ECONOMIC WATCH: Surging Covid cases could derail economic recovery preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Surging Covid cases could derail economic recovery July 27, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – An escalation of new Covid cases in the U.S. is threatening to abort a nascent economic recovery currently underway, industry analyst ACT Research warns. In its Transportation…
NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule preview image Transportation NATSO urges truck stops to enforce mask rule July 24, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. — NATSO is urging truck stops and travel plazas to adopt a policy requiring customers to wear face coverings or masks during the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization that…
Hair testing for drugs would ground 300K truck drivers in U.S.: Researchers preview image Health & Safety Hair testing for drugs would ground 300K truck drivers in U.S.: Researchers July 23, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Researchers at the University of Central Arkansas are validating an earlier study that suggests hair testing for drug use could force nearly 300,000 truck drivers off the…
Thousands refuse FMCSA tests preview image Health & Safety Thousands refuse FMCSA tests July 23, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has revealed that thousands of commercial vehicle drivers have refused to take the tests for controlled substances since the…
Rolling Strong, WIT launch wellness contest preview image Transportation Rolling Strong, WIT launch wellness contest July 22, 2020 RIVERSIDE, Mo. – Rolling Strong has teamed up with Women In Trucking (WIT) to launch a wellness contest. Accelerate Your Health Wellness Competition, which kicked off last week, will run…
Truckers charged during safety blitz preview image Transportation Truckers charged during safety blitz July 22, 2020 CALEDON, Ont. – Dozens of commercial vehicle drivers were charged by officers from OPP Caledon during last week’s Operation Safe Driver campaign, the detachment said Wednesday. The annual event,…
CTA social media tools to highlight trucking during Covid-19 preview image Transportation CTA social media tools to highlight trucking during Covid-19 July 22, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is building on its recent #ThankATrucker campaign, with a series of social media tools to highlight the efforts of the trucking industry…
Truck driver charged in death of animal rights activist preview image Regulations Truck driver charged in death of animal rights activist July 20, 2020 BURLINGTON, Ont. – A truck driver has been charged with careless driving causing death, following a police investigation into a June 19 accident that claimed the life of animal…
Quebec a step closer to allowing young drivers to drive truck preview image Health & Safety Quebec a step closer to allowing young drivers to drive truck July 17, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. — After nine years and two pilot projects, Quebec’s Programme enrichi d’accès à la conduite de véhicules lourds (PEACVL) has reached an important milestone, while a proposed regulation…
Bendix celebrates safety, product quality achievements preview image Health & Safety Bendix celebrates safety, product quality achievements July 16, 2020 HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems is celebrating safety and product quality milestones at its Huntington, Ind., manufacturing facility. The company achieved a perfect safety record in the first…
Toronto automates speed enforcement preview image Regulations Toronto automates speed enforcement July 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — The City of Toronto has begun issuing tickets in Community Safety Zones near schools as part of its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. The initiative kicked off…
PMTC endorses early contact tracing preview image Business Management PMTC endorses early contact tracing July 10, 2020 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has endorsed the use of contact tracing to help stop the spread of Covid-19. “To flatten the curve, as…
Truck collisions surge in Ontario preview image Transportation Truck collisions surge in Ontario July 9, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – “People are dying,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in frustration as he recounted grim crash statistics involving commercial vehicles in Ontario. Last year, there were…
CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week to place added focus on speed preview image Transportation CVSA Operation Safe Driver Week to place added focus on speed July 9, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Speed kills, and it’s one of the reasons why the issue is once again a focus of Operation Safe Driver Week – a Commercial Vehicle…
Ontario makes Covid-19 testing easier for truckers preview image Transportation Ontario makes Covid-19 testing easier for truckers July 8, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario is piloting a new system that will make it easier for truck drivers to access Covid-19 testing through a partnership with DriverCheck, the province announced Wednesday.
