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  • CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert And Donations For 2021

    Canadian Pacific (CP) will host a virtual concert and donate to local food banks in communities across its network for the Holiday Train program's 23rd year. Though this year's Holiday Train will once again be virtual, the much-loved program will continue to serve as a beacon, highlighting the ongoing need for food banks and the critical work they do.

    CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert, Donations For 2021

    CP Holiday Train’s Lights To Shine On Community Food Banks With Virtual Concert, Donations For 2021

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    Nov 24, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • ATA Chief Economist Claims Driver Shortage At Historic High


    American Trucking Associations’ Chief Economist Bob Costello said recently that the current driver shortage has risen to 80,000 – an all-time high for the industry.

    ATA Chief Economist Claims Driver Shortage At Historic High

     


    “Since we last released an estimate of the shortage, there has been tremendous pressure on the driver pool,” Costello said. “Increased demand for freight, pandemic-related challenges from early retirements, closed driving schools and DMVs, and other pressures are really pushing up demand for drives and subsequently the shortage.”

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • DriverCheck Expands COVIDdetect DIY At-Home Testing Service

    DriverCheck, Canada’s Fitness for Duty Experts and a leader in occupational medical testing, announces the successful release of its newest health and safety business service, COVIDdetect. Introduced in July under its COVID-19 testing division, DC Agile, the web-based program management software enables organizations to implement and manage DIY testing with Health Canada-approved COVID-19 rapid antigen test kits in a way that is efficient, comprehensive and easy to monitor for companies of all sizes.

    DriverCheck Expands COVIDdetect DIY At-Home Testing Service

     

    COVIDdetect is the next evolution of testing for DriverCheck, who has seen its total number of COVID-19 tests exceed 400,000 since the start of the pandemic’s third wave, in March, and attain an average of more than 15,000 tests per week.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Top 12 Tips For Bumper-To-Bumper Winter Prep From Bendix

    Like it or not, winter is coming. You know the drill: falling temperatures, snow, and ice hitting large swaths of North America, presenting challenges for trucks and fleets. Now is the time to prepare. With harsh weather looming, this special installment of the Bendix Tech Tips Series serves up 12 pieces of advice for wheel-ends, air systems, and electronics to help keep your vehicle in good operating condition.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

    Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems moves forward with launch plans for Watchman wheel-end sensor technology for trailers that operate on the vehicle area network developed by Sensata Technologies (NYSE: ST). The initial product offering will include trailer tire pressure and wheel-end temperature data that is communicated to the fleet via the trailer telematics system.

    Hendrickson Forges Ahead with Launch Plans For Watchman Trailer Wheel-End Sensor Technology

     


    Hendrickson worked with the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) to utilize industry standards according to established J1939 protocol, for the communication of data and fault codes for trailer wheel-end information.
    “This common platform allows Hendrickson’s Watchman wheel-end sensor to be used by OEMs to provide crucial trailer data to their customers,” says Omar Fernandez, director of marketing at Hendrickson Trailer Commercial Vehicle Systems.

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    Nov 23, 2021 - 4 years ago

  • Bandit Industries Has Announced Major Expansions Of Its Manufacturing Facilities

    Bandit Industries plans to build three new production facilities and expand an existing plant in 2022. That is in addition to four building expansions in 2021, one that is completed and three more that are currently under construction. When all are completed, Bandit’s manufacturing facilities will increase from 340,000 square feet to 560,000 square feet.

    Bandit Industries Has Announced Major Expansions Of Its Manufacturing Facilities


    The demand for Bandit products and the backlog has skyrocketed to where Bandit needs to double its 2020 production, a record year for Bandit. Bandit employs 600 people, up from 450 in 2020. Bandit presently has 100 positions to fill and plans to add more employees in 2022 when the new facilities are completed.

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    Nov 22, 2021 - 4 years ago

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