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Transportation
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Schneider invests in company-owned intermodal equipment
Green Bay, WI —Schneider has completed its conversion to a company-owned and managed chassis fleet last year, and continues to invest in company-owned equipment including intermodal chassis, containers and tractors. The company added more than 4,200 intermodal containers in 2018,…
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CEVA commences regular trucking service between China and Europe
Baar, Switzerland — CEVA Logistics has further extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland at the end of last year. This week, the company marked…
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Oil storage firm Gibson Energy sells trucking assets to Trimac Transportation
Calgary, AB — Export pipeline capacity limits in Western Canada are expected to continue to drive strong demand for crude storage services offered by Gibson Energy Inc., investors heard Thursday. The fast-growing Calgary-based company currently handles about one in four…
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Bison Transport expands U.S. presence with acquisition
Winnipeg, MB — Bison Transport Inc. announced the acquisition of Amherst, Wis.-based H.O. Wolding, Inc (HOW), a 320-truck, dry van fleet with truckload operations in the U.S. Midwest, northeast and southeast regions. “We are very pleased to welcome the drivers,…
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Schneider bulk division hits milestone
Green Bay, WI — Schneider is celebrating the 50th anniversary of its bulk division. It entered the segment in 1969 with the acquisition of Kampo Transit, before renaming it Schneider Tank Lines. Schneider’s bulk division began by hauling milk and fuel…
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Manitoba to require mandatory training for truck drivers starting Sept. 1
Winnipeg, MB — Commercial truck drivers in Manitoba will be required to complete just over 120 hours of training before taking to the province’s roads and highways. Infrastructure Minister Ron Schuler says mandatory training for new Class 1 truck drivers…
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Lion Electric launches all-electric class 8 urban truck
Mirabel, QC —The Lion Electric Co. unveiled its first all-electric Class 8 urban truck — the Lion8 — which will be commercialized this fall, with the first vehicle to be delivered to Société des Alcools du Québec (SAQ). The Lion8…
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Pot sales drop, supply lags as LPs ‘underestimated’ logistics needed
The chief executive of Hexo Corp. says cannabis products have been slow to reach retailers because licensed producers “underestimated” the infrastructure needed to fulfill orders. Sebastien St-Louis’s comments came one day after Health Canada released legal cannabis sales and inventory…
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Trucking jobs threatened by carbon tax, says Ontario premier
Cambridge, ON — Ontario Premier Doug Ford focused on the trucking industry as he continued to sound the alarm about a federally imposed carbon tax, which takes hold on April 1. Diesel prices will increase by 5.37 cents per liter…
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Andy Transport to spend $25M to add to its fleet
Montreal, QC — Andy Transport released its asset acquisition plan for 2019. Following last year’s purchase of sixty-two (62) Volvo VNL 760 2019 units, Andy Transport continues the expansion of its fleet with a purchase order of 100 new Volvo…
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NACFE explores infrastructure needs for electric trucks
Toronto, ON — Buying an electric truck involves more than adding batteries and electric motors to a powertrain. The vehicles will also require access to charging infrastructure that is just beginning to emerge. The North American Council for Freight Efficiency…
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GTI Transport acquires Precision Specialized
Montreal, QC — GTI Transport Solution Inc., a leading provider of open-deck, specialized and over-dimensional freight services, announced it is acquiring Precision Specialized Division Inc., a division of Precision Truck Lines Inc. Located in Woodbridge, Ontario, PSD is a leader…