Transportation Layers of grime and snow trigger extra truck inspections December 12, 2022 Most truckers’ hearts skip a beat when they see a cruiser’s flashing lights behind them, or an open scale house ahead of them. “Why did they pull me over?” is…
Equipment The A-Z story of truck safety May 27, 2022 Evolving safety systems and programs ensure that tractor-trailers are safer than ever. But what do you know about the underlying technology and history? Here’s the A-Z story of truck safety,…
Embrace the technology that targets truck inspections December 10, 2021 Time is money, and nobody welcomes delays at a roadside scale. Drivers can find themselves breaking into a sweat no matter how confident they are about the state of a…
Transportation Western roadside inspections increasingly targeted December 8, 2021 Western Canada’s highway enforcement teams are increasingly targeting their inspection activities, using tools as diverse as new technologies, social media, and the simple power of observation. Look no further than…
Health & Safety Truck inspection quotas raise safety concerns February 13, 2020 Many Ontario transportation enforcement officers (TEOs) are unhappy with working conditions that they say compromise safety on the job. But are these workplace concerns compromising road safety as well? There's reason to believe that they are.
