Truckers strike it rich in lottery draws preview image Transportation Truckers strike it rich in lottery draws July 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Two truck drivers have won $100,000 each in separate draws, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. (OLG) said Monday. Thinesh Nadarasa won $100,000 by matching the last…
Playing the long game: Are LCVs right for your fleet? preview image Equipment Playing the long game: Are LCVs right for your fleet? July 13, 2020 Several of Giant Tiger’s tractor-trailers are pulling a decidedly longer tail as they travel the Ontario-Quebec corridor between Windsor and Riviere-du-Loup. Each day more than 10 of them take the…
ECONOMIC WATCH: Driver shortage, low truck production to push up spot market rates preview image Business Management ECONOMIC WATCH: Driver shortage, low truck production to push up spot market rates July 13, 2020 COLUMBUS, Ind. – The U.S. CARES Act is incentivizing laid-off truck drivers to stay home, and creating a driver shortage, which is pushing up spot market rates. That’s according to…
Canadian fleets top Plaid for Dad fundraising preview image Transportation Canadian fleets top Plaid for Dad fundraising July 13, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Canadian fleets have once again counted themselves among the top fundraisers in the fight against prostate cancer, supporting the Plaid for Dad campaign. Sutco Transportation Specialists of…
Canadian among Highway Angels preview image Transportation Canadian among Highway Angels July 10, 2020 ALEXANDRIA, Va. – A Canadian is among three truck drivers recognized as Highway Angels by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). David Hill (left), a driver with Challenger Motor Freight of…
Toronto automates speed enforcement preview image Regulations Toronto automates speed enforcement July 10, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. — The City of Toronto has begun issuing tickets in Community Safety Zones near schools as part of its Automated Speed Enforcement (ASE) program. The initiative kicked off…
Engineering from home preview image Equipment Engineering from home July 10, 2020 LAVAL, Que. – As trucking industry office workers from across North America adapt to the realities of working from home, it should come as no surprise that engineers have employed…
Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash preview image Transportation Montreal trucker arrested in deadly crash July 10, 2020 MONTREAL, Que. – A truck driver has been arrested in connection with a deadly crash in Laval, Que., last August, Quebec provincial police announced Thursday. Jagmeet Grewal, 54, of Montreal…
OOIDA offering course for owner-operators preview image Business Management OOIDA offering course for owner-operators July 10, 2020 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – Aspiring owner-operators can take a three-day course, offered by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA). The course, dubbed Truck to Success, is being offered by live…
PMTC endorses early contact tracing preview image Business Management PMTC endorses early contact tracing July 10, 2020 MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has endorsed the use of contact tracing to help stop the spread of Covid-19. “To flatten the curve, as…
Truck collisions surge in Ontario preview image Transportation Truck collisions surge in Ontario July 9, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – “People are dying,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in frustration as he recounted grim crash statistics involving commercial vehicles in Ontario. Last year, there were…
N.B. travel registration service opens preview image Transportation N.B. travel registration service opens July 9, 2020 FREDERICTON, N.B. — New Brunswick has launched a travel registration program to make trips to the province smooth during Covid-19. “Each person who registers will receive a travel registration number…
Banyan adds Insight to LTL discounting tool preview image Software Banyan adds Insight to LTL discounting tool July 9, 2020 Banyan Technology is building on its Live Lane Specials used by LTL carriers and shippers, adding a new Insight feature that incorporates data about previous loads and transactions. Together, they…
Fleet Safety Council conference shifts to Oct. 2 webinar preview image Transportation Fleet Safety Council conference shifts to Oct. 2 webinar July 9, 2020 ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Ontario’s Fleet Safety Council has opened registration for its 29th annual education conference, and this year the event will come in the form of a webinar. The…
Trucking industry making the slow climb back preview image Business Management Trucking industry making the slow climb back July 9, 2020 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – While trucking conditions are improving, it will be some time before they get back to pre-Covid levels. FTR expects U.S. truck loadings to decline 5.7% this year.
