‘Drive day and night’: TFI plans to roll out driverless trucks in U.S.

MONTREAL - Canada's biggest trucking company aims to roll out autonomous trucks in the United States next year, with testing slated to start within months.

David Saperstein, chief financial officer at TFI International Inc., says it is working on the project with a partner south of the border in order to boost reliability, safety and fuel efficiency.

The self-driving big-rigs would haul semi-trailers on fixed, long-distance legs between terminals or distribution centres in parts of the southern U.S.

Saperstein says the trucks "can drive day and night," avoiding the human defects of fatigue, illness and poor driving.

The announcement comes after TFI increased its second-quarter net income 39 per cent year-over-year to US$136.2 million and saw revenues rise 12 per cent to US$2.29 billion.

CEO Alain Bédard says a crackdown on driver misclassification in Canada and unsafe drivers in the U.S. helped boost profit margins across all three of its segments, allowing the Montreal-based company to raise its financial outlook despite the ongoing hit from steel and lumber tariffs.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published July 28, 2026.

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