Health & Safety Truck driver vaccine mandate in place until at least Sept. 30 June 30, 2022 Canada’s vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers will remain in place until at least Sept. 30, extending restrictions that have been in place since Jan. 15. The rules are maintained…
Health & Safety Zonar ELD now approved in Canada June 29, 2022 Zonar Logs has joined the list of certified Canadian electronic logging devices (ELDs). “Zonar has worked with Transport Canada, the Canadian Trucking Alliance, and CCMTA (Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators)…
Business Management FMCSA banishes ELD to “revoked” list June 24, 2022 The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has added the ArionT ELD to its list of revoked devices. It appears to be the first device to be revoked by…
Health & Safety MTA recognizes top drivers June 22, 2022 Jason Larocque, a driver with Kleysen Group, has been named the 2022 Manitoba Trucking Association-Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year. He has more than 2 million safe miles under…
Health & Safety Canada loosens vax requirements, but not for cross-border truckers June 14, 2022 A loosening of Canadian Covid-19 vaccination requirements will not apply to cross-border truckers, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has confirmed. On June 14, the federal government announced an end to…
Health & Safety ‘Every single workplace’ affected by drug use: Snider-Adler June 13, 2022 Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler, the chief medical review officer of DriverCheck, leaves little doubt that people are performing safety-sensitive work with drugs in their system. Thirty-five per cent of people who…
Health & Safety ELD certification process: Who got it right? June 13, 2022 This week marks the latest date when Canada was supposed to begin enforcing its electronic logging device (ELD) mandate. However, enforcement has been pushed back once more, to January…
Health & Safety TCA promotes Heller to VP of safety and government affairs June 13, 2022 The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has promoted David Heller to senior vice-president of safety and government affairs. “This promotion will re-emphasize TCA’s commitment to being a leading presence within…
Health & Safety John Deere, Walmart, Giant Tiger recognized for safety records June 9, 2022 John Deere Canada, Walmart Canada, and Giant Tiger Wholesale have been honored as Canada’s safest private fleets with Aviva – Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) Awards. John Deere…
Health & Safety Hamilton’s Barton St. named Ontario’s worst road June 7, 2022 Barton St. East in Hamilton, Ont., has the dubious distinction of being the worst road in Ontario, according to CAA. The road suffers from “potholes and severe alligator cracking in…
Health & Safety Concluding a successful longhaul ‘mission’ May 30, 2022 “When you started here, you seemed to have a mission. Now it feels like you have accomplished that mission.” Those words were recently said to me by former co-worker Tom…
Equipment The A-Z story of truck safety May 27, 2022 Evolving safety systems and programs ensure that tractor-trailers are safer than ever. But what do you know about the underlying technology and history? Here’s the A-Z story of truck safety,…
Equipment Ontario company says it has potential solution to wheel-offs May 26, 2022 An Ontario company has what it believes is a solution to prevent wheel separations. Loose Wheel Sensors measures clamping force rather than torque, to provide an early warning to drivers…
Health & Safety Quebec inspectors not participating in Roadcheck blitz May 18, 2022 Quebec’s 278 roadside inspectors, members of the Quebec Brotherhood of Roadside Inspectors (FCCRQ), are not participating in the North American Roadcheck inspection blitz this week, TruckNews.com has learned. The Quebec…
Business Management Trucking employers need to be flexible when navigating return to office: Splinter May 17, 2022 Young people were more likely to be laid off during the Covid-19 pandemic, but there was a surge in women taking on delivery jobs during the same time period. Those…