Employers bracing for more pot problems: Expert

Dr. Melissa Snider-Adler of DriverCheck addressing PMTC delegates on Friday. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Eight months after recreational cannabis was legalized in Canada, employers are still grappling with issues related…

Federal safety focus includes ELDs, autonomous tech

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – Transport Canada’s Michael DeJong sees a transportation system undergoing a “major transformation” — and the federal government is looking for ways it can support the related…

Ontario focusing roadside truck inspection resources

Ontario Ministry of Transportation personnel were on hand to offer enforcement updates during the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s annual conference. NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. – The Ontario trucking industry’s…

Do you trust autonomous vehicles?

MONTREAL, Que. – Engineers have proven they can create cars and trucks that move without drivers at the controls, but confidence in early autonomous vehicles has been shaken in the wake of some high-profile collisions.

Alberta’s Partners in Compliance (PIC) looks for a path forward

EDMONTON, Alta. -- With funding becoming more of a concern, and the program’s direction uncertain, there is plenty of work to be done if Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program is going to grow and have a meaningful impact the industry as a whole.

International Roadcheck inspection blitz this week

BETHESDA, Md. -- Enforcement teams across North America will participate in the international Roadcheck inspection blitz from June 4-6, placing a special focus on truck steering and suspension systems.

MELT required for Saskatchewan farm workers by 2020

REGINA, Sask. – The Province of Saskatchewan will require drivers in agriculture to complete mandatory entry-level driver training (MELT) starting next year. Like those looking to acquire a Class 1…

UPS Canada recognizes safe drivers

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – UPS Canada hosted a Circle of Honor on May 23, to recognize drivers who’ve achieved 25 years of safe driving. Eleven new drivers were inducted into the…

What to consider when transitioning to ELDs

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – With the Canadian electronic logging device (ELD) mandate coming down the pike, Greg Munden of Munden Ventures said there are several reasons carriers need to get…

Impairment comes in many forms

B.C. Forest Safety Council conference explores various forms of impairment in the workplace

Ontario transportation, warehousing injuries on the rise

Transportation and warehousing safety has lost ground in Ontario. TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario workplaces are safer in general, but the province’s transportation and warehousing sector appears to be losing ground,…

Tandet Logistics makes safety a priority, and a winning strategy

OAKVILLE, Ont. -- The drivers at Tandet Logistics face safety-related reminders at every turn, and not just in the form of hazardous material placards attached to the tankers. Stickers promoting a message of “safety starts here” adhere to trucks, toolboxes, and the front door to the head office itself.

ATA, OOIDA at odds over young driver pilot program

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is lauding a new pilot program that will allow non-military young drivers to drive commercial trucks in interstate commerce. “ATA supports FMCSA’s…

Ontario to test higher speed limits on some highways

Trucks will not be able to travel at the higher posted speed

Petition seeking stricter driver training regulations closes May 14

EDMONTON, Alta. – The petition calling for changes to how commercial truck drivers are trained and the industry regulated closes May 14, the first day of Canada Road Safety Week.