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Winter tires required on some B.C. highways as of the start of October   Are you ready to join the cue at your local tire store? October 1st was the deadline to have your vehicle winter ready for snow and ice on major...
With an aim to make the best use of technology to ensure commercial vehicle compliance, safety of the drivers and residents, BC government is all set to install sensors on an interior highway.  Highway 5A north of Merritt will see...
Volvo Trucks North America has emerged as an envoy for sustainable environment by promoting Electric Vehicles.  The company has reached a mark of making 25 certified EV dealers across North America thereby ensuring customer support towards electric vehicle adoption.  Realising the...
Cyber-attacks on trucking What they are and how to prepare. Over the past few years, the trucking industry has become a significant and growing target for digital hackers. It can take businesses 252 days to even identify a cyber-attack during which...
Mercedes-Benz is bringing the much awaited battery-electric eSprinter van to Canada and U.S. The production will commence in South Carolina in the second half of 2023.  The company has invested around €350 million to produce the new eSprinter which will...
High speed and high frequency rail is coming to Ontario and Québec as Via Rail, a passenger rail service provider in Canada, plans to open new corridors between Québec City, Montréal, Ottawa, and Toronto.  Following a mid-2021 announcement from...

Trucking apps

The combination of smart phones and the internet have revolutionized the trucking industry. Gone are the days of having to find a fax machine to send paperwork to the customs broker, keeping track of distance traveled and fuel purchased...
The Rush to Electric Vehicles: The Change We Cannot Stop The ICCT (International Council on Clean Transport) issued a report from Berlin, Germany, in February of this year stating, "From the extraction of raw materials to its operational phase, battery...
As per the organizations, the joint wander will be named Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies. Both Cummins and Eaton will claim half of the new joint wander. "Clients are centered around powertrain arrangements that give the best blend of innovation, execution...
Earlier this Fall, Volvo made some of their own history by accepting the largest order of their fully-electric Class 8 trucks.  The order totaled 16 of Volvo’s VNR Electric Class 8 trucks, and they will be delivered to a...