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Managing the lubricants that flow through a shop

Truck maintenance facilities are home to many fluids and lubricants, each presenting an opportunity for a costly mix-up. Putting the wrong oil into an engine, used coolant into a reservoir,…

Federal budget spending big on zero-emission vehicles

Archie and Irene Verspeeten donate another $3M to clinical genome center

Ontario school says $3,500 MELT course can be delivered safely

TFI International widens gap atop list of Canada’s largest fleets

Wheel separations are still happening. Here’s how to prevent them.

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Equipment

Strict protocols will keep workers safe at heights

When your job takes you to great heights, falls and accidents could be your downfall. Literally. Trucks with buckets and…

Equipment

Coolants can represent a misunderstood pain point for fleets

If you feel coolants are a confounding and challenging piece of your fleet’s maintenance program to master, you’re not alone.

Equipment

Electric trucks have shorter spec’ sheets, but there’s still plenty to consider

North American truckers have enjoyed a decades-long love affair with their spec’ sheets. At one time, everything from wheel seals…

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Sustainability

Canadian businesses play leading role in race for electric trucks

Discussions about electric trucks traditionally focus on California or China for good reason. They represent two of the world’s fastest-growing…

Sustainability

Will battery- and fuel-cell-electric trucks both find a home?

Until someone invents a flux capacitor or discovers dilithium crystals somewhere in our solar system, the transition away from fossil…

Sustainability

6 things to consider before electrifying your fleet

The electrification of heavy commercial vehicles is exciting. Drivers love the lack of noise and vibration, and the immediate torque.

Sustainability

Electric trucks come with unique infrastructure needs

Fleets accustomed to paying for fuel on weekly terms with an oil company are in a for a shock when…

Equipment

Trucking in ‘early adopter’ phase of electrification

Trucking’s road to electrification is in the early adopter stage, but by 2025 it will be mainstream. And hydrogen-fuel-cell trucks…

Electric truck tires will be the same … but different

Tires will always be round and black, but don’t let that fool you. The operating characteristics of battery-electric drivetrains —…

Electric trucks will have fewer parts, but there will be maintenance

Trucking has been clamoring for maintenance-free trucks for decades. We may finally have such a unicorn with battery-electric trucks –…

Your future BEVs will require new PPE

Technicians working on electric vehicles will have to get used to wearing some new personal protective equipment (PPE). This might…

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Reliable fuel supply to drive your business forward

Switching to biodiesel today can help you lower your carbon emissions. To support the Canadian Government’s commitment to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, all industries and sectors are making…

Mergers & Acquisitions

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Diagnostic Intelligence Critical to Keep Your Fleet Moving

As more transportation operators equip their fleets with mobile devices to support their drivers and equipment on the road, too often, as the number of mobile devices grows, so…

People, Trucking Life

Adeyanju to lead WIT’s driver engagement

The Women In Trucking Association (WIT) has named Andrea Adeyanju in the newly created role of director of driver engagement. Adeyanju will deploy and manage programs and services that enable…

Fuel/Emissions, Maintenance, Technology

Fleet Emission Solutions tackling fuel economy by cleaning EGR

Saving every penny is important when rising fuel prices eat into profits. And an Ontario-based company says it’s restoring 0.5 miles to the US gallon using a patented process that…

Trucking Life

Canadian Flatbeds carries message for Wounded Warriors Canada

Harry Wadhwa, owner of the Canadian Flatbeds Group of Companies, has been a longtime supporter of Canadian veterans. And proof of that commitment is now rolling down the highway. The…

Opinion

Business Management

Tax credits for truck drivers would deliver lasting dividends

John G Smith

Business Management

Take a holistic approach to reducing insurance costs

Doug Marcello

Sustainability

Canada’s drive for zero-emission trucks will hinge on financial support

John G Smith

Health & Safety

The trucking industry needs healing

David Henry

Brampton to consider ODTA agreement before allowing bids for city projects

Brampton City Council on Wednesday passed a motion unanimously requesting staff to ensure that the Ontario Dump Truck Association’s (ODTA)…

Transportation

South Asian trucking groups gather to provide community with a united voice

Ontario’s South Asian trucking associations have taken the first step to unite to provide a common platform for the community’s…

Supply Chain

Collaborative or Combative?: Re-evaluating shipper-carrier relations during supply chain challenges

Shippers and carriers are being forced to collaborate more than ever, with supply chain challenges and labor shortages constraining fleets’…

Business Management

Navistar San Antonio Manufacturing Plant sets groundwork for sustainable future

Navistar has officially unveiled its million-square-foot San Antonio Manufacturing Plant, opening the doors to a facility that can build battery-electric…

Equipment

A long road still ahead for autonomous trucking technologies

Autonomous trucks aren’t being designed to replace professional drivers, but to take away the more dangerous and boring parts of…

Transportation

Ontario proposes police powers to block future border protests

Ontario’s provincial government has unveiled proposed regulations that would give police more powers when responding to protests that block international…

Equipment

Truck platooning trials conclude in Alberta

Daisy and Lily are a couple no more. The two nicknamed Peterbilt 579s had been connected by electronic handshakes to…

Equipment

How to maintain electric vehicle chargers

Supporters of battery-electric vehicles often highlight the promise of reduced maintenance. The trucks will have 30% fewer parts than their…