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What is the Future of Trucking Equipment? CTA Launches a National Consultation Workshop

This June, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will be putting a new rule in place regarding greenhouse gas regulations for heavy trucks. Environment Canada is expected to follow the EPA’s

23 April 2015

Trucks of the Future

Trucks of the Future We’ve all seen blockbuster films that feature exciting futuristic cars. These are vehicles that auto lovers only dream of driving someday, like the supercars in Transformers, or

16 April 2015

Trucking South of the Border: US Changes Cross-Border Rules for Big Rigs

Canada and the US have a long history of cross-border trading and in fact, have the largest trade relationship in the world. Trade between the two countries involves thousands of different goods, and

26 March 2015

Will Collision Avoidance Systems Become Standard in Trucks?

In Canada, heavy duty truck accidents make up one fifth of all motor accident deaths. In the majority of these cases, the truck driver was not injured, but other motorists were. In the US, the Nationa

19 March 2015

New Federal Money to Help Make the Trucking Industry More Inclusive

Students taking dispatcher training courses at an automotive school in Canada will be pleased to hear that the federal government is putting $421,720 into the trucking industry for the purpose of enco

12 March 2015

New Greenhouse Gas Regulations in the Trucking Industry

Trucking has come a long way since its birth in the 1940s and 50s. Not only have manufacturers made trucks which can drive themselves, they are also working everyday towards trucks which produce fewer

5 March 2015