Pre-buy strategies are critical as EPA27 regulations and challenges approach

Fleet managers face key decisions that need to be made today as they brace for EPA27 emissions rules that will add an estimated $25,000 to $30,000 to the cost…

Protect yourself from misclassification in the trucking industry

Explore the Government of Canada’s comprehensive Misclassification in the Road Transportation Industry: Awareness Kit and learn about truck driver classification, workplace protections, and benefits you, as a driver or employer in the federal jurisdiction, need to know about. Sponsored by the Government of Canada.

PMTC names enforcement gaps, unqualified drivers, and jurisdiction issues as key trucking challenges

Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) president Mike Millian can identify a long list of changes that would improve safety, fairness, and professionalism in trucking. Stronger compliance audits,…

CTA outlines trade issues impacting carriers ahead of 2026 CUSMA review

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has outlined nuclear verdicts in the U.S., increased cargo theft, and trade barriers limiting Canadian fleets’ growth in Mexico as the key trade challenges…

PTTAC pushes for national standards in truck driver training

The Professional Truck Training Alliance of Canada (PTTAC) is calling for national standards and greater oversight of commercial truck driver training schools to address safety concerns. (Photo: PTTAC)…

CVSA blitz discovers violations on 14% of trucks hauling hazmat, dangerous goods

Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) inspectors discovered violations on 14% of vehicles transporting hazardous materials/dangerous goods (HM/DG) in Canada and the U.S. over five days this summer. Inspectors…

Quebec trucking leaders say economy is top concern

Isaac Instruments brought the leaders of two of Quebec’s largest trucking companies, Karine Goyette, co-president of C.A.T. Transport, and Eric Gignac, chief executive officer of Groupe Guilbault, together on…

Two B.C. men charged with smuggling emissions defeat devices into U.S.

Two men from British Columbia are among four accused of conspiring to smuggle illegal devices to override emission controls on trucks from Canada into the U.S. and selling them…

Stakeholders concerned over deteriorating safety, compliance standards in Ontario

Trucking industry stakeholders have raised the alarm about an increasing number of companies, schools and drivers in Ontario who do not rise to the minimum professional requirements, and in…

Kamloops, B.C., to remove downtown truck routes during six-month pilot program

The City of Kamloops, B.C., has authorized a truck route pilot program that will encompass the removal of the Lansdowne Street and Seymour Street truck route designations from Nov.

A Quebec perspective on Driver Inc.

Before 1998, things were embarrassing for the trucking industry. There were poorly maintained, dangerous trucks. There was no framework requiring owners and operators of heavy vehicles to comply with…

Regulatory uncertainties loom over trucking industry as U.S. election approaches: TCA

With the upcoming U.S. presidential election, trucking industry stakeholders are bracing for potential regulatory changes that could reshape the sector, according to Dave Heller, senior vice-president of safety and…

APTA wants Nova Scotia to commit to official implementation date for MELT

The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is urging the government of Nova Scotia to commit to an official implementation date for mandatory entry-level training (MELT) under National Safety Code…

Ontario to launch 10-year autonomous commercial vehicle pilot program

Ontario is taking a step toward modernizing its transportation sector by introducing a new Automated Commercial Motor Vehicle (ACMV) Pilot Program. This 10-year pilot, proposed…

ATA leader addresses environmental regs, union thuggery, nuclear verdicts

In his 10th Management Conference & Exhibition speech as president and chief executive officer of the American Trucking Associations (ATA), Chris Spear said the association must be prepared to…