Health & Safety

The Last Leg of the Healthy Fleet Challenge

We speak with Glenn Caldwell of Healthy Trucker to hear about how the challenge is going and what to expect in the last leg of the competition.

What is celiac disease?

For the past few years, we have been hearing a lot about gluten and gluten-free diets in the media. Gluten is a protein that is found in rye, wheat and…

Fuel your body with fresh corn

Although summer is winding down, there’s still plenty of time to fire up the barbecue and nothing adds to the BBQ menu like fresh corn on the cob. Boiled, foiled,…

What will it take to end distracted driving?

Distracted driving is certainly not a new topic. There are numerous articles, videos, and public service announcements with the core message that distracted drivers substantially increase the risk of being…

BCTA highlights ‘Jake’ brakes with National Trucking Week around the corner

LANGLEY, B.C. – We’ve all seen the signs coming into a community advising truckers to ‘please avoid the use of engine brakes.’ Also known as ‘Jake’ or ‘Jacobs’ brake, the…

Testing your faith in technology

Riding in a Kenworth truck equipped with Bendix Wingman Fusion a jolting experience

New environmental standards in effect for trucks servicing Port of Vancouver

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority said environmental requirements for container trucks serving the Port of Vancouver will have an immediate impact on air quality and public health…

AMTA joins effort to bring awareness to road safety on Hwy 63/881

EDMONTON, Alta. – The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has united with the Coalition for a Safer 63 and 881 in an effort to deliver road safety messages to help…

July results of the Healthy Fleet Challenge revealed

TORONTO, Ont. – The second leg of the Healthy Fleet walking challenge of 2016 is over and was it ever a hot and sweaty one, thanks to a warm July.

Dehydration: Test the water

Traveling down the road in the hot summer, you may notice dry, brown patches of grass in the median – spots that haven’t had enough rain. Just like the earth,…

Raising the bar for driver training

Ontario has made good on a promise to toughen the process of obtaining a commercial driver’s licence. In late June, it announced mandatory entry-level training (MELT) and for the first…

Home Hardware once again shines at Ontario championships

Shawn Matheson named Grand Champion after taking hotly contested tandem-tandem category

Canadian results of 2016 International Roadcheck revealed

New Brunswick had lowest OOS average in Canada, while Alberta had the highest

Ontario carriers raise the most money for Wear Plaid for Dad campaign

TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario carriers, through the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), raised more money to fight prostate cancer through the Wear Plaid for Dad campaign than any other group. The…

US trucking spends nearly $10 billion on safety, report finds

ARLINGTON, Va. — A new report released by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) reveals the US trucking industry invests at least US$9.5 billion in safety per year. “We know this…