There’s a reason why the federal government has doubled down on supporting truck drivers: Canada needs more of them. In February, the country’s transportation division
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Women truckers roll out rig showing ‘help me’ hand signals to stop human trafficking
The truck will be driven on the 401 and rural roads between London to Tilbury Truck drivers from southwestern Ontario are helping to raise awareness
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Manitoba to spend $33.5M on Trans-Canada Highway upgrades
Manitoba will invest nearly $33.5 million on a section of the Trans-Canada Highway on the western outskirts of Winnipeg. The section of the highway through
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Canada, Newfoundland invest $306M to expand Trans-Canada Highway
The federal and Newfoundland and Labrador governments announced an investment of up to $306 million to expand the Trans-Canada Highway. Dominic LeBlanc, minister of intergovernmental
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Railways form Falcon Premium intermodal service, linking Canada, U.S., and Mexico
CN, Union Pacific and GMXT are joining forces to create a Mexico-U.S.-Canada intermodal service dubbed Falcon Premium. The service will connect CN points of origin
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Privately built toll bridge designed to ‘help truckers maximize driver hours’ opens in Illinois today
The Houbolt Road Extension is set to open at 10 a.m. on April 27. The Houbolt Road Extension is made up of a 1.5-mile-long highway
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A bear in Canada broke into a truck and guzzled a ‘massive’ amount of soda. It wouldn’t drink the diet soda.
The bear first drank the orange soda, then the cola, and finally, root beer, CBC reported. This isn’t the first time a sweet-toothed animal caused
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Kentucky weigh station to reopen with new flat/worn tire detectors, weigh in motion tech
A Kentucky weigh station that closed earlier this month will soon reopen with new upgrades to help CMV inspectors detect violations — even while vehicles
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Alberta tow trucks can still let blue lights shine
Alberta snow plows, tow trucks, and highway maintenance vehicles contracted to the province can continue to use optional flashing blue lights for another five years,
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Canadian cities cracking down on illegal truck parking
Caledon, Brampton pursuing companies that evade laws on parking, storing of trucks Two Canadian cities — Caledon and Brampton — have had some victories the
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