On the Spot – Rush Enterprises

Hello. I’m Victor Cummings. I’m vice president of service operations for Rush Enterprises. In your view, what makes a good technician? In my view, it’s attitude and aptitude. Now first, you know, we look for folks that really have the desire to be a technician. They have…

Truck drivers at breaking point as report details widespread wage theft

Truck drivers across Canada are reaching a breaking point and no longer see trucking as a sustainable career, according to a labor advocate responding to a new national report that…

Ontario MELT providers face route, checklist requirements

Ontario career colleges that offer or plan to offer mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for Class A truck drivers must now meet new submission requirements, including detailed on-road training routes and…

Longhaul truck driver pedals through workdays with cycling passion

Shawn Cranwell loves using pedals on both his 18-wheel big rig and two-wheel bike. The longhaul truck driver slips smoothly between horsepower and manpower on the road while earning a…

Cash, consultants and carriers: Inside Canada’s trucking LMIA abuse

Desperate people hoping to immigrate to Canada. Greedy consultants and agents sowing seeds of hope while grabbing thousands of dollars from would-be immigrants. Fortunes made and savings lost. This is…

MTO must shed light on commercial driver exam fraud

Money changed hands and applicants were driving off with commercial driver’s licenses in Ontario. There were whispers for a while about this dirty little secret that people knew about. And…

Five examiners, three instructors charged in Ontario commercial driver exam fraud case

The eight people arrested for fraudulent activities linked to commercial driver examinations in Kingston, Ont., and the Greater Toronto Area, include five driving examiners and three…

OPP nab truck driver for bobtailing without two tires

A Brampton, Ont., truck driver is facing multiple charges after Ontario Provincial Police officers pulled over his bobtail truck that was missing two tires. On Jan. 20 at about 3…

Echo Global Logistics to acquire ITS Logistics

Echo Global Logistics, headquartered in Chicago, Ill., and ITS Logistics have entered into a definitive agreement under which Echo will acquire ITS from GHK Capital Partners. The combination of Echo…

Mack debuts new digital instrument cluster for TerraPro

Mack Trucks debuted a new instrument cluster for the Mack TerraPro model during World of Concrete 2026 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The cluster, identical to the…

Carrier Logistics adds Shiplify location intelligence to TMS

Carrier Logistics Inc. (CLI) has integrated Shiplify’s location intelligence APIs into its transportation management system, providing less-than-truckload (LTL) carriers with earlier and…

TFI International sees rapid growth in data center, power grid transportation business

TFI International announced that its data center and power grid-related transportation business is growing, highlighting strong revenue gains and a leadership move within its truckload operations. TFI’s go-to-market, asset-based truckload…

More than half of commercial vehicles inspected in B.C.’s Burnaby, Lower Mainland placed OOS in 2025

More than half of the commercial vehicles inspected in Burnaby and the Lower Mainland during targeted enforcement in 2025 were taken off the road. Over the past year, Burnaby RCMP…

Alberta plans tougher penalties, stricter licensing to clean up trucking

Alberta is stepping up efforts to clean up the trucking industry, with truck drivers and carriers who flout rules facing increased scrutiny. Citing a rise in fraudulent activity, the province…

Squeaky wheels could get infrastructure grease flowing

In Canada, we work with what we have and sometimes forget that our supply chain infrastructure is not so great. Truckers hauling freight across the country are used to delays.