Many Americans still wary of trucks

Close to one in four Americans don’t believe that commercial truck drivers are responsible behind the wheel, according to a poll conducted by The Harris Poll on behalf of Zonar.

Cross-border truck drivers to face vaccine mandate

Cross-border truck drivers will need to prove they’re fully vaccinated against Covid-19 beginning in early January, under a series of measures that will also see more non-essential travelers return to…

Dangerous goods blitz results emerge

Commercial enforcement teams inspected 13,471 vehicles carrying dangerous goods in a June 21-25 blitz that covered Canada, the U.S., and Mexico. Of the 10,905 vehicles and 8,363 packages inspected specifically…

Speeding, seatbelt use top offences during Safe Driver Week

Canadian enforcement officers pulled over 1,828 commercial drivers during Operation Safe Driver Week from July 11-17, issuing 136 warnings and 593 citations in the process. “Since we know that most…

5 ways pandemic responses led to positive changes in trucking

Canada’s trucking industry had to scramble in the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Rest areas, truck stops, and shipper facilities were closed to drivers. Safety managers were left searching…

Bison wins TCA safety award for 14th time

Bison Transport has won the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Fleet Safety Award grand prize for large fleets for a fourteenth time. The awards were presented this week at the TCA’s…

Two more ELDs achieve Canadian certification

Two more electronic logging devices (ELDs) have been added to Transport Canada’s list of third-party-certified devices. Diesel Tech Industries’ Guardian E-log and Pedigree Technologies’ Cab-Mate One have joined Hutch Systems’…

Erb uses time with Essential Trailer to say ‘thanks’

Erb Group is the latest Ontario fleet to sponsor NAL Insurance’s Essential Trailer, and is pulling it to terminals and retirement homes to thank essential workers. The trailer was stationed…

Federally regulated trucking companies not required to mandate vaccinations

The federal government’s announcement requiring mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations for federal workers will not apply to federally regulated trucking companies, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) confirmed. Transport Minister Omar Alghabra made…

Distracted truckers less safe, study reveals

Most distracted drivers are less safe overall, commit significantly more fundamental driving errors, and drive faster than the speed limit compared to all other drivers, data analysis has revealed. (Illustration:…

Dash cam crime solvers

Truck drivers and fleets began equipping their vehicles with dash cams initially to protect themselves. In some cases, the footage captured by these cameras is assisting law enforcement in conducting…

Reviews identify driving schools that fall short of ministry standards: TTSAO

Ontario’s largest association of truck training schools has formally identified three schools that fail to meet standards set for private career colleges in the province. But the ministry that oversees…

Consistent truck drivers avoid crashes, research finds

University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have confirmed that consistent truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash – and the nature of that consistency is not…

Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic

Truck drivers in Ontario’s Peel region can now register for spots in a transportation-focused Covid-19 vaccine clinic, running from 1-8 p.m. from July 17-18. The vaccines will be administered at…

CMV-linked fatal crashes up 40% in Ontario

The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is reporting a significant increase in commercial motor vehicle (CMV)-related fatal collisions – a clear sign that many drivers are disregarding the additional risks these…