Security Ontario trucker faces charges after drug bust at border May 15, 2023 A Paris, Ont., commercial truck driver is facing drug charges after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers found 60 kg of suspected cocaine in the truck at an Ontario port…
Security Trucker arrested after 30 kg of suspected cocaine seized at Alberta border May 2, 2023 A driver was arrested and charged after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered and seized approximately 30 kg of suspected cocaine from his truck in southern Alberta. On April…
Regulations U.S. removing border vaccine requirements on May 12 May 2, 2023 The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced it will be removing border vaccine requirements impacting all non-U.S. citizens entering the country as of May 12. “Beginning May 12, 2023,…
Infrastructure Daimler partners to build commercial EV charging network April 28, 2023 Daimler Truck North America (DTNA) has partnered with NextEra Energy Resources and BlackRock Alternatives to develop a charging network for electric commercial vehicles. Dubbed Greenlane, the joint venture will design,…
Transportation Trucking associations turn to ambassadors to help end Canada, U.S. trade barriers April 27, 2023 Several of North America’s largest trucking associations are calling on Canadian and U.S. ambassadors to help remove unnecessary trade barriers for cross-border operators and truck drivers. Related letters – signed…
Business Management Shippers experiencing mostly ‘favorable and stable’ conditions April 26, 2023 Conditions were little changed for shippers in February, with an environment that was mostly favorable and stable. Industry analyst FTR’s Shippers Conditions Index fell slightly on the month, to 5.1…
Security Brampton driver charged after 70kg of suspected cocaine seized from truck April 24, 2023 A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., has been arrested after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized 70kg of suspected cocaine from a truck at the Peace Bridge in Fort…
Business Management Economic Trucking Trends: Q1 earnings paint grim picture as freight conditions deteriorate April 21, 2023 Publicly traded U.S. fleets have begun reporting Q1 earnings, and they aren’t pretty. Spot market rates continue to be below operating costs, squeezing smaller carriers out of the marketplace. But…
Business Management Truck tonnage in March saw largest loss since pandemic April 18, 2023 U.S. for-hire truck tonnage plummeted 5.4% in March, the largest sequential decline seen since April 2020 at the beginning of the pandemic. The drop comes on the heels of a…
Business Management Trucking conditions weakened in February April 17, 2023 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,…
Health & Safety U.S. vaccination mandate remains April 12, 2023 U.S. President Joe Biden has ended the national Covid state of emergency this week, but the border vaccination requirement for Canadians remains in place. Previously, all Covid-related emergencies were slated…
Infrastructure Love’s to spend $1 billion on truck stop upgrades April 10, 2023 Love’s Travel Stops says it will invest US$1 billion into updating 200 of its truck stops by 2026. Each location will receive an average of $2-$7 million in upgrades.
Infrastructure Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry can’t secure funding, plans to close in September April 5, 2023 Efforts by the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry to secure government funding to continue operations in light of declining hazmat traffic have been unsuccessful, and the ferry will close at the end…
Infrastructure Detroit-Windsor truck ferry in danger of imminent closure April 3, 2023 The Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry, a mainstay since Earth Day 1990, hauling hazmat and oversize loads between Windsor and Detroit, could close in the next few months without government funding. Ferry…
Infrastructure Temporary lane restrictions coming to Blue Water Bridge March 24, 2023 The U.S.-bound span of the Blue Water Bridge will be closed to traffic from July 5 until about Oct. 5 for rehabilitation work, the Federal Bridge Corporation has advised. The…