Nova Scotia latest to adopt HoS exemption for Covid-19 relief preview image Health/Safety, Regulations, Trucking Life Nova Scotia latest to adopt HoS exemption for Covid-19 relief March 27, 2020 HALIFAX, N.S. – The Province of Nova Scotia is the latest to adopt an hours-of-service (HoS) exemption for those hauling specific Covid-19 relief items. The exemption is subject to various…
Rest area searches intensify in days of Covid-19 preview image Border, Health/Safety Rest area searches intensify in days of Covid-19 March 27, 2020 PICKERING, Ont. – Shandex Truck driver Dave Legge always heads out the door with a five-day supply of food in the sleeper. There are the frozen meals prepared at home.
Daimler deferring initial payments on construction trucks preview image Equipment Daimler deferring initial payments on construction trucks March 27, 2020 PORTLAND, Ore. – Daimler Truck Financial (DTF) is deferring first payments on new Western Star and Freightliner construction trucks for up to 120 days. The deal is available in both…
No thaw restrictions for food and medicine preview image Regulations, Trucking Life No thaw restrictions for food and medicine March 27, 2020 The Ministère des Transports du Québec (MTQ) has published a ministerial decree which, due to the current situation related to Covid-19, lifts the load restrictions during the thaw period for…
BC could control supply chain in Covid-19 measures preview image Regulations BC could control supply chain in Covid-19 measures March 27, 2020 VICTORIA, B.C. – British Columbia has established the power to take control of the supply chain through the Emergency Program Act, as it looks to maintain essential goods and…
Quebec lifts spring thaw restrictions for specific loads preview image Regulations Quebec lifts spring thaw restrictions for specific loads March 27, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – Quebec’s Transportation Ministry is lifting spring thaw load restrictions for certain trucks, depending on the nature of their cargo, from now until June 19. The exemption…
Obituary: Michael Ham, 1958-2020 preview image People Obituary: Michael Ham, 1958-2020 March 27, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Michael Ham, winner of the 2018 Omnitracs – Ontario Trucking Association Service to Industry Award, has passed away at the age of 62. The industry executive had…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid crisis to take toll on trucking preview image Economy, Equipment ECONOMIC WATCH: Covid crisis to take toll on trucking March 26, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – The U.S. economy was rocked today by shocking numbers of 3.3 million people filing unemployment claims for the first time, but the worst is still to come…
‘It would be good if they could let us come inside,’ driver says preview image Trucking Life ‘It would be good if they could let us come inside,’ driver says March 26, 2020 EDWARDSVILLE, N.S. – S&M Trucking’s John Power, who has been driving trucks for more than 25 years, has never seen anything like the Covid-19 pandemic. “Even during the SARS and H1N1…
Western Canadian trucking events postponed, canceled due to Covid-19 preview image Events Western Canadian trucking events postponed, canceled due to Covid-19 March 26, 2020 CALGARY, Alta. – It’s no surprise at this point that events scheduled for April and May, and even into June – as with Truck World, which has now been pushed…
Covid-19 hits industry events preview image Border, Health/Safety, People, Trucking Life Covid-19 hits industry events March 26, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – The coronavirus has hit the multibillion-dollar trade show industry hard. Dozens of major events have been canceled or postponed across the world to stop the…
Blue Water Bridge ends cash payments from U.S.-bound travelers preview image Health/Safety, Infrastructure Blue Water Bridge ends cash payments from U.S.-bound travelers March 26, 2020 SARNIA, Ont. – Travelers crossing the Blue Water Bridge into the U.S., including truckers, will no longer be able to pay tolls in cash, effective 12:01 a.m. March 28. The…
Covid-19 Operations: TruckPro March 26, 2020 As the trucking industry is considered an “essential service” in this time of unprecedented crisis, we would like to inform you that TruckPro will maintain its operations. Supporting emergency vehicle…
Covid-19 Operations: Traction March 26, 2020 As the trucking industry is considered an “essential service” in this time of unprecedented crisis, we would like to inform you that Traction will maintain its operations. Supporting emergency vehicle…
Health/Safety Covid-19 Operations: Isaac Instruments March 26, 2020 Following the Quebec government’s directives on the maintenance of essential services during the Covid-19 crisis, ISAAC continues its operations in support to the transportation industry. According to the definition provided…
