Transportation Semi-retirement beckons for Rolf Lockwood by Rolf Lockwood Well, strange as it seems to me, I have retired. Mostly. After 41 years of writing about trucks and trucking, 33 since launching Today’s Trucking, I’ve pulled into the yard…
Health & Safety Feeling blue? It could be SAD! by Andrea Morley We’re in the thick of winter, and you might be feeling the effects of it, including the low energy, irritable mood, or the struggle to get out of…
Transportation Supply chain faces speed bumps in 2020 by Mike McCarron My favorite quote from The Irishman is when legendary Teamster boss Jimmy Hoffa, played by Al Pacino, bellows to a group of truck drivers at an organizing meeting, “If you got it, a truck brought it!” Ironically, until I watched the trucking/mob flick over the holidays, I thought that iconic saying was a trucking association tagline. The quote also speaks to the realities of being a trucker.
Equipment How far should Ontario’s emissions crackdown go? by John G Smith Cleaner air comes with a price tag. It’s paid every time equipment evolves in the name of controlling emissions. A tighter focus on particulate matter gave us diesel particulate filters. When regulators squeezed the allowable levels of NOx, we saw the widespread introduction of exhaust gas recirculation and diesel exhaust fluid. The current push to reduce greenhouse gas emissions has led to the rollout of everything from new oil categories to aerodynamic refinements and lighter components. Even battery-electric and hydrogen-electric trucks are now on the horizon.
Business Management Workplace harassment ruling by Truck News For workplaces covered by the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Act (WSIA) -- or those who are required to have such coverage -- an employee may not have the right to sue the employer in a civil action for constructive dismissal. This is because workplace harassment that causes chronic mental stress is considered a workplace injury for which WSIA benefits are available.
Regulations What proposed HOS changes in U.S. mean to Canadian drivers by Truck News Proposed changes to the U.S. hours of service rules have been touted as more flexible for drivers and carriers -- but what about the benefits and the flexibility for cross-border drivers and carriers? Will the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed HOS provide the same benefits for cross-border drivers, or just make the hours-related differences between Canada and the United States even more confusing? Here’s what I came up with as to how FMCSA’s proposed changes might affect cross-border carriers.
Transportation We have you and the industry covered by Derek Clouthier It certainly is the end of an era, but the beginning of a new, more modern way of bringing trucking industry news to our readers. We may be ceasing our…
Opinion: Ontario auditor general IDs inspection, training gaps by George Smagala It’s no surprise that Ontario's auditor general has “sharply criticized the Ministry of Transportation” for its record regarding road safety. Governments, both provincial and federal, are negligent and firmly locked in the stone age when it comes to driver training and road safety focus.
Health & Safety The fatal flaw with roundabouts by Abdul Latheef Several years ago, I sat in a meeting that was presenting the safety advantages of using roundabouts. We talked about how they prevented T-bone collisions that occur at…
Health & Safety A primer on the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse by Doug Marcello This is a is a summary of the key points of the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program. A PowerPoint presentation of the same is available here. If you…
Infrastructure A lesson from Russia on energy policy by Roger McKnight The Power of Siberia gas line from Russia to China. – Gazprom graphic. I hear some people at this time of the year begin to sift through files and…
Transportation See you on the other side by James Menzies As first reported last month, Truck News is transitioning to an online format with the publishing of this, its final print edition. As the magazine’s longest-serving editor, I greeted the…
Health & Safety Women with Drive: The journey continues by Angela Splinter On Dec. 3 in Ottawa, Trucking HR Canada, along with partners from across the country, wrapped up our Women with Drive Hits the Road tour. The initiative builds on the…
Health & Safety Driver health and safety are linked by Andrea Morley At Healthy Trucker, we’ve been repeating the phrase, “A healthier driver is a safer driver,” since we set out to improve the health of the industry over six years ago.
Opinion: Proposal to axe air brake re-testing is ‘ridiculous’ by Rolf Lockwood In Ontario, a recent private member's bill proposes that the province do away with mandatory air-brake re-testing for drivers as they renew their AZ licences every five years. That's ridiculous.
