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#FMCSA is offering up to $7 million in grant funding to support #trucksafety research. The funding will support the Crash Causal Factors Program (CCFP) Heavy-Duty Truck Study, which examines the key factors that contribute to these fatal #crashes trucknews.com/transportation…

Velocity Vehicle Group has completed its #acquisition of New West Truck Centres, adding seven #dealerships in Alberta and British Columbia and expanding its Western Canadian network to 24 locations trucknews.com/equipment/velo… #trucking #trucknews #transportation #CanadianTrucking

A Toronto #truckdriver cleaning out his desk discovered a forgotten #lottery ticket that turned out to be worth $50,000 trucknews.com/human-resource… #trucking #truckinglife

Canada is moving to align its heavy-truck #emissions regulations with revised U.S. EPA 2027 rules — at least for now. trucknews.com/equipment/cana… #trucknews #EPA27

A #backhaul that makes financial sense isn't necessarily a legal one. For Canadian carriers operating in the U.S., picking up domestic #freight between two American locations can raise serious #immigration and #compliance questions trucknews.com/blogs/the-back… #trucknews

#Truckdrivers are 25% more likely to experience a #safety incident during the final quarter of their shift, according to Geotab data. This is attributed to #fatigue, a risk that hours-of-service compliance alone cannot eliminate. trucknews.com/transportation… #trucknews #trucking

#Trucking #fleets should prepare for prolonged #diesel price volatility, diversify their #fuel suppliers and pay closer attention to the actual price they pay at the pump rather than the discounts they negotiate, industry experts warned trucknews.com/business-manag… #trucknews

Some #freight brokers are reportedly cleaning up their carrier lists amid ruling that opens door to negligent-selection lawsuits against brokers. trucknews.com/transportation… #trucking #trucknews #transportatipn #carriersafety

There was a time when #trucking #fleets dispatched #truckdrivers using cards on a board, #freight bills were typed on typewriters, and trucks traveled with several provincial license plates hanging from their bumpers trucknews.com/transportation…

#Trucking fleets are collecting more #safety data than ever, but failing to act on warnings, document repairs and properly #traindrivers can leave them exposed to roadside violations, collisions and insurance risks trucknews.com/business-manag… #trucknews #fleetmanagement

At highway speeds, approximately 65% of a Class 8 tractor-trailer’s tractive energy is used to overcome #aerodynamic drag. #NACFE says reducing that resistance remains an important opportunity for fleets seeking to lower operating costs. trucknews.com/sustainability… #trucking #fleets

A specially wrapped #Kenworth T680 will transport the 2026 U.S. Capitol Christmas tree more than 2,000 miles (3,218 km) from Idaho to Washington, D.C., with four Boise Cascade #truckdrivers sharing duties along the route trucknews.com/equipment/kenw… #trucking #trucknews

A #truckdriver faces four drug-related charges after #CBSA officers discovered 52 brick-shaped packages of suspected controlled substances inside a commercial #truck and trailer at a British Columbia #border crossing trucknews.com/security/truck…

The #trucking industry could be headed for a more sustained recovery in 2027, with double-digit rate increases possible even without a meaningful improvement in #freight demand, according to Knight-Swift Transportation CEO Adam Miller trucknews.com/business-manag… #fleets #trucknews

#Peterbilt founder Theodore Alfred “Al” Peterman has been inducted into the American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame trucknews.com/transportation… #trucking #transportation

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has thrown its support behind Bill C-39, the Building Canada Strong Act, while urging Ottawa to strengthen enforcement against #DriverInc., improve #trade corridors and address supply chain disruptions trucknews.com/business-manag…

Newfoundland and Labrador plans to eliminate its provincial #taxes on #diesel and #gasoline beginning Dec. 1, providing #fuel cost relief to #trucking fleets, businesses and motorists trucknews.com/transportation…

Despite the uncertainty surrounding the availability of model year 2027 equipment in Canada, if we mange to work out an #emissions deal, the engines and emissions systems we get will likely be better than what we have now: trucknews.com/regulations/ep… #trucknews #vocationaltrucks

Expiring work permits and tighter #immigration rules could leave Atlantic Canadian #trucking companies without experienced #truckdrivers, forcing carriers to park equipment, disrupt routes and potentially lose customer commitments, Leo Barros reports trucknews.com/human-resource…

#Kenworth has introduced several updates to its #Class8 #truck lineup, including a redesigned interior with a 15-inch touchscreen, standard wireless phone charging and an electronic parking brake that is now standard equipment trucknews.com/transportation…