Relief on the horizon over washroom access

When you got to go, you got to go. Most people don’t give it a second thought. A washroom is most likely down a hallway at home, where many are…

ATA cites Canadian rules in push against truck driver vaccine mandate

American Trucking Associations (ATA) president Chris Spear is pointing to Canada as a model as he pushes back on a U.S. proposal that would mandate vaccines or weekly Covid-19 tests…

Vaccine mandate could see 38,000 truck drivers abandon cross-border work: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) believes one in five of Canada’s cross-border truck drivers will quickly abandon international work when the U.S. requires them to prove they’re double-vaccinated beginning in…

Ontario legislation to improve washroom access for drivers

Truck drivers and delivery workers often find it difficult to access washrooms while they work long hours on the road. The Ontario government intends to introduce legislation that would, if…

DriverCheck service administers Covid-19 tests

DriverCheck’s new CovidDetect service includes web-based software to implement and manage do-it-yourself tests using rapid antigen kits approved by Health Canada. The company itself has conducted more than 400,000…

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…

ATA’s Spear questions vaccine mandate

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) continue to question a U.S. plan to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate Covid-19 vaccines. In a letter to ATA members, president…

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…

P.E.I. imposes Covid tests, curbs on truckers

The new restrictions imposed on truck drivers traveling to Prince Edward Island will slow down the supply chain, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) warned. Jean-Marc Picard, executive director, APTA,…

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…

North Dakota vaccinates 2,523 Manitoba truckers

The Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative has reached a new milestone, giving more than 2,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Manitoba truck drivers in North Dakota, Premier Brian Pallister…

North Dakota once again extends vaccination program for Canadian truckers

North Dakota has once again extended its Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Canadian truck drivers, due to the ongoing success of the program. It will now run through July at the…

Peel Region to hold vaccine clinic for transportation workers

Ontario’s Peel Region, a known hot spot for Covid-19, will host a transportation-focused vaccine clinic July 17 and 18. As of May more than 2,000 Peel residents who had contracted…

July 24, 31 vaccine clinics open to truck drivers

Ontario’s Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) will be supporting truck drivers through dedicated spaces at two Covid-19 vaccination clinics. The first of the Saturday clinics will be…

Protesters block N.S./N.B. border as Atlantic Bubble bursts

Protesters today are blocking trucks and other vehicles from crossing the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border along the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions, seemingly targeting those transporting Covid-19 vaccines into the…