Trucking Life

BYD to donate medical supplies

LOS ANGELES, Calif. – BYD will donate medical supplies worth $1 million to transit agencies and first responders in the U.S. and Canada, the Chinese electric vehicle giant…

NAL launches Thank a Trucker campaign

LONDON, Ont. – NAL Insurance is launching a campaign to sell Thank a Trucker merchandise, with proceeds going towards equipping truckers with personal protective equipment, meals, and shower coupons. “Truck…

Truckload of sanitizer, Covid-19 message heads west

CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Shelley Uvanile-Hesch is back on the road, even if the message on the side of the truck driver’s trailer is imploring Canadians to stay home. The message…

ONroute extends free coffee offer

TORONTO, Ont. — ONroute is extending its Keep ON Trucking initiative, and offering truck drivers free coffee every Wednesday until mid-May. The travel-plaza chain launched the initiative last week.

Ontario opens seasonal rest stops  

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has opened seasonal rest areas across the province to help truck drivers during the fight against Covid-19, the Ministry of Transportation confirmed Monday. “Parking and toilets…

Alberta takes steps to ease regulatory burden on truck drivers during Covid-19 response

EDMONTON, Alta. – Truck drivers in Alberta will be able to work for longer hours, be exempt from road bans and some municipal bylaws, and have to apply for fewer…

Truck drivers exempt from B.C.’s 14-day self-isolation plan document

VICTORIA, B.C. – The Province of B.C. has enacted new measures for anyone entering the province, regardless of their point of entry, with the exception of commercial drivers unless they…

Group to offer free meals to truckers

QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – A group of New Brunswickers has launched an initiative called Help a Trucker – NB to provide up to 150 hot meals daily to the drivers…

Truck driver, fleet owner faces isolated surroundings at home

PORT WILLIAMS, N.S. – Edwin Corkum of Evangeline Transport has been on the road for three weeks. And in many ways, it’s business as usual for his 25-truck operation. In…

Carriers stepping up for drivers, customers, and staff during Covid-19 crisis

REGINA, Sask. – Carriers across Western Canada are doing what they can to help their staff stay safe during the Covid-19 pandemic, even going as far as to sew masks…

Club offers to feed healthcare workers

WINDSOR, Ont. – The Windsor Transportation Club has announced a program to feed Windsor-Essex region’s healthcare workers. The club said Feed the Frontline has raised $13,000 since its launch…

Global trucking reels under Covid-19

“This is a terrible situation, and many, many companies are looking down the barrel.” – Rod McKenzie, managing director of policy and public affairs, Road Haulage Association,…

Trailer hits the road with message … to stay home

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada is taking to the road with a message … that it’s important to stay home. Today the group will…

PMTC conference rescheduled for September

MILTON, Ont. — The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has rescheduled its annual conference for Sept. 8-10 because of Covid-19, the organization announced Wednesday. It will be held at…

Supply chain into Indigenous communities appears intact amid Covid-19 demand

VICTORIA, B.C. – Despite the challenges meeting demand across the country amid the Covid-19 crisis, provincial governments are confident the trucking industry is continuing to reach those in remote locations,…