Trucker Blockade

By Erika Ibrahim in Ottawa Organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” discussed using their ties to Métis identity to play the “race card” as part of an overall strategy to control their public image and garner sympathy for their cause, text messages suggest. The messages between Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, obtained by Ottawa police and entered...

Trucking news and briefs for Monday, July 11, 2022:CARB launching new pilot program to help small fleets transition to zero-emission trucksThe California Air Resources Board is set to launch a pilot program that aims to help small trucking fleets make the transition to "zero-emission" technologies.The Innovative Small e-Fleet pilot will focus on...

Effective July 1, 2022, individuals completing the Class A or Class A restricted (AR) road test in a vehicle with an automatic transmission, including semi-automatic and automated-manual transmissions, will be restricted from operating Class A/AR vehicles with a manual transmission...

Police in Ottawa, Canada are vowing to crack down on a protest by hundreds of truckers who have shut down the city for eight days in a demonstration against COVID-19 measures. Rush Hour is a no fluff, no filler newscast hosted by Nichole Berlie that taps into a nationwide network of thousands of journalists...

In Kingston, Ont., Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announces a partnership with Umicore, a materials technology and recycling company, to bring a facility for the production of electric vehicle batteries to the province. The new net-zero facility will be built in Loyalist Township and is expected to create 1,000 jobs during its construction and hundreds...