Ontario lawmaker introduces bill to add winter driving simulator training to MELT

Guy Bourgouin, member of provincial parliament, is calling on the government to increase truck driver training requirements in Ontario. Bourgouin tabled his private member’s bill requiring all new drivers to…

Zonar Systems merges with GPS Trackit

Smart transportation mobility solutions provider Zonar Systems announced its merger with GPS Trackit, provider of IoT and GPS fleet tracking and a portfolio company of Inverness Graham. This partnership brings…

Trimac, MEDATech zero-emission Class 8 truck pilot project nears finish line

Bulk transportation company Trimac and partners MEDATech and Teck Resources are nearing completion of the zero-emission Class 8 transport truck pilot project after nearly two years of continuous testing. Launched…

Kamloops, B.C. pauses downtown truck rerouting pilot project

Citing safety concerns, the City of Kamloops, B.C. has paused a truck route pilot program days after it was implemented. In early November, the city authorized the removal of Lansdowne…

Illinois police nab two Ontario men with cocaine worth US$40 million in truck

Illinois State Police (ISP) arrested two men from Ontario after a trooper discovered suspected cocaine worth more than US$40 million in their tractor-trailer. On Nov. 29 at 2:10 p.m., a…

Women drivers focus lens on life behind the wheel

Women drivers are focusing the camera lens on their work and sharing it online, offering the world a close-up view of their trucking experiences. Samta Makkar had to step out…

CVSA blitz discovers violations on 14% of trucks hauling hazmat, dangerous goods

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspectors discovered violations on 14% of vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) in Canada and the U.S. over five days this summer. Inspectors conducted 3,929…

Two B.C. men charged with smuggling emissions defeat devices into U.S.

Two men from British Columbia are among four accused of conspiring to smuggle illegal devices to override emission controls on trucks from Canada into the U.S. and selling them online…

Stakeholders concerned over deteriorating safety, compliance standards in Ontario

Trucking industry stakeholders have raised the alarm about an increasing number of companies, schools and drivers in Ontario who do not rise to the minimum professional requirements, and in many…

Newfoundland’s CTI trucking school teaches safety, patience

A Newfoundland truck driving school takes students along the paths of safety and patience as they prepare for a career behind the wheel. And this is achieved through many hours…

Kamloops, B.C., to remove downtown truck routes during six-month pilot program

The City of Kamloops, B.C., has authorized a truck route pilot program that will encompass the removal of the Lansdowne Street and Seymour Street truck route designations from Nov. 15…

STA honors drivers McDougall and Morris, dispatcher Reid

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) honored Bison Transport driver Kirt McDougall with the CTA/Volvo Trucks Canada National Driver of the Year Award. Russell (Russ) Morris, a driver with AGT Foods,…

STA honors Quiring with Service to Industry Award

The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) has honored Reg Quiring with the STA Omnitracs Service to Industry Award. The award recognizes leaders who have made exceptional contributions to the trucking industry…

Truck drivers deserve better treatment, right now it’s embarrassing

When the going gets tough, the tough get trucking. I made that up, but you get my point. Operating a 72-foot-long behemoth that hauls tens of thousands of pounds of…

Rizon shipping EVs to Canada

Rizon, Daimler Truck’s brand of all-electric vehicles, announced the arrival of its first shipment of Classes 4-5 vehicles to British Columbia. This shipment includes the first…