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Building a healthier mind and body

Aging is a funny thing. It fills you with wisdom while waking you to a deep sense of your own mortality

Shunt trucks: Fuel of the future

While the technology is in its infancy, electric shunt trucks are gaining traction

Back behind the wheel: Protect your eyes

Every profession has its tools of the trade. For professional truck drivers, one of their most important tools is their eyes. Drivers rely on their eyes to safely navigate their…

Preventive maintenance: It’s in your hands

What your fingernails can tell you about your overall health

Protecting your asset

As trucks have evolved, so too have front-end protection systems

Trucking industry leaders bemoan labor shortage

Big freight truck on the open highway in front of an amazing sunset TORONTO, Ont. — The road ahead for the Canadian trucking industry remains smooth despite concerns about driver…

First WTFC scholarship awarded

Kristy Perrin OTTAWA, Ont. — The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) and Crossroads Ottawa have handed out their first scholarship to a woman aspiring to become a professional truck…

Poll forecasts a bright road ahead for trucking

TORONTO, Ont. — The road ahead for the Canadian trucking industry remains smooth despite concerns about driver shortages, plant closures and the new North American Free Trade Agreement, a major…

TTSAO ensuring member schools measure up

GUELPH, Ont. — Want to be a member of the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)? You’ve got to earn it. That was the message from Lisa Arseneau, head…

A Jekyll-and-Hyde market for trucking

TORONTO, Ont. — For-hire truck tonnage in the U.S. popped in April, but in Canada there were more trucks chasing loads in the spot market than in any other month…

Driver retention begins with the hiring process

GUELPH, Ontario — Ensuring prospective hires are a good fit for your company before hiring them is key to reducing costly driver turnover. That’s especially true of entry-level drivers, who…

Truckers show their pride

Woman behind the Rainbow Rider says she wants the truck to be a symbol for the LGBTQ community within trucking

In the game

Raptors-inspired graffiti trailer turning heads in Toronto

Honesty is the best policy

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. — Client Transport is the small, but mighty carrier you’ve likely never heard of. Based in Cambridge, Ont., the 16-truck fleet is one that prides itself on having…

Safety first: Part 4

THE STORY SO FAR Mother Load is in need of her annual safety inspection and while Mark is talking about that with another driver, a third man approaches and tells…