Transportation

Trucks for Change delivers for food banks

Trucks for Change (T4C) carrier partners will deliver nearly 1 million pounds of food to 46 food banks across Canada, helping The For Good Foundation deliver cases of shelf-stable products.

Bradford West Gwillimbury latest municipality to back ODTA

The Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) says it is grateful for the support from the Bradford West Gwillimbury town council, the latest municipality to support the organization, joining Mississauga and…

Truck World draws 10,920 industry professionals

Truck World is promoted as the “meeting place for Canada’s trucking industry” – and thousands of people attended the biennial trade show to do that very thing. The April 21-23…

GFL Environmental safety specialist recounts truck-motorcycle crash

Kevin Jennings, a GFL Environmental transportation safety specialist, still doesn’t know how he survived. The odds when a speeding motorcycle crashes into a truck are not generally in a rider’s…

Highway Star of the Year delivers nutrition, and hope

When Sami Abdurahim immigrated to Canada 20 years ago, he came from a war-torn country where he was no stranger to need. When he saw need existed even in Canada,…

Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are most environmentally friendly: ATRI

Hydrogen fuel cell trucks are the most environmentally friendly zero emission vehicle option for longhaul trucks, although the technology is not presently feasible for longhaul operations, new research revealed. The…

Wilks elected MEMA board vice-chairman

Kurk Wilks, president and chief executive officer of Mann+Hummel, has been elected vice-chairman of the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) board of directors. Wilks joined the board in 2021.

Fleets offer flexibility, perks to attract and retain drivers

Fleets are constantly on the lookout for drivers. Signing on an experienced professional who will hang around for a while is like striking gold. Trucking HR Canada data shows there…

Towns should think about how much they depend on trucks

Lots of folks have been asking what sort of reaction I got to my recent column in which I ranted about the misguided siege of Ottawa by disgruntled protesters, some…

Day & Ross trucker named Quebec’s Driver of the Year

Francis Lajoie, a driver for Day & Ross, received the prestigious Volvo 2022 Quebec Driver of the Year Award at the 69th annual convention of the Quebec Trucking Association. Lajoie…

Ontario dump truck drivers secure higher rates, to end six-week strike

Striking dump truck drivers in the Greater Toronto Area will end six weeks of job actions on May 1. The Ontario Dump Truck Association (ODTA) and key stakeholders agreed to…

Is that a speed bump ahead, or a cliff?

Alain Bedard isn’t losing sleep over a freight recession. The chairman and CEO of Canada’s largest fleet, TFI International, parried questions from analysts about a softening freight market during a…

TFI upgrades outlook, unlocking more potential from TForce Freight

TFI International entered this year in the best position in the company’s history, and is only scratching the surface when it comes to unlocking the value from last year’s acquisition…

Success can be achieved in trucking, if we lift each other up

There’s one thing that we do well in the trucking industry. We promote negativity. Specifically, when someone asks a professional driver if they should become a truck driver, the reply…

Manitoba budget commits $1.5 billion for highways over three years

Manitoba will invest $1.5 billion in its highway network over the next three years, part of $2.4 billion in infrastructure funding included in the 2022 provincial budget. Upgrades to highways…