Plans for trailer-based GHG rules in question
Trailer designs play a role in fuel economy, but U.S. regulators seem ready to abandon the stalled rules that would have required trailer updates in the name of reducing greenhouse […]
Lion inaugurates Quebec battery plant
Lion Electric has inaugurated its Mirabel, Que., plant where it will produce lithium-ion batteries for its trucks and buses. The 175,000 sq.-ft. facility is located near the Mirabel airport. The […]
York Regional Police recover $1.65M of vehicles, goods in cargo theft bust
Police in southern Ontario’s York Region arrested and charged four men accused of stealing loads from tractor-trailers and selling the freight. Investigators recovered $1.65 million worth of vehicles and goods […]
Trucking conditions weakened in February
Weaker freight rates and volumes caused trucking conditions to deteriorate in February, according to the latest FTR Trucking Conditions Index (TCI). The -5.17 reading was down from -1.71 in January, […]
Rising costs, parts shortages challenge truck maintenance
Trucking operations experienced the bite of significant parts shortages and price increases in the past year as they maintained equipment, a TruckNews.com Pulse Survey shows. Eighty percent of the survey’s […]