Guilbault driver honored for saving toddler preview image Transportation Guilbault driver honored for saving toddler April 24, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – About two years ago, Guilbault Group truck driver Gildor Fortier lived a day he will never forget. It was the morning of April 2, 2018, and the…
Jim Park honored with Neal Award preview image Transportation Jim Park honored with Neal Award April 21, 2020 TORRANCE, Calif. – Jim Park, Today’s Trucking’s longtime equipment editor, has been honored with one of the top business-to-business journalism awards in the U.S. for work contributed to Heavy…
National site ‘Meals for Truckers’ launches today preview image Business Management National site ‘Meals for Truckers’ launches today April 20, 2020 LANGLEY, B.C. – After the success of bringing food trucks to commercial drivers in the Kamloops, B.C., area, a new website will launch today to provide information on services across…
Truck drivers face added sense of isolation during Covid-19 preview image Transportation Truck drivers face added sense of isolation during Covid-19 April 20, 2020 EDWARDSVILLE, N.S. — John Mulrooney, also known as Papa John, has been on the road in all kinds of weather and has seen it all in his 40 years behind…
Sports park transformed into truck stop preview image Transportation Sports park transformed into truck stop April 17, 2020 WHITBY, Ont. – A community located just east of Toronto is transforming a local sports complex into a temporary rest stop for truck drivers. The Iroquois Park Sports Centre…
18 Wheels promotes Wen, Lai preview image Transportation 18 Wheels promotes Wen, Lai April 17, 2020 BURNABY, B.C. – Burnaby-based 18 Wheels Warehousing and Trucking has announced two key appointments. Adrian Wen has been promoted to CEO and Meng Lai to CFO. Wen has more…
Leah Andronyk joins Ocean Trailer team preview image Transportation Leah Andronyk joins Ocean Trailer team April 17, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. — Ocean Trailer has appointed Leah Andronyk to its operations management team. Andronyk has several years of experience in the trailer industry. She most recently worked as…
Trucks permitted to bypass Manitoba check points preview image Health & Safety Trucks permitted to bypass Manitoba check points April 16, 2020 WINNIPEG, Man. – The province of Manitoba has set up check points at various provincial border crossings with high traffic volumes to provide information to motorist about Covid-19, and other…
ATA chief named to White House panel preview image Transportation ATA chief named to White House panel April 16, 2020 ARLINGTON, Va. — American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear is among transportation leaders named by President Donald Trump to the administration’s Great American Economic Revival Industry Groups.
Truck drivers crossing border must wear non-medical mask preview image Health & Safety Truck drivers crossing border must wear non-medical mask April 15, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – The Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) has advised, effective immediately, that all essential workers crossing the Canada-U.S. border must wear a non-medical mask or face covering.
B.C. installing portable toilets to support truck drivers during Covid-19 crisis preview image Health & Safety B.C. installing portable toilets to support truck drivers during Covid-19 crisis April 15, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. – The province of B.C. is installing portable toilets at several commercial vehicle pull-outs, inspection stations, and chain-up locations in an effort to provide services to truck drivers…
Telematics shows Covid-19 having mild to moderate impact on trucking activity preview image Technology Telematics shows Covid-19 having mild to moderate impact on trucking activity April 15, 2020 Heavy-duty trucking has continued to drive forward during the Covid-19 crisis, operating at around 89% of its normal rate of activity, according to telematics data from Geotab, compared to 69%…
CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites preview image Transportation CBSA reduces service hours at 27 sites April 15, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. — The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has announced the temporary reduction of service hours at 27 low-traffic ports of entry (POE) along the Canada-U.S. border.
Google Doodle thanks delivery workers preview image Transportation Google Doodle thanks delivery workers April 15, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The top search engine in the world is giving thanks to those who keep physical goods on the move during the Covid-19 pandemic. Today’s Google Doodle –…
Isaac appoints two new executives preview image Transportation Isaac appoints two new executives April 14, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Isaac Instruments has appointed Samuel O’Neill business development manager for Eastern Canada, the company announced Tuesday. O’Neill has been with Isaac for more than 13 years.
