Health/Safety

Canadian fleets sweep TCA Fleet Safety Award grand prizes

Canadian fleets swept the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) Fleet Safety Award grand prizes. Bison Transport was named grand prize winner in the large fleet division, while Big Freight Systems took…

Cummins latest manufacturer to suspend Russian operations

The Cummins Board of Directors on Thursday decided to suspend all commercial operations in Russia indefinitely, in response to its attack on Ukraine. “We strongly condemn the actions of the…

Fatal truck crashes drop as overall traffic fatalities surge in U.S.

Traffic injuries and deaths involving large trucks dipped in 2020, even as the U.S. reported a surge in fatal crashes overall. The 38,824 crash-related fatalities for the year marked the…

Preventing fires and explosions during fuel transfers

Since 2014, two fuel transfer workers in B.C. were seriously injured from explosions caused by a mix of fuel and static electricity. Tragically, one died. Once generated, static electricity…

Police clear Ottawa of protesters, vehicles during tumultuous weekend

By Sunday night, the remaining trucks involved in the occupation of downtown Ottawa were towed away, and the leaders of the ‘Freedom Convoy’ had mostly been rounded up and arrested.

GoFundMe won’t release funds to Freedom Convoy “occupation”

The well funded ‘Freedom Convoy’ has had more than $9 million in donations through a GoFundMe campaign denied as it prepares to enter its second week occupying Ottawa. “GoFundMe supports…

Freedom Convoy reaches Ottawa, protesting vaccine mandates and more

Even truck drivers admit the Freedom Convoy that rolled into Ottawa on Saturday is no longer just about a cross-border vaccine mandate. It isn’t even limited to truckers. Thousands of…

Trucking companies steer clear of Ottawa protests

Ontario-based trucking companies don’t appear to have been overwhelmed with interest from their drivers to participate in this week’s ‘Freedom Convoy’ to Ottawa. However, many have in place rules that…

Trucking industry divided over vaccine mandates: Poll

Members of Canada’s trucking industry appear divided over whether truck drivers should be required to vaccinate against Covid-19. In a monthly Pulse survey of Today’s Trucking readers conducted on Jan.

Omicron slowing rebalancing of truck capacity: ACT

The trucking capacity rebalancing that was taking place in the U.S. has been interrupted with the spread of the Omicron Covid variant, according to ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index in…

Women in Trucking encouraging same-gender driver training policies

Most female truck drivers feel safe in their truck cabs, but it’s a different story when it comes to sharing a cab with a male trainer. In a summer survey…

OOIDA refutes claim that hard drug use is under-reported

Two U.S.-based trucking organizations are at odds over the question of hard drug use among truck drivers. The Trucking Alliance — a group including large fleets such as JB Hunt,…

U.S. confirms Canadian truckers will need to be vaccinated as of Jan. 22

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has confirmed Jan. 22 as the date Canadian truckers will need to be fully vaccinated to enter the country. The long-expected move follows…

CTA urges truckers not to interfere with traffic

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is imploring truckers not to block traffic in protest of vaccination requirements for cross-border truckers that went into effect Jan. 15. There were local media…

B.C. highways continue to reopen

The Coquihalla Highway will reopen to regular vehicle traffic between Hope and Merritt, B.C., on Jan. 19. Travel times between Hope and Merritt can be expected to take about 45…