Health & Safety Enforcement of Canada’s ELD mandate to be phased in over a year March 2, 2021 Transport Canada has reaffirmed its commitment to a June 12 rollout of Canada’s electronic logging device (ELD) mandate, but with a “progressive enforcement period” lasting 12 months. Transport Minister Omar…
Equipment Ontario pilot project to provide safer, faster towing and standard rates March 2, 2021 Ontario truckers will benefit from faster service and standard towing rates when they require a tow in a designated tow zone, as part of a pilot project to be rolled…
Health & Safety Supporting your metabolism March 2, 2021 Quite often, individuals looking to lose weight and get healthy will drastically change their diet, eating fewer calories, not eating in the morning or evening, and only eating vegetables and…
Business Management Alberta carriers struggling with skyrocketing insurance rates March 2, 2021 Insurance premiums have increased exponentially over the past decade for Alberta fleets, impacting the bottom lines and hiring practices for carriers. Whether large or small, carriers across the province have…
Health & Safety Why are U.S. truck stops so much better than Canada’s? March 1, 2021 There has been a lot of talk lately about the sad state, or access to washrooms for truck drivers in Canada. It is a huge problem but it doesn’t end…
Equipment Seven C.A.T. natural gas trucks destroyed in fire March 1, 2021 A fire at C.A.T.’s Coteau du Lac yard Feb. 28 destroyed seven of its compressed natural gas (CNG) trucks, but the gas quickly dissipated avoiding further explosion and damage, the…
Health & Safety Covid-19 tests still voluntary for New Brunswick truckers March 1, 2021 Truck drivers returning to New Brunswick are being encouraged to take Covid-19 tests, but the province has reversed an earlier plan that would have actually mandated such tests as of…
Health & Safety New Jersey freight bottleneck worst for third straight year February 24, 2021 The intersection of I-95 and SR4 in Fort Lee, N.J., remained the top freight bottleneck in the U.S. for the third consecutive year, according to an annual analysis from the…
Health & Safety Border-crossing truck drivers told to use ArriveCAN app February 22, 2021 Truck drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border are now required to submit travel and contact information when entering Canada. The requirement became effective at midnight as one of the latest procedures…
Health & Safety Trucking associations question new Covid-19 requirements at border February 18, 2021 Canadian trucking associations are pushing back against plans to require border-crossing truck drivers to submit contact information and travel details through the ArriveCAN app, as well as any proposal to…
Equipment Repair shop revenue hit by pandemic February 17, 2021 Fifty-four per cent of heavy-duty repair shops suffered a decline in repair revenues in 2020, according to a new report from the Technology & Maintenance Council (TMC) and Fullbay. The…
Health & Safety Saskatchewan rest areas lacking adequate services, says poll February 15, 2021 Half of commercial drivers in Saskatchewan feel the condition of rest stops and pullouts in the province are of very low to low quality, while the other 50% say they…
Health & Safety Truck drivers exempt from new border testing rules February 10, 2021 Non-essential travelers looking to cross the Canada-U.S. border by land will soon need to show a recent negative Covid-19 test, but truck drivers continue to operate under a different set…
Business Management Westcan truck driver loses challenge over drug and alcohol testing February 9, 2021 Truck driver Randall Phillips has failed in a legal bid to challenge Westcan Bulk Transport’s random drug and alcohol testing program. Phillips had argued the fleet shouldn’t be able to…
Health & Safety Ontario driver named to Penske’s Driver Wall of Fame February 8, 2021 Chris Secord of Ontario was among the 18 professional drivers Penske Logistics named to its Class of 2020 Driver Wall of Fame. The awards are part of its Premier Driver…
