TCA salutes Challenger team drivers preview image Transportation TCA salutes Challenger team drivers July 17, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has named Patrick Lablanc and his wife Nathalie Rivard of Notre Dame Du Mont Carmel, Que., Highway Angels. They are team drivers…
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…
Search on for new Toronto Trucking Association executive director preview image Human Resources Search on for new Toronto Trucking Association executive director July 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The search is on for a new executive director of the Toronto Trucking Association (TTA), as Connie Burbidge plans to retire after 21 years in the role.
Canadian trucker charged with bulk cash smuggling preview image Transportation Canadian trucker charged with bulk cash smuggling July 16, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. – A Canadian truck driver has been arrested and charged by criminal complaint with bulk cash smuggling after attempting to cross the border with more than $200,000, U.S.
Jerry Prosser retires from trucking after 6 decades preview image Transportation Jerry Prosser retires from trucking after 6 decades July 16, 2020 CHARLOTTE, N.C. – After a career spanning more than 60 years, Jerry Prosser is finally leaving the trucking industry. Prosser, who turned 84 on July 1, has retired from his…
CarriersEdge hires Chris Henry as VP preview image Transportation CarriersEdge hires Chris Henry as VP July 15, 2020 NEWMARKET, Ont. – CarriersEdge has appointed Chris Henry vice-president of customer experience and recognition programs, the online driver training provider for the trucking industry said Wednesday. Henry, who has spent…
Navistar partners with TuSimple on autonomous truck development preview image Equipment Navistar partners with TuSimple on autonomous truck development July 15, 2020 LISLE, Ill. – Navistar International will partner with TuSimple to bring SAE Level 4 autonomous trucks to market by 2024. The two companies have worked together for more than two…
Truck arrivals fall 9% during July 6-12 preview image Transportation Truck arrivals fall 9% during July 6-12 July 14, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country dropped 9% to 104,008 during the week of July 6-12 from 114,787 in the same period last year, the…
Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun dies at 93 preview image Transportation Ambassador Bridge owner Manuel Moroun dies at 93 July 14, 2020 DETROIT, Mich. – Trucking magnate Manuel (Matty) Moroun, who owned the Ambassador Bridge and waged a war against the construction of a new bridge nearby, has passed away. He was…
U.S. drops drug charges against trucker preview image Transportation U.S. drops drug charges against trucker July 13, 2020 BUFFALO, N.Y. — A truck driver who was arrested in a US$20 million marijuana bust at the Peace Bridge Cargo Facility in Buffalo, N.Y., last month has been freed…
Truckers strike it rich in lottery draws preview image Transportation Truckers strike it rich in lottery draws July 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Two truck drivers have won $100,000 each in separate draws, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) said Monday. Thinesh Nadarasa won $100,000 by matching the last…
Canadian among Highway Angels preview image Transportation Canadian among Highway Angels July 10, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Canadian is among three truck drivers recognized as Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). David Hill (left), a driver with Challenger Motor Freight of…
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…
Engineering from home preview image Equipment Engineering from home July 10, 2020 LAVAL, Que. – As trucking industry office workers from across North America adapt to the realities of working from home, it should come as no surprise that engineers have employed…
Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash preview image Transportation Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash July 10, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – A truck driver has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash in Laval, Que., last August, Quebec provincial police announced Thursday. Jagmeet Grewal, 54, of Montreal…
