On the (side of the) road again preview image Equipment On the (side of the) road again March 30, 2020 Mobile repair units play a valuable role in keeping fleets running
Star Performer preview image Equipment Star Performer March 30, 2020 Lewis Motor Sales’ Brandon Wesselius earns honor at Navistar tech rodeo
Canada short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023: report preview image Human Resources Canada short 25,000 truck drivers by 2023: report March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada is expected to be short 25,000 truck drivers as early as 2023, representing a 25% increase over the unfilled vacancies in 2019, Trucking HR…
Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training preview image Health & Safety Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence — along with another 8.5…
Ontario enforcement officers ‘stand down’ after safety complaint preview image Health & Safety Ontario enforcement officers ‘stand down’ after safety complaint March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario highways were left unprotected by Ministry of Transportation enforcement officers for much of yesterday, when officers were ordered to “stand down” while the Ministry…
President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles preview image Sustainability President’s Choice: Loblaw prepares for a future with electric vehicles March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Canada’s largest grocer is shopping for something that doesn’t exist. Not yet. But that has hardly slowed Loblaw in a bid to electrify its private fleet within…
Truck drivers have rights after fleet bankruptcies preview image Business Management Truck drivers have rights after fleet bankruptcies March 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Adam Lowry, a company driver with Celedon Canada (Hyndman) first learned about the company’s pending collapse on a news website. There had been lots of chatter…
4 questions to ask before buying a used truck preview image Equipment 4 questions to ask before buying a used truck March 13, 2020 This is not your typical highway tractor. Outwardly, a heavy-spec’ truck may not look much different, but it’s a different beast down beneath the cab. TORONTO, Ont. — You…
Truckers fight human trafficking preview image Truckers fight human trafficking January 30, 2020 Canadian fleets are supporting an important cause
Inside Best Fleets – Part 4 preview image Business Management Inside Best Fleets – Part 4 January 30, 2020 Judging for 2020 Best Fleets to Drive For program enters the home stretch
Regulations We can learn from U.S. ELDT program December 19, 2019 Once again, our American counterparts appear on pace to beat us to the punch when it comes to implementing a much-needed safety initiative. This time, it is the FMCSA’s national…
Mark Dalton: Bud’s bail buddy – Part 3 preview image Transportation Mark Dalton: Bud’s bail buddy – Part 3 December 18, 2019 The story so far Mark gets a call asking if he’s willing to bail Bud out of jail. He agrees to do it for a few days, because on the…
Regulations Taxes on split income hit home December 17, 2019 One of the long-held advantages of working for your own company is that you can pay wages and/or dividends to split income among family members. Salaries and wages paid to…
Health & Safety Preventive maintenance: Save your breath December 17, 2019 Although the winter season offers breathtaking scenery, it can also create an environment that negatively impacts your health. In addition to slips, falls, and overexertion while shoveling, winter’s cold, dry…
Infrastructure Using high-tech to improve traffic flow along Windsor corridor December 17, 2019 WINDSOR, Ont. — Locally, it’s known as Truckers’ Tuesday. And Thursday might also be added to the endearing description. Because those are the two days of the week when the…
