All federally regulated truck drivers to face vaccine mandates in 2022

Federally regulated workers including truck drivers will all face a Covid-19 vaccination mandate in early 2022, under changes being proposed by the federal government. Up to this point, the on-road…

Pandemic slows Caledon’s fight against illegal truck yards

An Ontario town besieged by illegal truck parking yards is fighting back, but the pandemic has slowed down the legal process adding to the frustration of residents. “Covid has made…

Fuel Transport paying $10K bonus to fully vaccinated truck drivers

Truck drivers at Fuel Transport have a new reason to roll up their sleeves prior to Jan. 15, in the form of a $10,000 bonus for those who are fully…

PMTC calls for vaccine mandate delay, cites low truck driver vaccination rate

The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) wants a vaccine mandate for border-crossing truck drivers to be delayed, citing an internal survey that found just 67.3% of such drivers…

Ailing senior wants wife to keep handing out thank-you cards to drivers

A senior who helped his wife hand out thousands of thank-you cards to truck drivers during the pandemic is going into hospice care on Thursday. Richard and Beverley Perrin from…

Trucking costs per mile dropped in 2020: ATRI

Covid-19 clearly disrupted supply chains, but it also seems the pandemic had a measurable impact on the costs of trucking in 2020. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) tracked a…

Canada to require vaccines for cross-border truck drivers, CTA warns of ‘perfect storm’

Canada will require truck drivers to be vaccinated against Covid-19 before crossing the border as of Jan. 15, building on a similar announcement already made by U.S. regulators. The…

TCA upbeat about 2022

The challenges facing the trucking industry are numerous, including vaccine mandates, the electronic logging device (ELD) deadline in Canada, and driver shortages. But the president of the Truckload Carriers Association…

Ontario government agenda includes washroom access for drivers, ELDs

Ontario is expected to become the first North American jurisdiction that will require businesses to provide washroom access to truck drivers, building on a series of government initiatives taken during…

Supply chain challenges continue to weigh down Canadian economy

The Canadian economy is growing, but a senior TD Bank Group economist says shortages of everything from labor to semiconductors continue to weigh on the supply chain. While TD expects…

Trucking associations take vaccine mandate fight to court

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) may be confident that “solo drivers” are exempt from a coming vaccine mandate for big businesses – but it’s still joining a lawsuit to fight…

ATA confirms vaccine mandate exemption for solo truck drivers

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) says senior U.S. Department of Labor officials have confirmed solo truck drivers will be exempted from a coming U.S. vaccine mandate that applies to businesses…

Truckers fail to escape coming U.S. vaccine mandate

The countdown has begun toward U.S. rules that will require workers at businesses with more than 100 employees to be vaccinated against Covid-19 or be tested on a weekly basis.

CTA raises alarm about vaccine mandate, Metrolinx cancels buses

Canada’s largest trucking association continues to raise concerns about the timing of a Covid-19 vaccine mandate that will apply to border-crossing truck drivers beginning in January. The Canadian Trucking Alliance…

Relief for drivers 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…