MTA elects 2024-2025 board of directors

The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) members elected their 2024-2025 board of directors during the 92nd annual general meeting on April 12. Executive members include president Pauline Wiebe Peters (Payne Transportation),…

Erb Group comes full circle with International’s last Lonestar

The Erb Group has completed a full circle with the International Lonestar. On April 15, the New Hamburg, Ont.-based carrier took possession of the last Lonestar – truck number 7,077…

Don’t evade your safety obligations

Traveling on public transport is generally boring but there was a touch of drama on a recent trip I took. I was riding a GO Transit train from the suburbs…

Ruthless reflection helps best fleets improve

Ruthless reflection helps fleets improve their culture, attract and retain drivers. Changes cannot come about in a couple of months or even in a year. “It may take two years…

Trucking HR Canada names Top Fleet Employers

Trucking HR Canada (THRC) has announced 104 of the best Canadian fleets to work for in the trucking and logistics industry. These top-performing employers have been acknowledged by THRC’s Top…

CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver Week on July 7-13

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) announced July 7-13 as the dates for this year’s Operation Safe Driver Week. The safe driving enforcement and outreach initiative is aimed at improving…

CVSA accepting nominations for International Driver Excellence Award

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is accepting nominations for its annual International Driver Excellence Award (IDEA), which recognizes an extraordinary professional commercial motor vehicle driver and their commitment to…

Challenger Motor Freight wins 2024 Best Fleet to Drive For honor

CarriersEdge named Challenger Motor Freight of Cambridge, Ont. the Best Overall Fleet in the large carrier category during the Best Fleets to Drive For Education & Awards Conference in Charlotte,…

N.B. driver sentenced to nine years in prison for drug smuggling

Gerry Crawley, a commercial driver and resident of New Brunswick, was sentenced to nine years in prison on Feb. 26 for attempting to smuggle 71.5 kg of cocaine into Canada…

Safety tips for drivers during total solar eclipse

Drivers, do yourselves and your eyes a favor. Don’t look at the total solar eclipse that’s approaching during the afternoon of April 8 without taking precautions. You could permanently damage…

Ontario adding 165 truck parking spots at ONroutes, building and improving rest areas

Ontario is adding 165 truck parking spots at four ONroute travel plazas, and will build 10 rest areas and upgrade another 14 along its highways. The four ONroute sites that…

B.C. speed limiter mandate comes into effect April 5

Heavy commercial vehicles will have digital technology activated to help moderate their speeds on B.C. highways, as the mandatory use of speed limiters comes into effect on April 5. Trucks…

Nova Scotia offers rebates for zero-emission vehicles

Nova Scotia will offer rebates of up to $50,000 per medium- and heavy-duty zero-emission vehicle, depending on its class. Eligible vehicles include vans and trucks used for commercial or industrial…

Updated CVSA out-of-service criteria now in effect

The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) 2024 out-of-service criteria is now officially in effect, featuring 11 changes that were ratified last October. All changes have been added to North American…

Bison Transport wins 2023 TCA Fleet Safety Award Grand Prize

Bison Transport has once again won the 2023 Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Fleet Safety Award Grand Prize in the large carrier division. The Winnipeg-based carrier was honored in the total…