The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, has issued a new protective direction banning the shipment of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft. The ban follows a decision of the UN aviation agency to ban cargo shipments of lithium-ion batteries on passenger aircraft over concerns by pilots and plane makers that they are a fire risk. …
Quebec Transport Minister Jacques Daoust has signed a ministerial decree authorizing the use of trailer tails in Quebec as of Apr. 6. The notice was posted in the Gazette Officielle du Quebec on March 23. This order is intended to be a transitional measure pending a modification of permanent regulations. The province says the transitional …
120 years after the invention of the truck, Daimler Trucks is bringing the truck into the internet. Daimler Trucks tested three semitrailers with autonomous driving circulating in close « platoon” formation on an open stretch of German motorway on 21 March. The test – which took place in live traffic – is part of a …
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The Port of Montreal broke two records in 2015: that of the amount of cargo transited there and the number of passengers who set foot on shore in Montreal. It is during the 177th ceremony of the Gold-Headed Cane that the Port of Montreal announced these preliminary data. The Cane was given to Captain Eric …
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More than a hundred trucks Robert Group are now equipped with solar panels, regulators and third generation of batteries that can heat or cool depending on the season, the inside of a cabin for an entire night without burning a single drop of fuel. « “This lets drivers rest comfortably in a temperature-controlled sleeper compartment, …
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The total cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers dropped 2.7% in October compared with September results, according to results released today by the Canadian General Freight Index Index (CGFI). The Base Rate Index, which excludes the impact of accessorial charges assessed by carriers, decreased 2.1% in the same time frame. Average Fuel Surcharges assessed …
GAIN Clean Fuel in conjunction with CAT and Gaz Métro celebrated the official opening of the Quebec’s first GAIN Clean Fuel public station for compressed natural gas (CNG) on 13 November. The new station is located at 4 Transport Street in the industrial park of Coteau-du-Lac and will provide North American carriers with alternative fuel …
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On November 4th the leaders of the family-owned business Tremcar, the tank trailer manufacturer headquartered in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, welcomed over 100 people to their new service center located in Edmonton for a grand opening. The manufacturer and repairer of tanker trailers hopes the new location, three times larger than the old facility, will allow the largest …
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While companies like Amazon and Google rely on aerial drones to carry out their future deliveries, Skype founders prefer to take a more pedestrian approach. They announced on November 2 the launch of a new company, Starship Technologies which aims to improve local delivery of goods and groceries, while making it practically free. To do …
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After presenting a futuristic concept truck equipped with an autonomous control system last year and an updated version of the concept on the roads of Nevada earlier this year, Mercedes now reveals an autonomous truck that is ready for production. The truck is a Mercedes Actros models, and it is the first production-ready truck to …
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