Health & Safety How to stay out of trouble with the MTO October 4, 2015 “Your life’s stress-free if you follow the rules” - Mark Bonner, MTO
Health & Safety Need a parking spot? There’s a helpful app for that. September 30, 2015 WINNIPEG, Man. — Bryan Pedlow doesn’t know how many times the Trucker Path app has saved his bacon. “Just about every night,” he told Trucknews.com in an interview. As a…
Business Management REAL-TIME DATA = REAL-TIME LIABILITY? September 30, 2015 Another interesting session at TMC involved the increasing use of in-cab cameras to monitor driver behaviour, but also to help assess fault in the event of a crash. Rob Moseley,…
THIS CHART SAYS WE’RE BECOMING MORE COMPLIANT preview image Health & Safety THIS CHART SAYS WE’RE BECOMING MORE COMPLIANT September 30, 2015 The results from this year’s International Roadcheck North America-wide inspection blitz have (finally!) been released. The blitz, you’ll remember, took place June 2-4. The good news is, both vehicle out-of-service…
Health & Safety Apnea screening helps in the fatigue fight September 23, 2015 The trucking industry spends plenty of time tracking the hours that drivers work. Every line recorded in a logbook is carefully scrutinized to ensure no one…
Health & Safety Get proactive about reactive arthritis September 23, 2015 Similar to other forms of arthritis, reactive arthritis causes painful and inflamed joints. What makes reactive arthritis unique is that it is triggered by an infection in another…
Health & Safety Why you should sleep on it September 23, 2015 How much sleep did you get last week? You probably don’t remember the last time you got seven to nine hours of sleep every night for a week.
Health & Safety Proposed labeling regulation will cost money, do nothing to improve safety: ATA September 22, 2015 ORLANDO, Fla. — Speaking to a packed house at the Technology & Maintenance Council’s Fall meeting here yesterday, Ted Scott, director of engineering with the American Trucking Associations (ATA), provided…
Health & Safety PMTC seminar sheds light on medical marijuana and trucking September 21, 2015 TRURO, N.S. – Trucking and safety go hand in hand – or at least they try to be for most companies in the industry – so the issue of medical…
Health & Safety Bison driver recognized for heroics September 18, 2015 GIMLI, Man. — Bison Transport driver Jason Levreault has been named a Highway Angel by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) after helping a fellow driver following a serious accident. The…
Equipment DAIMLER INTRODUCES CONCEPT OF ‘INTERACTIVE SAFETY’ September 16, 2015 One of the most exciting and fast-moving aspects of the trucking industry of late has been the advent of advanced safety systems. After decades of passive safety systems such as…
Team Ontario wins at National Truck Driving Championships preview image Health & Safety Team Ontario wins at National Truck Driving Championships September 16, 2015 Grand Champion is Ken Wiebe of EBD
Riding from coast-to-coast to beat cancer preview image Health & Safety Riding from coast-to-coast to beat cancer September 10, 2015 KINGSTON, Ont. — Getting a phone call at 11 p.m. from your family doctor is a scary thing. But when it’s a phone call with the message to…
Health & Safety Meritor Wabco debuts collision mitigation system in medium-duty trucks September 4, 2015 TROY, Mich. — Meritor Wabco revealed today that the OnGuard Collision Mitigation System is now available for use in medium-duty trucks. OnGuard has previously been used extensively in heavy-duty trucks…
Equipment Don’t sweat Operation Airbrake; follow these tips from Bendix September 2, 2015 ELYRIA, Ohio — The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Airbrake roadside inspection campaign runs Sept. 6-12, and Bendix has offered some tips for drivers on how to pass any…
