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Arrive Logistics expands freight brokerage operation into Canada

With nearshoring trends increasing freight flows across North America, Arrive Logistics aims to tap into more freight north of the border with its newest office in Toronto.

The Toronto location helps the Austin, Texas-based freight brokerage provide more localized service to customers across the Great White North.

“The expansion into the Toronto office is really exciting for us, because it puts us in a pretty small class of brokers who have boots on the ground in Canada, the U.S. and Mexico,”...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/arrive-logistics-expands-freight-brokerage-operation-into-canada

Canadian trucking company set to build $250M facility near Toronto

Canada-based carrier Highlight Motor Group (HMG) recently broke ground on a 100-acre development in the Toronto area that will serve as the company’s new headquarters and trucking operations hub.

The $250 million facility will total 1.1 million square feet and include a 350,000-square-foot logistics warehouse, as well as a truck yard and repair shop. It will be in Bradford, Ontario, about 43 miles north of Toronto.

“This colossal venture reflects our dedication to innovation and growth,” HMG said...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/canadian-trucking-company-set-to-build-250m-facility-near-toronto

Canadian truckers fight to claim millions in unpaid wages

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Truckers in Canada are fighting to claim part of an estimated $9 million in wages that has been...

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Canadian town wins another court battle against illegal trucking operation

The Canadian town of Caledon, Ontario, continues to aggressively target suspected illegal trucking operations in the community.

Caledon won a legal battle Monday against a trucking company known as 2423274 Ontario Inc., which was found guilty by the Ontario Superior Court of Justice of operating contrary to the town’s zoning bylaws.

The court ruled that the land was being used as an illegal trucking yard and storage facility despite being zoned for agricultural use. The court imposed a fine of...

Who is teaching autonomous trucks how to drive?

Waabi founder talks autonomous trucks with her staff

Driving is hard. Professional truck drivers know this. From “four-wheelers” who don’t understand how to drive safely around 80,000-pound vehicles to the kid who darts out from behind the parked car, the unexpected challenges can test the patience of any driver. Decisions must be made constantly — and instantaneously. One wrong decision and someone can die.

Those challenges are also what developers of autonomous vehicles point to when promoting their technology, promising that roadways will be...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/who-is-teaching-autonomous-trucks-how-to-drive

More trucker convoys roll into Canadian cities

A man talks through the window of a truck while holding a Canadian flag as other protesters crowd around him.

TORONTO — A truck-led convoy rolled into the downtown of Canada’s largest city on Saturday joining multiple protests taking place across the country over COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other health measures.

Truckers blasted their horns as throngs of protesters greeted them and the much larger convoy of passenger vehicles that overwhelmed several blocks of downtown Toronto. Some climbed onto the rigs and a few even danced.

Organizers had hoped the convoy would reach Queens Park, home to the...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/more-trucker-convoys-roll-into-canadian-cities

City of Toronto recommends fully electric ferry fleet replacement strategy

A new City of Toronto staff report is recommending a plan to replace Toronto’s current, aging fleet of passenger ferries with fully electric vessels. The report rec ..

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Zero emissions, zero traffic: How an EV company is making delivery sustainable

URB-E PenguinPickUp partnership electric vehicles bikes scooters container delivery Toronto Canada sustainability

For all the triumphs and successes that the logistics field has seen this year, there’s one area where it needs to make up some ground: sustainability. Freight and other modes of logistics transportation are a big driver of pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, accounting for over half of the United States’ total nitrogen oxide emissions and nearly a third of volatile organic compounds emissions.

LA-based compact container delivery company URB-E is looking to Canada to change that. The...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/zero-emissions-zero-traffic-how-an-ev-company-is-making-delivery-sustainable

Smugglers outfitted trucks to haul ‘staggering’ amount of drugs to Canada, police say

A picture of drugs and trucks seized during an investigation into drug trafficking in Canada.

A suspected drug-smuggling ring allegedly used tractor-trailers with secret compartments to truck millions of dollars of cocaine, methamphetamine and marijuana from Mexico and California to Canada before authorities took it down, police said Tuesday.

Police seized $50 million worth of drugs and arrested 20 people after a six-month investigation dubbed Project Brisa led by the Toronto Police Service. Five tractor-trailers also were seized as part of the case, which involved multiple Canadian and...

https://www.freightwaves.com/news/smugglers-outfitted-trucks-to-haul-staggering-amount-of-drugs-to-canada-police-say

Gig worker rights battle moves to Toronto

The battle for gig worker rights has come to Canada, where the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) has launched the Gig Workers United campaign. It is the latest in the global movement to increase wages and improve working conditions for gig workers who rely on app-based companies for employment.

“We have to stand up for ourselves — the streets don’t look out for us, the apps don’t look out for us, so we’re looking out for each other and collectively calling out a bad business model,” Narada...

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