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 […]
Prairie provinces partner to boost transport of goods
The Prairie provinces – Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – joined forces to to advance economic corridors and support the movement of products within Western Canada and to various markets. Ministers […]