Health & Safety Mentors play key role in rentention October 22, 2014 Few teachers are more effective than life experience. As much as can be conveyed through formal training, seminars and manuals, the missing pieces come together when applying the lessons in…
Health & Safety Psoriasis: It’s more than skin deep October 22, 2014 The cold weather is here, bringing you the risk of developing psoriasis – a chronic skin condition that changes the normal life-cycle of skin cells.
Health & Safety Is Ebola a threat to drivers? October 22, 2014 I have recently had a few patients in my practice ask me about the Ebola virus. Due to this fact as well as all the news coverage and…
Health & Safety Make safety your choice October 22, 2014 Safety doesn’t happen by chance, it happens by choice. It’s an often used truism and was most recently voiced by Goran Nyberg, president of Volvo Trucks North American sales…
Health & Safety TTSAO supports mandatory entry-level driver training October 22, 2014 HAMILTON, Ont. — The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) has announced it supports the province’s plans to introduce mandatory entry-level driver training and would like a seat at…
Companies show support for the Eaglehook product October 16, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Since releasing its device last April, Eaglehook has been lauded by the trucking community for helping them prevent falls and improve safety. The Eaglehook is a mobile…
Health & Safety Ontario to introduce mandatory training for entry-level drivers October 16, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is set to introduce mandatory training for entry-level drivers after a Toronto Star series of articles highlighted just how easy it is to obtain an A/Z…
Bison driver named Highway Angel preview image Health & Safety Bison driver named Highway Angel October 16, 2014 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A British Columbia driver earned his Highway Angel wings due to his CPR skills. Vijaydeep Sahasi of Surrey drives for Bison Transport Inc. In August, he was…
Business Management Mother Nature, human nature and the nature of technology October 15, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Although they may feel like opposing forces, evolving technology and changing weather are working to alter both the trucking industry and the people in it. Silvy Wright,…
Health & Safety TTC launches second annual Mo Challenge October 15, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Gentlemen, put the razors away. The second annual Toronto Transportation Club’s Mo Challenge is less than a month away and they want to see some very hairy…
CANADA’S CONVOYS INSPIRE preview image Health & Safety CANADA’S CONVOYS INSPIRE October 14, 2014 It’s Fall in Canada and as sure as the leaves are changing colour, Canada’s truck drivers are taking to the road to support important causes. Convoys have been held in…
Business Management KRISKA WINS VOLVO FLEET SAFETY AWARD October 14, 2014 It has been a helluva month for Mark Seymour and Kriska Group. After announcing a blockbuster deal in which it partnered with Mullen Group to form a new growth-oriented trucking…
Health & Safety More charges laid following Burlington Skyway truck wreck October 9, 2014 BURLINGTON, Ont. — Things have gone from bad to worse for the former truck driver charged with taking out the Burlington Skyway in August. The Toronto Star reports…
Bendix offers tips for tire pressure monitoring systems October 7, 2014 ELYRIA, Oh. – As part of its Tech Tips series, Bendix has released maintenance and installation tips for systems and sensors inside the tire. “Ninety percent of all tire failures…
Kriska wins Volvo Safety Award preview image Business Management Kriska wins Volvo Safety Award October 7, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. – Thanks to winning a safety award, a Canadian trucking company now has an extra US$25,000 to spend on making its operations even safer. Kriska Holdings Ltd.
