Transportation

Ontario government agenda includes washroom access for drivers, ELDs

Ontario is expected to become the first North American jurisdiction that will require businesses to provide washroom access to truck drivers, building on a series of government initiatives taken during…

Companies claim extortion as drivers protest unpaid wages

Officials of a trucking company that saw former drivers protest unpaid wages outside its premises in the Peel Region in the Greater Toronto Area recently, say they are being targeted…

Remembrance Day convoy raises more than $10K

Several dozen vehicles including commercial trucks held a Remembrance Day rally Nov. 11 to raise funds for four veterans’ groups in the Toronto area. The vehicles gathered at Pathwise Credit…

New 400-series highway coming to Ontario

A new 400-series highway will relieve congestion and improve the flow of goods in Ontario’s Halton, Peel, and York regions, the province announced today. “With Halton, Peel and York regions…

It’s time for trucking music and a movie

With the holidays approaching, it’s a great time to relax and lighten things up. There is no better way to celebrate our industry this season than to reflect on some…

Supply chain challenges continue to weigh down Canadian economy

The Canadian economy is growing, but a senior TD Bank Group economist says shortages of everything from labor to semiconductors continue to weigh on the supply chain. While TD expects…

Allison Transmission installs e-Axle production assembly line

Allison Transmission on Tuesday announced that it completed the installation of a new e-Axle production assembly line at its facility in Auburn Hills, Michigan. The purpose-built production line integrates automated…

Road conditions forecast targets safety, on-time delivery

If a company operates 100 trucks, it has scores of drivers travelling down the road checking the weather forecast – at their start point, along the route, and destination. Conditions…

Trucking associations take vaccine mandate fight to court

The American Trucking Associations (ATA) may be confident that “solo drivers” are exempt from a coming vaccine mandate for big businesses – but it’s still joining a lawsuit to fight…

Zelek named national recruiter of the year

Michael Zelek was named national recruiter of the year at the National Recruiting & Retention Symposium held recently in Brampton, Ont. Zelek, director of human resources at Wellington Motor Freight,…

18 Wheels adds environmentally friendly warehousing space

18 Wheels Warehousing and Trucking is adding 178,00 sq.-ft. of environmentally friendly warehousing in Surrey, B.C. The addition brings its total warehousing space to more than 1 million sq.-ft., which…

Driver protests against unpaid wages continue in Peel

Truck drivers are continuing to confront employers over unpaid wages, taking to the streets in the Region of Peel, Ont. with their supporters. Driver Amrish Dutta said an Ontario-based company…

More time to move big loads in B.C.

Clocks turned back in the early hours of Sunday morning, but carriers who haul oversize goods in British Columbia were already enjoying a change to their available their working hours.

Armour named to Order of New Brunswick

Wesley Armour, who along with his father founded Armour Transportation Systems in 1966, has been named to the Order of New Brunswick. He worked alongside his father throughout college, and…

From cockpit to truck cab

“My path explains why I am here now,” says Jean-Charles Fleury, a truck driver for Transport Chalut 2000 in Bedford, Que.   It’s the path of an aviation enthusiast who,…