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Canada Post promises to electrify 14,000-vehicle fleet

Canada Post announced it will electrify its entire fleet of 14,000 vehicles by 2040 as part of its plan to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. It will spend $1 billion to transform its fleet, with an initial goal of being 50% electric by 2030. “We have a responsibility to Canadians, and to their children […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/5ARrmB8

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Tristan Fleet Management becomes Vanguard Trailers dealer

Tristan Fleet Management has become an official dealer for Vanguard Trailers in Quebec. Vanguard, a spin-off of CIMC Vehicle Group, makes van and flatbed trailers, as well as shipping containers, container chassis, and conversion carts. Tristan has been serving the Quebec market since 2011, most recently focusing on maintenance outsourcing for fleets. “For Tristan, this […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/3UO4HkV

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Tiger Trucking on the Importance of Fostering a People-First Organization in the Trucking Industry

Martin Gauthier is going on 26 years as a driver with Tiger Trucking, and Nicole Kelly is approaching three years in her role as a Tiger Trucking Supervisor, but they both echo the same sentiment about the company culture at Giant Tiger. The focus on cultivating a people-first organization is what has kept Gauthier working […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/JNW5QTI

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Parkland’s Lawn to lead PMTC board as chairman

Steve Lawn, Parkland Corporation’s fleet manager – commercial, has been named chairman of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) for the 2022/23 term. The appointment was announced as the private fleet organization opens its annual general meeting in Niagara Falls, Ont. Parkland Corporation operates convenience stores and is a fuel retailer with subsidiaries […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/yAzwBju

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Nova Scotia looks to block truckers from ‘gaming’ insurance system

Nova Scotia has approved Facility Association’s approach to rating commercial auto in a way that trucking operators cannot “game the system” and get Nova Scotia’s lower premium rates when they drive more extensively in other Canadian provinces. Essentially, a “surcharge matrix” will be used to rate trucking companies that drive more than 50% outside of the […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/8qLpWf4

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Labor shortage, phasing out of fossil fuels to shape industry over next decade

A poll of Canadian trucking executives conducted by Nanos for the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) suggests the phasing out of fossil fuels and the labor shortage will dominate trucking over the next decade. The majority, 23 out of 36, said the electrification of the trucking industry will be the top change over the next 10 […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/gcm3Qp5

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Brake Safety Week to include special focus on hoses, tubing

Brakes continue to dominate out-of-service violations across North America, and they’ll once again be the target of a dedicated enforcement and education blitz. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will run Brake Safety Week Aug. 21-27, with a special focus on chafed hoses and tubing. “Poorly maintained brake systems can reduce the braking capacity and […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/5DWUS9b

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Hamilton’s Barton St. named Ontario’s worst road

Barton St. East in Hamilton, Ont., has the dubious distinction of being the worst road in Ontario, according to CAA. The road suffers from “potholes and severe alligator cracking in the pavement,” the CAA announced when releasing its annual ranking. It marks Barton Street’s third consecutive year as the worst road in Hamilton. Eglinton Ave. […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/ri9HhB3

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A step-by-step look at how drivers can save time at weigh scales

App simplifies weighing process at the scale. While it’s important to ensure trucks are legally loaded, the process of weighing a truck to confirm it’s compliant with weight standards can be tedious and time-consuming. Even if the truck is at its legal weight, there are nine steps from the time the driver pulls onto the […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/TIBjewC

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Arnold Bros. encourages fleets to go plaid for dad

Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) members have led Plaid for Dad fundraising efforts since the Canadian Cancer Society launched the annual prostate cancer awareness campaign in 2015. Arnold Bros. Transport is hoping to build on that success with its own $20,000 fundraising target for 2022. The fleet has raised a collective $85,400 since joining the cause […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/w2l4WG8

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Trail King hires Thomas as director of sales

Trail King Industries has hired Eric Thomas as director of sales, and he will be responsible for leading district sales managers and product support managers. Joining the manufacturer of open-deck and materials-hauling trailers, the 30-year sales veteran has spent much of his time focused on the machinery industry. Most recently, he was the regional sales […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/b5FSlzP

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Truck insurance coverage defined by contract, not conversations, court says

An Ontario court has ruled that Clean Harbors Canada, one of North America’s largest hazardous waste haulers, will not have to cover fire damage to a truck owned and operated by one of its contractors — despite assumptions based on casual conversations about the coverage. Gergley Jakab’s 2007 Volvo was damaged in a July 2018 […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/kIE7QyT

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Precision Specialized’s Bernard elected SC&RA president

Ed Bernard, president of Precision Specialized in Burford, Ont., has been named president of the Specialized Carriers & Rigging Association (SC&RA) for the 2022-23 term. Bernard also sits on SC&RA’s board of directors, executive committee, and transportation group nominating committee. In addition to being a long-time member of SC&RA, Precision Specialized is a four-time winner […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/qIQjYaF

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Rush Enterprises promotes Willis to VP of marketing and communications

Rush Enterprises has promoted Gary Willis to vice-president of marketing and communications. The operator of commercial vehicle dealerships announced that Karen Konecny, who has worked in the role since 2010, will retire on June 22. Willis has served as director of marketing for the company since 2013 and has more than 20 years of experience […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/XF7rHQ8

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OTA applauds Ford on provincial election win

The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is congratulating Premier Doug Ford for securing a second consecutive Progressive Conservative majority, citing several commitments to the province’s trucking industry. Preliminary results from Elections Ontario show the Progressive Conservatives gaining ground in the June 2 election with 83 seats, leaving the New Democrats with 31, and Liberals with eight. […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/OUIc9lJ

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Truck orders range-bound as shortages persist

North American fleets ordered 14,000 Class 8 trucks in May, according to preliminary data from ACT Research, while 17,000 Classes 5-7 units were ordered. “We are coming to that time of year when orders tend to be seasonally weak, as OEMs typically have yet to open their forward-year build schedules, as is currently the case […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/BKJzUAh

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Women with Drive returns, drive to recruit more women to trucking continues

The last time Trucking HR Canada hosted its Women with Drive event in Toronto, Angelique Magi noticed a lot of audience members repeatedly checking their phones. No matter how engaging the presentations were, there was no ignoring news that Covid-19 had just been declared a pandemic. Organizers had done what they could to keep the […] from Truck News https://ift.tt/HtTjWmc