MTO lifts reduced load restrictions preview image MTO lifts reduced load restrictions April 18, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has temporarily lifted reduced load period restrictions for truck drivers in Southern Ontario. It is aimed at supporting Ontario’s need to move…
Speedee helping those in need during Covid-19 pandemic preview image People Speedee helping those in need during Covid-19 pandemic April 17, 2020 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Speedee Transport is stepping up its efforts during the Covid-19 crisis, helping low income and elderly residents in Vancouver’s downtown eastside. The City of Vancouver has contracted…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions expected to turn negative until 2021 preview image Economy ECONOMIC WATCH: Trucking conditions expected to turn negative until 2021 April 17, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – Trucking conditions were positive in February, but that’s likely the last time FTR will be able to say that until 2021. Sharp declines in freight volumes, utilization…
Open-ended free-meal program kicks off preview image Open-ended free-meal program kicks off April 17, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The country has witnessed an outpouring of support for truck drivers following the Covid-19 outbreak, but one group in Toronto is taking the generosity a step further.
Sports park transformed into truck stop preview image Health/Safety, Trucking Life 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…
TravelCenters of America lays off more than 3,000 preview image Economy TravelCenters of America lays off more than 3,000 April 17, 2020 WESTLAKE, Ohio – TravelCenters of America, one of North America’s largest truck stop chains, has laid…
18 Wheels promotes Wen, Lai preview image People, Trucking Life 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 People, Trucking Life 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…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Windsor truck traffic down sharply preview image Border, Economy ECONOMIC WATCH: Windsor truck traffic down sharply April 17, 2020 WINDSOR, Ont. – Cross-border truck traffic in Windsor, Ont., has decreased significantly due to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to data shared by the Logistics, Transportation and Cross-Border Committee (LTCB) of…
Trucks permitted to bypass Manitoba check points preview image Trucking Life 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…
Trump calls truckers ‘foot soldiers’ preview image Trump calls truckers ‘foot soldiers’ April 16, 2020 WASHINGTON, D.C. – President Donald Trump on Thursday praised America’s 3.5 million truck drivers as “foot soldiers” in the war against the Covid-19 pandemic. The president was speaking at a…
Goodyear to phase-in restart of production preview image Economy, Equipment, Health/Safety Goodyear to phase-in restart of production April 16, 2020 AKRON, Ohio – Goodyear plans to phase in a restart of production in the second quarter, beginning in April with some of its commercial truck tire facilities in the U.S.
New Covid-19 tip sheets for drivers, other transportation workers preview image Business Tips, Health/Safety New Covid-19 tip sheets for drivers, other transportation workers April 16, 2020 HAMILTON, Ont. – The Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) has developed a series of free Covid-19 tip sheets for high-risk occupations and essential services and…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Trailer orders fall precipitously preview image Economy, Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Trailer orders fall precipitously April 16, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – U.S. trailer orders in March fell 54% from depressed February levels, to 6,500 units, according to preliminary data from FTR. Orders were down 55% from March 2019,…
ATA chief named to White House panel preview image Border, People, Trucking Life 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.
