Health & Safety Ontario opens truck inspection station near Thunder Bay March 15, 2024 The Ontario government has opened a new commercial vehicle inspection station on Highway 11/17 near Thunder Bay. Located in Shuniah, the $30 million state-of-the-art facility is part of the province’s…
Health & Safety We have one life to live, so take care of your health March 15, 2024 “If I’d have known that I’d live this long, I would’ve taken better care of myself. I didn’t expect to make it to 30.” My co-worker grew up hard, in…
Health & Safety Drivers who hit B.C. infrastructure could face $100,000 in fines, 18 months in prison March 12, 2024 Drivers of commercial trucks involved in infrastructure crashes in British Columbia will face higher penalties. The proposed changes to the Commercial Transport Act (CTA) will enable the courts to impose…
Health & Safety We need to make trucking tougher, not easier March 12, 2024 A coworker said to me recently, “We need to make it harder, not easier.” He was talking specifically in support of training on manual transmissions, but in light of recent…
Health & Safety It’s time to admit trucking has a safety problem March 12, 2024 It’s a difficult topic to address, but we can’t fix a problem unless we acknowledge it’s broken. Truck safety in Ontario, and other parts of Canada, is getting worse, not…
Business Management Free webinar on incident response management February 22, 2024 Trucking is one of the few industries that shares its workplace with the public, and as such, risks being involved in an emergency such as a serious motor vehicle collision.
Health & Safety 7 important tips from veteran drivers February 20, 2024 A 22-year old Jim Park (yes, that Jim Park) remembers the precise moment he learned how fast was too fast when cresting a hill. “I’d been…
Software Geotab launches Safety Center February 15, 2024 Geotab has launched Safety Center to provide fleets with greater insights into their risks and offer predictive collision insights. Offered within the MyGeotab platform, Safety Center…
Health & Safety Truck driver, carrier face multiple charges after fatal buggy crash February 9, 2024 A truck driver has been charged with multiple offences after he collided with a horse-drawn buggy on Highway 17 in Ontario in December 2023, killing the driver. Officers responded to…
Other Flo Components offering AFEX fire suppression systems February 7, 2024 Flo Components is now offering vehicle fire suppression systems from AFEX in the Ontario and Manitoba markets. The company says AFEX is the only fire suppression…
Business Management Improving the workplace for drivers doesn’t have to cost a lot February 2, 2024 It’s been a tough year for trucking, which still finds itself within the grips of a freight recession that doesn’t want to loosen its stubborn grasp. At the end of…
Health & Safety Canadian truckers face extradition in alleged drug-smuggling scheme January 30, 2024 Authorities have dismantled a drug-smuggling operation they say involved large quantities of narcotics coming into Los Angeles from Mexico before being distributed in the U.S. and brought into Canada by…
Software, Video Ford Pro Intelligence integrates Lytx dashcam January 25, 2024 Ford’s commercial division, Ford Pro, has introduced software and technology features with Lytx to give fleet managers more insights into, and control over, their vehicle usage.
Health & Safety B.C. suspends yet another carrier after truck hits overpass sign January 17, 2024 The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has suspended yet another carrier after one of its trucks hauling a helicopter struck and damaged a sign attached to an overpass on…
Trucks Nikola adopts ZF driver assistance systems January 17, 2024 ZF’s OnGuardMax and OnSideAlert driver assistance systems are now offered on Nikola’s hydrogen fuel-cell-electric trucks. OnGuardMax detects and reacts to moving and stationary objects, while OnSideAlert provides blind spot…