Trucking HR Canada is reporting a “staggering” vacancy rate among Canadian truck drivers, with 22,990 vacant driving jobs in the third quarter of 2021. The
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Titanium buys Bert and Son’s Cartage
Titanium Transportation has purchased Bert and Son’s Cartage, a Brantford, Ont.-based family-run trucking company that’s been in business for 75 years. It specializes in truckload,
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Head of Atlantic Canada truckers association predicts growing supply chain disruptions in new year
“Before the pandemic, I’d say the situation was manageable but now it’s actually critical.” When Jennifer Thomas of Sydney stopped to fill up at the
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Bison and Schneider give a new year boost to their US trucking footprints
In North American trucking, the year has begun with a couple of takeovers, continuing the M&A trend that characterised the sector last year. Canadian Bison
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Waupun Truck N Show founder dies, leaves behind legacy of service
WAUPUN—Ron Vande Zande, a well-known community member and founder of the Waupun Truck-n-Show, died Monday. The 78-year-old is noted in his obituary as “a man
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New training standards proposed for transporting dangerous goods
Canadian regulators are looking to better define what it means to be “adequately trained” when transporting dangerous goods, under proposed rule changes published in Canada
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WA bridge serving high-traffic railyard to be repaired in the next six weeks
The bridge damaged in Washington after a semi truck lost its load last week will be reopened in the next four to six weeks, city
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Two Ohio weigh stations to be repurposed for truck parking
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced plans to convert a pair of weigh stations to provide more truck parking opportunities in Ashland and Medina counties.
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Trucking conditions hit lowest point since July 2020
Trucking conditions hit lowest point since July 2020 FTR’s Trucking Conditions Index (TCI) measure for October fell to a reading of 7.75 – the weakest
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Challenger Motor Freight Partners with TRANSTEX to Obtain Substantial Fuel Savings
Challenger Motor Freight selects TRANSTEX’s EDGE ELITE AERO™ SYSTEM on 100 new dry van trailers stating it is the best all around aerodynamic product available
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