Equipment Me? Shift gears? I think not. July 22, 2021 The trucking industry seems to have another divisive issue on its hands. Ontario’s decision at the 11th hour to delay a rule that would prohibit those obtaining their A/Z licence…
Health & Safety Ontario jeopardizes road safety by delaying A/Z licence restriction July 22, 2021 The province of Ontario is currently the only jurisdiction in all of Canada and the U.S. that allows someone to take their Class A road test in an automatic or…
Health & Safety Dash cam crime solvers July 20, 2021 Truck drivers and fleets began equipping their vehicles with dash cams initially to protect themselves. In some cases, the footage captured by these cameras is assisting law enforcement in conducting…
Health & Safety Join in the fight as a trucker against trafficking July 16, 2021 Shari’s story is difficult to hear, but we need to listen. You can almost picture the 15-year-old and her cousin heading to Wendy’s to buy a Frosty, one of those…
Health & Safety GFL’s Unifor-represented drivers considering strike vote July 14, 2021 GFL Environmental’s drivers in the Hamilton and Brantford areas are considering a strike vote, according to the Unifor Local 4268 union representing them. “When GFL customers needed curbside and commercial…
Health & Safety Consistent truck drivers avoid crashes, research finds July 14, 2021 University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have confirmed that consistent truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash – and the nature of that consistency is not…
Health & Safety Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic July 12, 2021 Truck drivers in Ontario’s Peel region can now register for spots in a transportation-focused Covid-19 vaccine clinic, running from 1-8 p.m. from July 17-18. The vaccines will be administered at…
Health & Safety Speeding gets special focus during Safe Driver Week July 9, 2021 Keep a close eye on your speedometer in the coming week. If you don’t, you can be sure enforcement teams will. Operation Safe Driver Week – running July 11-17 –…
Health & Safety CMV-linked fatal crashes up 40% in Ontario July 9, 2021 The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting a significant increase in commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related fatal collisions – a clear sign that many drivers are disregarding the additional risks these…
Health & Safety Trucking plays role in saving fire-ravaged B.C. July 7, 2021 No sooner had the residents of Lytton, B.C., fled a wildfire that ravaged 90% of their community, than the trucks began rolling in. Carrying fuel, drinking water, fire camp units,…
Health & Safety North Dakota vaccinates 2,523 Manitoba truckers July 7, 2021 The Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative has reached a new milestone, giving more than 2,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Manitoba truck drivers in North Dakota, Premier Brian Pallister…
Equipment Technology can help prevent rear-end crashes, so what are we waiting for? July 7, 2021 It didn’t have to happen. Those are the first thoughts that enter my mind any time I read about a fatal rear-end crash involving a tractor-trailer. And there have been…
Health & Safety Truck drivers lack a united voice for lobbying July 5, 2021 Drivers are a little hard to understand in one key respect, and I say that after having spent more than 40 fulfilling years in their company: they won’t organize themselves…
Other, Software CarriersEdge courses explore driver health June 30, 2021 CarriersEdge has added Healthy Eating and Exercise for Drivers content to its online training library. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, only 25% of truck…
Health & Safety North Dakota once again extends vaccination program for Canadian truckers June 30, 2021 North Dakota has once again extended its Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Canadian truck drivers, due to the ongoing success of the program. It will now run through July at the…
