Rock band Kansas to headline OOIDA truck show

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Heart of America Trucking Show will be pumping out tunes from legendary rock band Kansas as a part of a free concert series celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA).

Tallman Truck Centre wins award from Idealease

KINGSTON, Ont. -- Tallman Truck Centre has won an Idealgold Award from Idealease.

BCTA thanks professional drivers during National Trucking Week

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Louise Yako, president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, penned the following open letter to the nation’s professional drivers in honour of National Trucking Week.

They are the champions

BRANTFORD, Ont. -- There are many excellent truck drivers out there. Just look at some of the astounding safety records compiled by trucking professionals across the country, both city and highway. How does anyone mange to drive 10, 20 or...

Many factors influence truck safety

Fatigue management hit the news again in July with the release of the well-researched North American Fatigue Management Program. If you haven’t read the press on this, the program was developed over a 10-year period by researchers and...

Now that I’ve got your attention

I recently had a middle-aged patient who is a professional truck driver that was just diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). He stated that over the last few years he found it more and more difficult to concentrate and...

Debating BYOD

An interesting debate is percolating about the viability of driver-owned smartphones and tablets to serve as on-board computers, performing critical functions such as dispatch and the electronic logging of hours-of-service.

Are you LinkedIn?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- If you think social media is just about connecting with friends or disseminating what you had for breakfast, you’re not using it to its full potential.

Dealing with three types of summer drivers

I was lucky enough to spend Canada Day in downtown Vancouver. I was hauling the sound system for part of the celebrations. During the unloading process I was parked right in the middle of things, where thousands of people were milling around...

Mandatory training for entry-level truck drivers:The time has come

I have again been reading in the pages of this and other trade publications about the problems associated with sub-standard training entry level truck drivers are receiving from sub-standard “training” schools (i.e., puppy mills)....

Do you know how to effectively gather and interpret incident information?

KITCHENER, Ont. -- Gathering and correctly interpreting information and evidence are foundational to an effective safety management system. 

Rolling Strong develops new program for driver health and wellness

Rolling Strong has introduced a new wellness card for professional drivers, fleets and owner/operators, designed to help mobile workers achieve a healthy lifestyle.

Don’t be blindsided by supply chain disruptions; learn how to tame unpredictability

TORONTO, Ont. -- Having depth and breadth of specialized logistics knowledge is the key to predicting and manoeuvring the disruptions that strike our global and domestic supply chain logistics ecosystems, says CITT’s president Catherine...

DTNA expands Elite Support dealer network

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) announced it has grown its network of Elite Support dealers.

US scraps onerous, costly equipment reporting requirement

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US government yesterday scrapped a requirement that would see trucking companies file equipment inspection reports, whether or not defects were present, Bloomberg News reported.