Trucking Life

Kee names Liam O’Briain chief operating officer

    Liam O’Briain MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kee Human Resources has appointed Liam O’Briain chief operating officer. O’Briain joined the company in 2012 as a senior recruiter in Mississauga,…

Survey says approval of Saskatchewan rest areas is 0%

REGINA, Sask. – According to a recent survey by the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA), no one feels current rest areas in the province are in great or even good condition.

Trucking HR to hold mental health workshop

OTTAWA, Ont. – Trucking HR Canada will host a half-day workplace mental health workshop in Toronto next month. The workshop, which will offer employers hands-on training to better deal…

Unifor picketers accused of vandalizing, delaying trucks at Regina refinery

REGINA, Sask. – Truckers working at the Co-Op Refinery in Regina, Sask., say picketers have been delaying and vandalizing trucks, breaking a court order that said they could not hold…

Sound bites of 2019

“If I had a dollar for every time I heard ‘truck driver shortage’, I wouldn’t be here today.” – Kristen Monaco, associate commissioner at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who doesn’t believe there is a driver shortage in the trucking industry.

ShipNorthAmerica to support Trucks for Change moves

OAKVILLE, Ont. – Trucks for Change Network — an organization that connects charities to companies that can ship their freight – will now tap into the resources of…

FMCSA reminds Canadian fleets of Clearinghouse

The agency is urging the carriers to sign up as soon as possible.

Healthy Fleet Challenge to kick off Jan. 6

LONDON, Ont. – Registration is now open for the first Healthy Fleet Challenge of 2020. It will kick off Jan. 6 and will run until Feb. 7, promising 33…

Revisiting Reviews: Our 2019 test drives

TORONTO, Ont. – It seems odd to identify Toronto as the origin of this story – especially since our team travels far and wide to bring you the stories about the latest trucks. And there was plenty to test drive during 2019. Here is a look back at equipment editor Jim Park's opinions and videos from behind the wheel.

Report says oversight of Manitoba’s trucking industry inadequate

WINNIPEG, Man. – Manitoba’s Auditor General has concluded that provincial oversight of commercial vehicle safety is inadequate, including insufficient safety fitness program practices, management gaps for on-road inspections, and weak…

Town loses court battle with small trucking company

“We did not move to town, the town moved to us.” Paul Walker Trucking on Concession 2-3 is now under urban boundary. TOWN OF GRAND VALLEY, Ont. —…

Cattle industry gets two years to transition to new livestock transportation rules

CALGARY, Alta. – After the federal government announced regulatory changes to the transportation of livestock last February, the beef industry has been given two years to adhere to the new…

TWNA donates to truckersfinalmile

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The disbanded Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) organization has donated most of its remaining funds to truckersfinal mile, a group that helps the families of fallen…

More than 25 trucker families get holiday aid

PARK CITY, Kan. – The Truckers Christmas Group announced Monday it received nearly 40 applications for aid this holiday season, and more than 25 families are being given $500…

APTA names David Dowden Driver of the Year

The winners from left: James McNulty, Janice Belliveau, Jeff Wilkins, Jeremy Nichols, Blair Lamey, David Dowden and Dave Miller. DIEPPE, N.B. – David Dowden of East Can Transport Services…