Trucking Life

Registration opens for VISTA 2019-20

GOTHENBURG, Sweden – Registration is now open for what is billed as the world’s largest service market competition, the Volvo International Service Training Awards, or VISTA. This year up…

It’s time for drivers to ‘Shift into Winter’

RICHMOND, B.C. – Drivers will again be “Shifting into Winter” in B.C. and across Canada in the coming weeks, and for the 11th year, WorkSafeBC wants to remind truckers to…

Meet 10 trucking Pioneers of Change

TORONTO, Ont. -- The one constant in life is change. Today's Trucking has profiled 10 Canadians who challenge the status quo in the trucking industry.

Deborah Sparks to assume transitional role at WIT

Deborah Sparks PLOVER, Wis. — Women In Trucking Association has named Deborah Sparks vice-president in anticipation of succeeding current WIT president and CEO Ellen Voie. Sparks will assume her…

Fines increase in B.C. for not following chain-up regulations

VICTORIA, B.C. – Starting Oct. 1, truck drivers traveling in B.C. will face stiffer fines if they do not chain up their tires. Base-level fines during previous winters were $121…

Kriska, Turbo Images celebrate Bianca Andreescu

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Kriska and Turbo Images have teamed up to pay tribute to Canadian tennis star, Bianca Andreescu. The 19-year-old U.S. Open winner is celebrated on a 53-ft. trailer…

Trucking for a Cure: Woodstock Convoy rocks

'Life is bigger than cancer, and we need to beat this'

The future looks bright for the connected truck

HOUSTON, Texas – Drivewyze is excited about the future of connected trucks, and presented an overview of where the company sees the technology today, and where it believes it will…

2 students receive Andy Transport scholarships

MONTREAL, Que. – Andy Transport has named the winners of this year’s in-house scholarships. They are Antonela Badan and Aleksandra Mircheva, who will receive $1,500 each. Badan is a…

Truckers Against Trafficking expands into Canada

HOUSTON, Texas – Truckers Against Trafficking (TAT) has expanded into Canada, entering into a partnership with the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking this past July. A national hotline to…

Thanks a million!

15th Convoy for Special Olympics tops $1 million; 131 trucks take part

Special Paris Convoy makes a million

PARIS, Ont. -- The inaugural Southern Ontario Truck Convoy for Special Olympics in 2005 featured 59 trucks and raised $30,000 for the cause. The 15th running of the event this year saw 133 trucks raise $133,000, bringing this convoy's total lifetime contribution to $1.063 million.

Road Today-Truck News Jobs Expo a big hit

Bob Whitesell with his daughter Patricia Whitesell MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Bob Whitesell was at the Road Today-Truck News Jobs Expo in Mississauga, Ont., on Saturday, looking for…

Truck driver shortage? Think again, says U.S. labor expert.

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Cries of a looming -- or existing -- driver shortage are echoed on both sides of the border. They regularly emerge in employer surveys that identify trucking’s biggest challenges, and positions taken by industry lobby groups. Kristen Monaco of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics doesn't buy it.

8 technologies that transformed trucking

(Source: Willard Library Digital Collections) INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – FTR’s annual transportation conference is a forward-looking event; a chance to explore emerging issues, predict trends, and gain insights into things like…