March 2025 Newsletter
Dear HVTT newsletter subscribers, For this month’s newsletter, we’re focusing on North America, particularly Canada as our upcoming HVTT18 symposium is heading there in May. The organization is going great! We have a solid scientific program, and amazing social activities planned. Check out our website and register soon! We cannot talk about Canada at this moment without mentioning the tariffs that the U.S. has, will, could, may or may not (who knows!) impose on Canadian products. These tariffs have a major impact on the economy and the trucking industry as more than 60% of all Canada’s commercial exchanges are made with the USA, with 54% of Canadian exports to the USA transported by truck and 72% of imports arriving by truck. This corresponds to approximately 5.5 million trucks crossing the border annually, carrying an estimated $33 billion in value. This uncertainty concerning tariffs has accelerated efforts to strengthen trade between provinces in... Read More