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Canada
Maple Leaf Motoring: Carrier turns to augmented reality to boost driver recruitment
Challenger Motor Freight hopes the tech-centric approach will help attract millennial truckers to Ontario-based carrier
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Chart of the Week
Diesel and Detroit disruptions hit trucking hard and fast
Two big events hit trucking like a hammer this week. What are the long run implications?
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Canada
GM cuts production at Canadian plant as strike hits U.S. parts shipments
Oshawa facility operating at half capacity as UAW strike in the United States takes a toll on supply chain.
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News
GM strike could hurt unionized auto haulers first
The halt in vehicle production at General Motors [NYSE: GM] plants on Sept. 16 over a labor dispute is expected to have ripple effects throughout…
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Business
Class 8 engine sizes shrink as emissions rule changes loom
The engine displacement in Class 8 commercial tractors is expected to drop in coming years as stricter federal emissions standards take effect in the next…
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Business
Navistar cuts medium-duty truck production in Ohio
Navistar is the first to slow production lines for new trucks. It is targeting medium-duty units because inventories are up 30 percent year over year.
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Business
Workhorse Group prospects brighten as production of electric step vans for UPS nears
Cowen analyst Jeffrey Osborne has raised his estimate for Workhorse Group Inc. shares from $2.00 to $4.00 based on the company beginning production in the…
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Business
Workhorse Group takes paper hit because of politically fueled share run-up
For the first time, Workhorse Group is tying the possibility of a huge contract with the U.S. Postal Service to the acquisition of General Motors…
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Business
Vice president’s comments about Workhorse securing funds to buy GM plant premature
The saga of the closed General Motors Lordstown plant continued with Vice President Mike Pence erroneously declaring that Workhorse Group Inc. had secured funding to…
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Asia-Pacific
Record number of Mexican-made vehicles cross borders to be sold in North American, Asian markets
Mexican factories exported a record-breaking 1.74 million vehicles worldwide during the first six months of 2019. The majority of those vehicles – 1.37 million –…
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