Health & Safety Incorporating fruits and veggies on the road September 18, 2020 You’ve heard it since you were a kid: “Eat more vegetables and fruit!” Now, how often do you think you hit the recommended amount of fruits and veggies, which is…
Health & Safety CRA increases meal allowance limit September 3, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has changed the rate at which drivers can claim meal expenses using the simplified method from 80% of $17 to $23 per meal.
Health & Safety Truck drivers face adulation and stigmatization during Covid-19 June 28, 2020 Just as Canada’s truck drivers were adjusting to the unfamiliar warmth of widespread public adoration, there are concerning reports that adulation is turning to stigmatization. In Ontario, a longhaul truck…
Business Management Trucking is managing Covid-19 well, but a new threat looms June 25, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The trucking industry has done better than the broader population at avoiding Covid-19, but there are still frightening health-related concerns on the horizon. An update on how…
Health & Safety Thank a Trucker feeds 100 drivers, to return weekly through May May 5, 2020 WOODSTOCK, Ont. – After serving up more than 100 hot meals to truckers at the TA Petro gas bar in Woodstock, Ont., May 1 the Thank a Trucker team has…
Health & Safety We cannot wish Covid-19 away, but we can adapt May 4, 2020 When will we be back to normal? When will this be over? These are the questions most asked about the Covid-19 pandemic these days. I certainly don’t have the answers…
Health & Safety One truck driver’s Covid-19 nightmare April 24, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – On April 25, professional driver Nicole Folz will take her first steps in 15 days outside a makeshift Covid-19 camp at an undisclosed airport hotel in Toronto,…
Health & Safety Inside the extraordinary efforts to keep truckers fed April 5, 2020 When Generations Diner in Windsor, Ont., was force to close down due to the Covid-19 pandemic in late March, owner Jessica Knight-Moodrey and her mother Vikki Knight wanted to ensure…
Health & Safety Rising to the challenge April 1, 2020 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – For Terry Van Ooyen, a professional driver with Challenger Motor Freight, the biggest concern on the road these days is picking up the Covid-19 virus and bringing…
Health & Safety Truckers facing challenging conditions on the road March 25, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Truckers are being widely hailed as heroes in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic, for keeping store shelves stocked and goods moving, but lack of access to…
Health & Safety Covid-19 gives freight demand a bump – but will it last? March 16, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Canadian trucking firms are still unsure of how the Covid-19 pandemic will affect their businesses long-term, but for now it’s been a boon for freight volumes. “We…
Health & Safety Tips for improving digestion March 5, 2020 For drivers, busy office workers, mechanics, and anyone that has a hectic schedule, it can be tempting to eat on the go, eat too quickly, or just eat whatever food…
Business Management AirTime Express opens fitness center January 29, 2020 A crossfit training apparatus at the new fitness facility opened by AirTime Express. MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – AirTime Express has built a state-of-the-art 3,500 sq.-ft. fitness center into its Mississauga…
Health & Safety Feeling blue? It could be SAD! January 20, 2020 We’re in the thick of winter, and you might be feeling the effects of it, including the low energy, irritable mood, or the struggle to get out of…
Health & Safety Drivers’ mental health getting more attention November 13, 2019 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The main focus lately regarding driver health is on mental health, according to Healthy Trucker nutritionist and program manager, Andrea Morley. She was speaking at ISB Global’s…
