CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites

OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the temporary reduction of service hours at 27 low-traffic ports of entry (POE) along the Canada-U.S. border.

Isaac appoints two new executives

MONTREAL, Que. – Isaac Instruments has appointed Samuel O’Neill business development manager for Eastern Canada, the company announced Tuesday. O’Neill has been with Isaac for more than 13 years.

BYD to donate medical supplies

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – BYD will donate medical supplies worth $1 million to transit agencies and first responders in the U.S. and Canada, the Chinese electric vehicle giant…

ONroute extends free coffee offer

TORONTO, Ont. — ONroute is extending its Keep ON Trucking initiative, and offering truck drivers free coffee every Wednesday until mid-May. The travel-plaza chain launched the initiative last week.

Ontario opens seasonal rest stops  

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has opened seasonal rest areas across the province to help truck drivers during the fight against Covid-19, the Ministry of Transportation confirmed Monday. “Parking and toilets…

Manbir Bharj scales new heights

Manbir Bharj was 20 when he first set his sights on a tower crane. Twelve years on, he is close to realizing his dream of becoming an operator. But the…

Team drivers arrested in $4.8M drug bust

“We are absolutely committed to working with our enforcement partners, such as the RCMP, to safeguard Canadians.” – Joe McMahon, district director at CBSA.

Help-a-Trucker drive kicks off in N.B.

ROTHEASY, N.B. – It is a small group with a big heart. And on Saturday, the five New Brunswickers were out on Transcanada Highway 1,…

CBSA seizes 38 kilograms of suspected cocaine from truckers at the Ambassador Bridge

Two truck drivers are facing drug smuggling charges after the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) seized approximately 38 kilograms of suspected cocaine valued at over $4.8 million dollars from a…

Group to offer free meals to truckers

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – A group of New Brunswickers has launched an initiative called Help a Trucker – NB to provide up to 150 hot meals daily to the drivers…

Club offers to feed healthcare workers

WINDSOR, Ont. – The Windsor Transportation Club has announced a program to feed Windsor-Essex region’s healthcare workers. The club said Feed the Frontline has raised $13,000 since its launch…

Global trucking reels under Covid-19

“This is a terrible situation, and many, many companies are looking down the barrel.” – Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy and public affairs, Road Haulage Association,…

The South Asian trucker: Under pressure from all sides

BRAMPTON, Ont. – In his hit Truck Union music videos, featuring gleaming rigs, beautiful women and fancy cars, Surjit Khan sings about an imaginary luxury life as a longhaul driver,…

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ਕੋਵਿਡ-19 ਵਿਰੁੱਧ ਜੰਗ ‘ਚ ਯੋਗਦਾਨ ਪਾਉਣ ਲਈ ਕਮਿੰਸ ਨੇ ਡਿਊਪੋਂਟ ਨਾਲ ਹੱਥ ਮਿਲਾਇਆ ਹੈ। ਇਸ ਕੰਮ ਲਈ ਕਮਿੰਸ ਨੇ ਆਪਣੀ ਨੈਨੋਨੈੱਟ ਅਤੇ ਨੈਨੋਫ਼ੋਰਸ ਫ਼ਿਲਟਰੇਸ਼ਨ ਤਕਨਾਲੋਜੀ ਦਾ ਪ੍ਰਯੋਗ ਕਰ ਕੇ ਐਨ95…

Cummins contributes filtration technology to produce medical masks

Cummins has teamed with DuPont to use its NanoNet and NanoForce filtration technologies to produce N95 respirator masks, for use in the fight against Covid-19. The filtration technologies can be…