on trucking
TORONTO — Both of Canada’s major freight railroads have come to a full stop because of a contract dispute with their workers, an impasse that
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Canada’s major rail carriers shut down
With no new labor deal, Canadian National and CPKC locked out union workers shortly after midnight Thursday. A lockout of union workers shut down Canada’s
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Paccar downgrades trucking industry sales projections
Paccar projected fewer industry-wide truck sales in Canada and the U.S. for 2024 than the company initially expected, per earnings guidance. The truckmaker revised its
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