Business Management Covid could be affecting mental health of your workforce October 30, 2020 EDMONTON, Alta. – Employers need to be aware their people could be suffering mental health issues as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, and take steps to ensure they know…
Business Management What are you going to do with this perfect opportunity? October 30, 2020 This year has been one of the most difficult in history for businesses of any type to navigate. Trucking saw freight vanish almost overnight in March, as global economies were…
Business Management Training available on working safely in Covid-19 world October 27, 2020 Covid-19 has been a major part of our lives, day in and day out, since government shutdowns and restrictions took place in mid-March of this year. We have been living…
Health & Safety How HR needs to approach Covid-19 October 23, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — In a session packed with information for HR professionals, Katharine Weber, a principal with law firm Jackson Lewis, offered a breakdown of how to plan and brace…
Health & Safety Fleet turns to AI to stop Covid-19 October 15, 2020 TORONTO, Ont.—An Ontario fleet is using an artificial intelligence solution to halt the spread of Covid-19. Anderson Haulage, based in Gormley, Ont., has installed ThermalPass, a walkthrough fever detection system…
Business Management Indicators point to strengthening trucking market September 16, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Covid-19 brought on the worst recession in U.S. history, but the recovery is underway and economic conditions should return to pre-Covid levels by late next year. Jim…
Health & Safety Happy National Trucking Week September 4, 2020 As we approach six months into a global pandemic, “essential” has taken on a different meaning. While economies shut down in an attempt to keep the coronavirus at bay and…
Health & Safety DriverCheck moving Covid-19 testing to London Flying J August 14, 2020 LONDON, Ont. – DriverCheck will take its free Covid-19 testing for truck drivers to the Flying J in London, Ont., beginning Aug. 18. It has been offering Covid testing at…
Business Management Predicting the Unpredictable: Attempting to plot out the economic recovery August 14, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The sudden, devastating economic collapse caused by the Covid-19 pandemic was so unprecedented, that even seasoned economists admit it’s difficult to predict what the recovery will look…
Transportation Truckers face unique Covid-19 risks August 13, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – Truck drivers should be ready to handle the unique risks they are facing in dealing with Covid-19, public health officials warned Thursday. They were speaking at a…
Equipment ZF adapting to Covid-19 August 7, 2020 FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany – ZF says its integration of Wabco is on schedule despite global turmoil created by the Covid-19 pandemic, and that it will continue letting many employees work from…
Equipment Turbo Images pays tribute to frontline workers August 6, 2020 SAINT-GEORGES, Que. – Turbo Images has completed 15 truck and trailer wraps honoring frontline workers, including truck drivers, during the Covid-19 pandemic. “Truck drivers are frontline heroes who have kept…
Business Management Canada’s economy recovering, but still well below pre-pandemic levels July 31, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s real GDP rebounded by 4.5% in May, following two months of unprecedented declines, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada released July 31. (Source: StatsCan)…
Health & Safety Essential Trailer takes to the road July 29, 2020 BOLTON, Ont. – The Essential Trailer has made its first trip, pulled behind a Titanium Transportation tractor. Titanium signed on as the first Platinum sponsor and will get to put…
Business Management TFI International brings back employees July 28, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – TFI International has reinstated five-day workweeks for 594 employees and rehired 793 who had been furloughed, as the trucking industry recovers from economic weakness wrought by the…
