Ontario opens seasonal rest stops preview image Transportation Ontario opens seasonal rest stops April 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has opened seasonal rest areas across the province to help truck drivers during the fight against Covid-19, the Ministry of Transportation confirmed Monday. “Parking and toilets…
Manbir Bharj scales new heights preview image Transportation Manbir Bharj scales new heights April 13, 2020 Manbir Bharj was 20 when he first set his sights on a tower crane. Twelve years on, he is close to realizing his dream of becoming an operator. But the…
Team drivers arrested in $4.8M drug bust preview image Transportation Team drivers arrested in $4.8M drug bust April 13, 2020 “We are absolutely committed to working with our enforcement partners, such as the RCMP, to safeguard Canadians.” – Joe McMahon, district director at CBSA.
Help-a-Trucker drive kicks off in N.B. preview image Transportation Help-a-Trucker drive kicks off in N.B. April 13, 2020 ROTHEASY, N.B. – It is a small group with a big heart. And on Saturday, the five New Brunswickers were out on Transcanada Highway 1,…
Group to offer free meals to truckers preview image Transportation Group to offer free meals to truckers April 9, 2020 QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – A group of New Brunswickers has launched an initiative called Help a Trucker – NB to provide up to 150 hot meals daily to the drivers…
Club offers to feed healthcare workers preview image Transportation Club offers to feed healthcare workers April 9, 2020 WINDSOR, Ont. – The Windsor Transportation Club has announced a program to feed Windsor-Essex region’s healthcare workers. The club said Feed the Frontline has raised $13,000 since its launch…
Global trucking reels under Covid-19 preview image Transportation Global trucking reels under Covid-19 April 9, 2020 “This is a terrible situation, and many, many companies are looking down the barrel.” – Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy and public affairs, Road Haulage Association,…
The South Asian trucker: Under pressure from all sides preview image Transportation The South Asian trucker: Under pressure from all sides April 9, 2020 BRAMPTON, Ont. – In his hit Truck Union music videos, featuring gleaming rigs, beautiful women and fancy cars, Surjit Khan sings about an imaginary luxury life as a longhaul driver,…
PMTC conference rescheduled for September preview image Transportation PMTC conference rescheduled for September April 8, 2020 MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has rescheduled its annual conference for Sept. 8-10 because of Covid-19, the organization announced Wednesday. It will be held at…
Covid-19 puts the brakes on driving schools preview image Transportation Covid-19 puts the brakes on driving schools April 7, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Truck driving schools have shut down across Ontario following the Covid-19 outbreak, leaving students in limbo and owners in financial distress. Although the schools are not required…
Trucking HR honors 69 workplaces preview image Human Resources Trucking HR honors 69 workplaces April 6, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. — Sixty-nine of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry have earned honors through the seventh annual Top Fleet Employers program, Trucking HR Canada announced…
P.S.I. streamlines sales team preview image Transportation P.S.I. streamlines sales team April 6, 2020 SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Pressure Systems International has announced changes to its sales organization to support growth plans. Scott Burckhard has been appointed regional sales director for western U.S.
U.S. allows food trucks in highway rest areas preview image Transportation U.S. allows food trucks in highway rest areas April 3, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a notice late Friday, allowing states to permit commercial food trucks to operate and sell food in designated Interstate…
Topping named to board of NFBC preview image Transportation Topping named to board of NFBC April 3, 2020 LEWISTON, N.Y. – Geoff Topping of Challenger Motor Freight has been appointed to the board of Niagara Falls Bridge Commission (NFBC). The appointment was made by Ontario Premier…
Navistar extends plant closures preview image Equipment Navistar extends plant closures April 3, 2020 LISLE, Ill. — Navistar International has announced changes to its manufacturing operations in response to Covid-19. The company’s truck assembly plant in Springfield, Ohio, temporarily ceased production March 23…
