Health & Safety

North Dakota vaccinates more than 1,000 Manitoba truckers

More than 1,000 Manitoba truck drivers have been vaccinated in North Dakota as part of a Covid-19 vaccine initiative announced in April. “This demand showcases the importance of this joint…

How telematics solutions improve the safety and security of fleet trucks

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected almost every activity field on the planet. Transport is not an exception. Some transportation companies are in dire straights these days, while the others…

Legal marijuana can still cost truck drivers their job

While a substantial portion of the population was overjoyed when Canada legalized recreational cannabis in October 2018, it’s become a nightmare for truck fleets, drivers and law enforcement. Removing marijuana…

Essential Trailer hits the road again

NAL Insurance’s Essential Trailer is back on the road, raising funds to support truckers as they continue to deliver essential goods through the pandemic. Last year, the initiative allowed NAL…

Montana to vaccinate Alberta truckers

Alberta and Montana have reached an agreement to speed up the vaccination of Albertans by inoculating truckers who transport essential goods across the Canada-United States border. Alberta commercial truck drivers…

Ontario, Michigan discussing partnership to vaccinate Ontario truckers

The Ontario government is reportedly working with the state of Michigan to discuss partnering to vaccinate Ontario-based cross-border truck drivers. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) said in a release that…

Collision avoidance: The best safety advancement since brakes

May was a big month for me. The 15th was my second birthday. Pretty impressive that I’m writing this at only two years of age, right? That’s not right either.

FAST program approvals need to be resumed

Society, and our industry, have been thrown many curveballs and suffered many consequences as a result of Covid-19. While governments, in most cases, have been proactive – reactive when necessary…

Seat, posture help improve driver wellbeing

Truckers spend many hours on the road, sitting in the cab while being jostled around on bumpy roads, steering a big rig that hauls heavy loads. So, it’s little wonder…

Living healthy on the road isn’t easy, but it’s not impossible

Long hours, sedentary job requirements, and limited food options on the road all conspire to make it especially difficult for professional drivers to maintain a healthy lifestyle. But it’s not…

First Aid for truck drivers: Driver’s Education

Few of us head for work thinking, “Geez, what if something nasty happened to me today? Would I know how to handle it?” The truth is most of us live…

13 essentials for your truck’s First Aid kit

While there are no American or Canadian trucking regulations that require drivers to carry a First Aid kit on the truck, it’s hard to argue against the idea. They are…

Truckers face heightened risk of musculoskeletal disorders

Truck drivers are two to three times more likely than the average worker to have at least one musculoskeletal disorder (MSD) in a working year. This was found in a…

Carriers recognizing importance of driver health and wellness

If drivers are the lifeblood of the trucking industry, then it’s important (some would say, essential) to look after them, and it all starts with their physical and mental health.

Driver finds peace in a trucking niche

On the night of Sept. 4, 2014, Jean-Claude Richard was returning from a long run in the Maritimes and was going to make a delivery to Plattsburgh. At 11 p.m.