COMPETITION WATCH: Erb Group rewarded for promoting healthy workplace

NEW HAMBURG, Ont. -- Erb Group has received a Gold Award from the Waterloo Region's Healthy Workplace Program.

CTA questions proposed bill for mandatory side guards

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling into question whether mandatory side guards on heavy trucks would save lives or lead to less serious injury of bicyclists following a private member's bill from New Democrat MP Olivia...

Subaru yanks radio ad after angry CTA letter

TORONTO, Ont. -- Subaru Canada has removed an ad from the airwaves after the Canadian Trucking Alliance called it an "unfair and unnecessary mischaracterization of professional truck drivers."

MP calls for mandatory side guards on heavy trucks following cyclist’s death

TORONTO, Ont. -- New Democrat MP Olivia Chow is renewing calls for mandatory side guards on trucks after a cyclist was killed in Toronto.

Air Liquide spec’s safety systems in newest trucks

HOUSTON, Texas -- Private fleet Air Liquide says it made safety a priority when spec'ing new additions to its delivery fleet, including 133 trucks that will be delivered through the end of 2011.

Erb’s safety director wins prestigious award

NEW HAMBURG, Ont. -- Erb Group's director of safety and compliance Tom Boehler has won the 2011 Transportation Safety Professional of the Year Award from the Central Chapter of the Fleet Safety Council.

B.C. trucker injured after pumpkin tossed from overpass

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- A B.C. trucker has been sporting cuts and bruises on his face since Monday night - but not because he forgot to wash off his Halloween make-up. Kamloops trucker Gary Henville, 55, a driver with Arrow Transportation, was...

B.C. suggests drivers practice chaining up now

VICTORIA, B.C. -- The province of B.C. is reminding truck drivers to chain up when conditions dictate and recommending they practice chaining up before having to do so on the side of the road.

It was a professional thief, not driver, that led police on truck chase: CTA

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says a much-publicized truck chase in Ontario is an indication that cargo crime is a growing problem.

Time is of the essence

One of the things I enjoy most about trucking is the time you have to spend with yourself.

Prepare your equipment long before the snow flies

The realities of winter driving conditions can appear quicker than some fleet managers might expect. The same driver who enjoys a warm fall day when picking up a load in Southern Ontario could face ice and blowing snow by the time the truck...

Don’t let the bed bugs bite

Bed bugs are a small, parasitic insect that feeds on the blood of warm-blooded animals such as humans. The name bed bug was derived from the fact that they like to live in areas where people sleep. Generally, bed bugs are reddish brown, oval...

Keeping connected

As you bounce down the road, connectors are holding your truck together: bolts, screws, springs and welds. If one of these connectors breaks unnoticed, over time you may find yourself with a serious safety issue. Like your rig, your body is...

This is one test you just may want to fail

As tests go, this is one you might prefer to fail. Having read many articles and sat through a number of presentations on a pervasive health issue that affects commercial drivers as well as the general public, I thought it was time for me to...

ATA question Transportation Secretary’s views on Hours-of-Service

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves and association chairman Dan England are questioning Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood's contention in a letter to Congress that the administration is drafting a...