Beer-hauler Noble keeps the good times rolling

When you deliver beer, comments from passersby tend to flow freely. Chris Noble has heard a lot of “is it free beer today?” and “it’s awfully hot, how about a…

Erb driver Jacobsen named Highway Angel for saving boy’s life

Delays and a choice put Dawna Jacobsen on a road to help save a 12-year-old boy’s life in Northern Ontario. The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named the longhaul driver…

Making mega-sized moves

What does it take to move a load that weighs 135,000 pounds (61,000 kg), is about 21 feet wide (6.4 meters) and 15.5 feet (4.7 meters) high? “Plenty of planning…

Brampton trucker charged with 24 offences in less than 24 hours

A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., was charged with 24 offences after he was stopped three times by Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) officers in less than 24 hours on Hwy.

Smeltzer embraces perils, satisfaction of hauling livestock

Hauling livestock can be dangerous and demanding, not a job most can or would like to do. You could get kicked, gored, knocked over and seriously hurt or worse. Kevin…

Trucker movie Rodeo wins award at Whistler Film Festival

Rodeo, a movie about a truck driver and his nine-year-old daughter, has won the EDA Award for Best Female Directed Feature Film at the Whistler Film Festival. Montreal director Joelle…

Tanker-hauler Vij enjoys the flow of trucking

Hauling a tanker filled with liquid has its perks. You make a decent amount of money, and the load and unload times are typically short. You also get a very…

Canadian drivers Marchand, Vandal named Highway Angels for helping others

The Truckload Carriers Association recognized five professional truck drivers, including two Canadians, as Highway Angels for performing good deeds while on the job. Matthew Marchand, from Ottawa, who hauls tankers…

Former nurse shifts smoothly into trucking

Trucking and nursing have some things in common, according to a truck driver and former nurse. Both professions require a person to be very observant, anticipate moves, be good with…

Hero trucker Navdeep pulled out driver from crashed vehicle

Heroes don’t think, they act quickly. Navdeep Singh helped a truck driver stuck in his cab after a crash, and probably saved the man’s life.The owner-operator who works for CN…

Shawbonquit pursues trucking dreams

Joanne Shawbonquit remembers playing with trucks and cars in a sandbox with her neighbor after school, when she was a little girl. “The other girls were into dolls and makeup,…

4.5 million-miler Smith takes pride in driving, equipment

Driving 100,000 miles a year for 45 years, Brian Smith estimates he has amassed 4.5 million miles on the road. There are not many places he has not seen in…

Taylor trucks through life’s challenges

Tractor trailers, concrete mixers, snowplows, straight trucks, vans – you name it, Grant Taylor has driven them. The only thing he could never drive is a desk. The veteran trucker…

Bison’s Nemeth secures TCA driving honor for a job she loves

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The saying goes, if you choose a job that you love, you’ll never work a day in your life. And that rings true for Ester Nemeth – a lifelong truck driver who has been crowned the Truckload Carriers Association’s Company Driver of the Year.

Do you know Canada’s top truck driver?

TORONTO, Ont. – Newcom Media is looking for Canada’s top truck driver or owner-operator, and is ready to reward them with thousands of dollars in cash and prizes — and…