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A spike in wheel separations has Ontario enforcement officers cracking down

Canada Cartage to host webinar

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada Cartage announced today that it will be hosting a educational webinar on how to determine the best model for your private fleet to support your strategic and…

Daimler makes history with first license for autonomous commercial truck to operate on public highway

The first state license plate is installed on an autonomous commercial truck for use on a U.S. Public Highway. LAS VEGAS, NEVADA – Commercial trucking history was made today…

DHL launches report on self-driving vehicles in logistics

BONN, Ger., PLANTATION, Fla.–DHL has published the new trend report ‘Self-Driving Vehicles in Logistics’, highlighting the key elements and significant potential of autonomous technologies in the logistic industry. As a…

Navigating the roadblocks

Figuring out how to make a self-driving truck is the easy part. Integrating autonomous technology into society is where the challenge truly begins.

Cash, no charge

Sometimes there is just no substitute for having a wallet full of bills, especially in emergency situations. This is a lesson Jim Shepley learned after one of his drivers had…

Muir’s mandates incorporation

Good-bye sole proprietors. Hello incorporated businesses. As of September 1st, the Muir’s Cartage division of Calyx Transportation Group Inc. will refuse to assign a load to owner/operators running their…

Texting Vicariously: Are you liable for drivers’ in-cab cellphone habits?

TORONTO -- Provincial cell phone laws mostly apply to the driver of a motor vehicle, but it's not so inconceivable in this over-litigious culture that there could be legal ramifications for employers of those drivers too.

Trucking Dangerous Goods: Who’s Liable in Case of Accidents?

The Canadian Trucking Alliance and federal government are asking themselves what to do about liability in incidents regarding the transport of dangerous goods.

HR Q&A: Occupational Health and Safety policies and practices

Question: We are a small organization without a Human Resources department.  When is an organization required to have an Occupational Health and Safety policy and who is responsible?

HR Q&A: Why a reference check is necessary – both before and after hiring

Question:  Anne referred her friend John for a new IT position. Anne doesn’t work in IT, but says he is a great fit. John is hired—without reference checks—starts work and is fired three months later because he...

The Lac-Megantic Effect

When an unmanned 74-car freight train carrying crude oil careened into the small Quebec town of Lac-Megantic July 6, burning much of it to the ground and killing 47 people, it was easy to dismiss it as a rail issue. After all, though transport...

Trucking Dangerous Goods: Who’s Liable in Case of Accidents?

The Canadian Trucking Alliance and federal government are asking themselves what to do about liability in incidents regarding the transport of dangerous goods.

Moving dangerous goods by truck not so dangerous: Report

OTTAWA, Ont. -- With the transportation of dangerous goods on the radar of federal Transport Minister Lisa Raitt following a devastating train wreck in Lac Megantic earlier this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is looking at its own...

Working together

A little bit of tension between buyers and sellers always exists regardless of the product or service. A certain degree of tension is a good thing – it keeps everyone honest. This is as true for the buyers and sellers of freight...