Health & Safety

Canadian carriers need to prepare for U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse

EDMONTON, Alta. – Canadian carriers operating south of the border need to be ready for the U.S. Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse program. Chris Wilkinson, program consultant for DriverCheck, said though…

It’s time for drivers to ‘Shift into Winter’

RICHMOND, B.C. – Drivers will again be “Shifting into Winter” in B.C. and across Canada in the coming weeks, and for the 11th year, WorkSafeBC wants to remind truckers to…

OTA says new WSIB rate not universally applicable

TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association says the streamlined framework for premiums announced by the Workplace Safety and Insurance Board will not be applicable to all carriers universally. The…

WSIB cuts average premium by 17% for 2020

TORONTO, Ont. – The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board is reducing average premium by 17% for 2020, the provincial agency announced Wednesday. For trucking, the premium will go down…

Coping with panic attacks

Last winter, I had a driver come into my clinic complaining of shortness of breath, rapid heart rate and chest pain. He reported it started about an hour before, when…

Trying to make sense of a workplace tragedy

How is it that first responders, who voluntarily put themselves in harm’s way, have a lesser likelihood of suffering a workplace fatality than truck drivers? Safety is something we…

The fiber of your being

As fall is almost over, you are probably already preparing your rig for the winter – examining tires, hoses and wires for wear, flushing systems to remove buildups and adding…

Truckers Against Trafficking expands into Canada

HOUSTON, Texas – Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) has expanded into Canada, entering into a partnership with the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking this past July. A national hotline to…

Companies still searching for cannabis clarity

OTTAWA, Ont. — Forty-eight percent of safety-sensitive industries have yet to introduce a zero-tolerance policy on cannabis because of a lack of clarity on issues such as privacy…

Manitoba carriers awarded for their safety culture

WINNIPEG, Man. –A pair of Manitoba trucking companies received some hardware recently, with Fast Lane Freight the winner of the RPM Award and Bison Transport getting SAFE Work Manitoba’s Safety…

Can you take the heat?

Heat rash isn’t a condition that only affects infants and children

You’ve got gall

After eating a burger, or other greasy foods do you ever feel pain in the center or upper right part of your abdomen? Does pain sometimes spread to your right…

OOIDA supports proposed HoS changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is welcoming proposed changes to the U.S. hours-of-service rules. The association, representing independent truckers in the U.S. and Canada, said…

FMCSA administrator discusses proposed HoS changes

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Proposed changes to the U.S. hours-of-service rules address the two most frequently-cited pain points for drivers and give them greater flexibility in managing their workdays. That was…

UPDATED: Split sleeper berth provision among proposed changes to U.S. HoS

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Much-anticipated changes to the U.S. hours-of-service (HoS) rules have been proposed by the U.S Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Five key provisions…