A battery fire inside a FedEx truck in 2016 has led the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to recommend tighter regulation of some lithium-ion batteries.
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Lack of bathrooms amid pandemic stressful for people with bowel disease
Where do you go when you’ve got to go? It’s become a lot tougher question in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic. “Definitely we’ve heard
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Indian truck driver arrested in US on charges of smuggling marijuana from Canada
A 21-year-old Indian national, who used to drive a commercial truck between Canada and the US, has been arrested on the charges of smuggling marijuana
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Wyoming DOT to shut down 10 rest areas statewide
Governor Mark Gordon has announced that Wyoming Department of Transportation will be closing 10 rest areas located throughout the state. These closures take effect on
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Trucker shares list of 82 truck stops he was asked to avoid with a high value load
A truck driver recently said that his high value load came with something extra — a list of truck stops that the client asked him
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COVID-19 reveals lack of flexibility, leadership in supply chains
The COVID-19 pandemic has led businesses to rethink their logistics operations, as they bore the brunt of the pandemic while it disrupted sourcing operations. Countries
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Transportation job losses slow as Canada starts to recover
The transportation and warehousing sector improves as Canada’s economy adds a surprising 290,000 jobs in May Job losses in Canada’s transportation and warehousing sector slowed
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Trucking industry sees subtle change since March as Canada-U.S. border restrictions remain
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — A new report out suggests the Canada-U.S. border closure could be extended through until the end of July. Truckers are still
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Teamsters to Trudeau: Raise truckers’ meal allowance
LAVAL, Que. – The president of Teamsters Canada has written a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his senior cabinet colleagues, asking them to
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Canada further delays GHG rules for new trailers
OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada has for the second time delayed new greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions standards for trailers, which had originally been proposed to take
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