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Driver health and wellness: A fine balance

I recently checked my Canada Calling notes to see what we were talking about five years ago, the first year of our twice-weekly gig on the Dave Nemo show on SiriusXM radio. It won’t come as any surprise that many hot topics on the list...

Collision Course: Part 1

Mark had been doing a lot of local driving the past two weeks as he’d been recruited to be one of a few dozen drivers moving the contents of an entire warehouse – stock and fixtures – from an old building down by the lake in...

TSQ: Do you think the CB radio has run its course?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Much like popcorn and movies, gin and tonic, and Mom and apple pie, trucking and the CB radio seem to go almost inseparably hand in hand. But the days of this long-time pairing may be numbered – at least if the...

Protecting your knees against bursitis

Bursitis of the knee is simply an inflammation of one or more of the bursae that are located near the knee. A bursa is a fluid-filled sac that is located around the joints of the body.

Win some, lose some

TORONTO, Ont. – It comes as little surprise that Ontario’s speed limiter law, as unpopular as it is among truck drivers, is being challenged on numerous fronts through the provincial court system.

ACI e-manifest requirements are coming Nov. 1. For real, this time.

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Border Services Agency’s (CBSA) Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) e-manifest program for Canada-bound loads is set to go into effect Nov. 1. For real, this time. They swear.

It’s time for governments to end hypocrisy

The transportation industry, by its very nature, is an obvious target for legislators looking to reduce this nation’s greenhouse gas emissions and other pollutants. It’s one of the largest contributors of harmful emissions, any way...

Don’t get left behind

Our cover story this month points out that the date for Canada Border Service Agency’s Advanced Commercial Information (ACI) e-manifest requirements to go into effect  is fast approaching and questions whether motor carriers are...

The California countdown

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – As New York’s famous Times Square Ball drops at midnight, a global audience of more than a billion will watch New Yorkers ring in the New Year.

California crackdown to target truck tires, too

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Canadian fleets running model year 2010 and older tractors into California after Jan. 1, 2013 will require low rolling resistance tires, in order to comply with the California Air Resources Board’s new...

Meet Margot, Justin and Randy

MONCTON, N.B. – Hustling to prepare supper and feed her children, Margot Griffin counts down to the start of another night shift for Moncton, N.B.-based Armour Transport. She will haul loads around the Maritimes all night before returning...

Second Quebec carrier buys natural gas-fueled tractors

ST-ROMUALD, Que. – By about the end of this September, St-Romuald, Que.-based Transport YN.-Gonthier will become the second carrier in the province to use liquefied natural gas (LNG)-fueled transport trucks. It has ordered two Peterbilt...

Newly-named Trucking for a Cure convoy set to hit highway

DORCHESTER, Ont. – A convoy of charitable truckers will once again be taking to the highways in Western Ontario this fall to help drive out breast cancer. On Oct. 13, the newly-renamed Trucking for a Cure convoy (formerly Convoy for a...

Western Canadian trucking industry frustrated with limits on wide-base tires

CALGARY, Alta. – Twelve years after new-generation wide-base single tires hit the North American trucking market, most Canadian provinces still impose limits on their use, even though they’re arguably the most fuel-efficient tire...

Thermo King unveils Precedent line of EPA-compliant reefer engines

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Thermo King is looking to set a “precedent” with its new trailer temperature control program, going as far as to say it has “staked (its) legacy” on the reefer unit’s performance. The new...