Health & Safety

A trucking legal review and outlook

On New Year’s Eve 2020, one might have expected to see developments in any one of several “hot” areas of law relating to truck transportation — such as electronic logging…

Daimler hit with $30-million NHTSA consent order

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has been slapped with a US$30-million civil penalty for tardiness in recalling vehicles. A National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) consent order…

Let’s focus on what matters most

It was a fun year, wasn’t it? Who would have thought that in 2020 we would be using the roadside as a bathroom, and that a shower may be performed…

Driver health? Rolling Strong has a free app for that.

Resolutions for healthier habits come every new year, and Rolling Strong is offering a free app to help truck drivers better understand health and wellness risk factors. The free…

Proper chain-up skills key to surviving B.C. winter

Chaining up is a fact of life for most commercial drivers in Western Canada during the winter months. And for those new to traversing the high elevations of B.C.’s mountain…

Workplace Covid-19 screening tests continue to evolve

TORONTO, Ont. – Workplaces looking to screen employees for Covid-19 are beginning to access cheaper and quicker tests, but DriverCheck’s corporate medical director offers a warning. “Testing does not eliminate…

Ontario tries to reduce impaired driving

TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is investing $4.8 million through the Reduce Impaired Driving Everywhere (RIDE) grant program to help police services across the province keep impaired drivers off the roads.

Truck crashes remain a cause of concern

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has made excellent progress on road safety over the past decade, but the top five problem areas, large truck crashes among them, remain a major concern,…

Truck drivers should be among first to get Covid-19 vaccine, says Johns Hopkins prof

TORONTO, Ont. — Nancy Kass believes truck drivers should be among the first people to receive vaccines during a pandemic. And she made the case long before Covid-19 came along.

Grote granted FMCSA waiver for flashing brake warning lamps

MADISON, Ind. – Grote Industries has received a U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) waiver to install brake-activated pulsating warning lamps to help reduce rear-end collisions. The pulsating lamps…

Trucker pregnancy study sparks buzz

TORONTO, Ont. — Sylvie Nederpel has been driving trucks for nearly 21 years, and she has had two children during that time, an 18-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son. A…

Alberta truckers protest Covid-related shutdowns

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. – Truckers in Alberta took part in a protest against Covid-19 shutdowns, according to a report from Lethbridge News Now. An estimated 500-800 vehicles took part in the…

Prioritize truckers for Covid-19 vaccine, ATA says

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is calling for the trucking industry’s workforce to be prioritized along with other essential workers when it comes to establishing a national…

Truck drivers roll, even as other Canadians face new Covid-19 restrictions

HALIFAX, N.S. — Truck wheels continue to roll while non-essential travelers across several Canadian regions face tighter restrictions in the fight against Covid-19.  But that hardly means truck drivers have…

P.E.I. clarifies Covid-19 rules for truck drivers

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island’s truck drivers continue to face some of the tightest Covid-19 restrictions in the industry, but they won’t have to completely self isolate when waiting…