Insurers assure truckers coverage includes Covid-19

Truckers have been assured they will be covered by life and health insurers’ out-of-country medical coverage if they are infected with the Covid-19 virus while in the U.S. The…

Trucking HR releases Covid-19 guide

OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada has released a new guide to support employers in navigating their response to the coronavirus pandemic. COVID-19 Resource Guide for Trucking &…

Ontario extends validity of driver, vehicle and carrier products

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has extended the validation periods for driver, vehicle and carrier products as well as health cards in a bid to curb the spread of the Covid-19…

Foreign workers employed as truck drivers can continue to cross border

Truck drivers who are foreign workers and need to cross the Canada-U.S. border during their shipments will be allowed to return to Canada, our sister publication Today’s Trucking has…

Travel restrictions won’t affect trucking : PM Trudeau

OTTAWA, Ont. – “Trucking will not be affected.” With those five words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reassured the trucking industry that travel restrictions announced by Canada and the…

Teamsters Canada backs Covid-19 aid package, but wants more

LAVAL, Que. –Teamsters Canada has welcomed the federal government’s initiative to help workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but the union believes more will be needed to help them…

Trudeau: Travel restrictions won’t affect trucking

OTTAWA, Ont. – “Trucking will not be affected.” With those five words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reassured the trucking industry that travel restrictions announced by Canada and the U.S.

FMCSA demands truck stops must stay open 24 hours

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators are demanding that that truck stops remain open 24 hours to serve drivers who are keeping the economy running as America and Canada…

Sud Malhotra ‘cannot stay away from trucking’

Sudhanshu Malhotra has an insatiable appetite for news – trucking industry news that is. “My day starts with trucks and ends with trucks,” he said of his news-browsing habit during…

Updated: APTA keeps close watch on truckers crossing the border

DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is keeping a close watch on how things unfold in the wake of new border restrictions announced by the federal…

Truck-stop chains take a cautious approach amid Covid-19 crisis

TORONTO, Ont. – Truck-stop chains are implementing a series of measures to curb the spread of Covid-19, but they say the sites will remain open to drivers. Pilot Flying…

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ਪਰਾਈਡ ਟਰੱਕ ਸੇਲਜ਼ ਨੇ ਰੇਜਾਈਨਾ, ਸਸਕੈਚਵਨ ‘ਚ ਆਪਣੀ ਨਵੀਂ ਬ੍ਰਾਂਚ ਖੋਲ੍ਹਣ ਦਾ ਐਲਾਨ ਕਰ ਦਿੱਤਾ ਹੈ। ਇਹ ਉੱਤਰੀ ਅਮਰੀਕਾ ‘ਚ ਇਸ ਦੀ 12ਵੀਂ ਅਤੇ ਪੱਛਮੀ ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਖੇਤਰ ‘ਚ ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਡੀਲਰਸ਼ਿਪ…

U.S. truck stops will remain open

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The association that represents the travel plaza and truck stop industry in the U.S. has confirmed that its members will remain open and continue to serve…

For cross-border truckers, it’s business as usual – for now

TORONTO, Ont. – “Social distancing” is the catchphrase of the year, but for longhaul truck drivers that has been a reality forever. Now, even as authorities across Canada…

Pride Truck Sales opens in Regina

Pride Truck Sales has opened a new 10,000 sq/ft dealership in Regina, Sask., its fifth in Western Canada and twelfth in North America. “We’ve had a phenomenal response in Western…