Health/Safety

Bridgestone Folk Prove They’re Good Samaritans

NASHVILLE, TN- World-health experts are racing against time to control the spread of the deadly Ebola disease and tire-making giant Bridgestone is “tirelessly working” alongside charitable organizations Samaritan’s Purse and…

Firestone’s Ebola Strategy Worth Emulating: CDC

NASHVILLE, TN - The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have recognized the Firestone Tire company's "meticulous attention to detail and care for patients" in fighting Ebola and suggests others could emulate aspects of the tire company's battle plan.

Medical Supplies FedEx-ed to Fight Ebola

MEMPHIS, TN - FedEx has joined the effort to fight Ebola in Liberia, Africa, by transporting much needed supplies to various medical treatment centers.

Smart Truck Introduces Pink Aero Kit For Breast Cancer

WINNIPEG, MB-Smart Truck Canada is partnering with each Canadian province’s Cancer Care Foundation to raise money and awareness to fight breast cancer. Smart Truck’s “Pink UnderTray Awareness Campaign” aims to…

Medical Clinic Promises Truckers No Wait Time

KITCHENER, ON-Sitting endlessly in the doctor’s sterile-looking waiting room while you wait for a provincial license or DOT-mirrored medical exam might just be one of life’s top-ranked annoyances, right up…

Truckers Deliver Five Truckloads of Live-Saving Water

TORONTO – Fleet outsourcing carrier Canada Cartage supplied five trailers to help charitable organization Engage and Change deliver 300,000 water bottles to people in danger of dehydration. Every year…

Pilot Flying J Opens 62nd Location in Canada

AYR, ON. - Truck plaza will stay open as Pilot remodels.

5 Ontario Highway Ramps to Avoid

Associate Editor Teona Baetu with her 2010 Impala, named Bella. Photo credit: Peter Carter. TORONTO- Psst, I want to let you in on a little personal secret: a few…

World’s Largest Convoy Gears Up For 2014 Runs

ROCKY VIEW, AB - Each year in September, truckers gather to make the World's Largest Truck Convoy a great one. And this year, the man who raised The Great One himself, Walter Gretzky, will be there.

25 Ways for Drivers to Get (and Stay) Healthier

Of course these tips work for non-drivers, too.

Trailer Wizards, Trucks For Change Working Together Again

Trailer Wizard gives $5,000 gift to Trucks for Change (T4C), a non-profit organization that matches trucks with charities. It's the second consecutive year that Trailer Wizards is sponsoring T4C.

Canada Cartage Makes Winter Warmer For Kids

Canada Cartage and Peel Children's Aid Foundation worked together to transport 10,000 articles of clothing to a local warehouse to help impoverished families in the community.

Meritor Goes Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness

TROY, MI - Meritor is supporting Breast Cancer Awareness Month, both here at home and over in France.

Presenting Trucker-V. 2013: Gallant, Green and Lean

EVANSVILLE, IN. - Next time somebody tells you trucker chivalry is dead, whip this on them: According to a recent survey, a full 75 percent of truckers have stopped at least once to help somebody on the side of the road. How many four-wheelers can say they've done that?

Shadow Brings Light to Cancer Charities

LANGLEY, B.C. - The Shadow Group of Companies has announced a series of partnerships that are anything but shady. The Langley, B.C.-based company is working with two of its customers to raise funds for the Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation (CBCF) and the Canadian Cancer Society (CCS) over the next three years.