WIT honors truckers with photo contest preview image Transportation WIT honors truckers with photo contest August 4, 2020 PLOVER, Wisc. – HERoes of the Highway is the subject of this year’s photo contest being organized by Women In Trucking (WIT). “We are inspired by your hero-like strength, not…
TFI International buys Keith Hall & Sons Transport preview image Business Management TFI International buys Keith Hall & Sons Transport August 4, 2020 BURFORD, Ont. – TFI International has acquired Keith Hall & Sons Transport, a family-run hauler of liquid and dry foods and general freight. TFI’s latest addition generates about $30 million…
Canada’s economy recovering, but still well below pre-pandemic levels preview image Business Management Canada’s economy recovering, but still well below pre-pandemic levels July 31, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s real GDP rebounded by 4.5% in May, following two months of unprecedented declines, according to the latest data from Statistics Canada released July 31. (Source: StatsCan)…
Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck preview image Transportation Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck July 29, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. – There has been yet another drug bust at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., this time in a commercial shipment manifested as cement. The incident happened July…
Essential Trailer takes to the road preview image Health & Safety Essential Trailer takes to the road July 29, 2020 BOLTON, Ont. – The Essential Trailer has made its first trip, pulled behind a Titanium Transportation tractor. Titanium signed on as the first Platinum sponsor and will get to put…
Truck arrivals remain steady preview image Transportation Truck arrivals remain steady July 28, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 6% to 105,163 during the week of July 20-26 from 111,970 the same week last year, the Canada…
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…
CBSA cuts service hours at checkpoints preview image Transportation CBSA cuts service hours at checkpoints July 23, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Thursday it is temporarily reducing service hours at two ports of entry in Quebec and one in Manitoba because of…
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…
Leave room to pivot, NTI tells industry preview image Business Management Leave room to pivot, NTI tells industry July 22, 2020 MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Trucking may be struggling under Covid-19, but the industry is still “very much in a position to shine”, according to the National Transportation Institute (NTI). NTI president…
Espyr announces Fittest Driver Contest preview image Transportation Espyr announces Fittest Driver Contest July 21, 2020 ATLANTA, Ga. — Espyr, which offers customized coaching through its Fit to Pass program, has announced a virtual fitness competition for truck drivers in the U.S. and Canada. The Fittest…
Driver assaulted at truck stop preview image Transportation Driver assaulted at truck stop July 21, 2020 OXFORD COUNTY, Ont. — Ontario Provincial Police are investigating the alleged assault of a truck driver at a truck stop in the Township of Blandford-Blenheim, about 130 kilometers west…
