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Convoy for Erb Group founder scheduled for May 1

BADEN, Ont. – Vernon Erb, who established the Erb Group of Companies with a single truck, has been diagnosed with an aggressive form of leukemia – and his friends and…

Don’t be drug mules – South Asian community tells truckers

BRAMPTON, Ont. – The CBC web drama series The 410 depicts the struggles of a young South Asian woman who is trying to get her trucker-turned-drug-trafficker father out of…

Trucks deliver for charity amid Covid-19

TORONTO, Ont. – When ShipNorthAmerica signed up to help coordinate charitable trucking shipments through the Trucks for Change (T4C) network, account manager Christina Conforti was told to expect one or…

NATSO teams up with IFI to feed truckers

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Truck drivers have now access to information about food options available at truck stops and travel plazas across America. That is made possible through a partnership…

Unifor rejects ‘best’ offer from Regina Co-op

REGINA, Sask. – Unifor has rejected the “best and final offer” from the Co-op Refinery Complex (CRC), the Federative Co-operatives announced last night. “The CRC will be required to make…

Mack, Volvo offer students free online tech training

GREENSBORO, N.C. – Mack and Volvo are temporarily offering free e-learning courses for high school and secondary technical school students. Access will be given for free for 90 days, according…

Tesla shifts Semi deliveries to 2021

PALO ALTO, Calif. — Fleets who made a deposit for one of the first Tesla Semis will have to wait until 2021 before taking delivery. The company announced the shift,…

FMCSA toughens stance on banned commercial drivers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is taking a tougher stance against commercial drivers with drug violations. It wants to prohibit state driver’s licensing agencies…

Ontario truck drivers can access emergency childcare during Covid-19

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario truck drivers with a Class A or D licence have been added to the list of essential workers eligible to receive free emergency child care…

FMCSA to distribute 1M free masks to truckers

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is assisting in the distribution of 1 million free protective face masks to truck drivers across America. The…

Yokohama ends Covid-19 shutdown at truck tire plant

SANTA ANA, Calif. – Yokohama Corporation of North America has reopened its plant in West Point, Miss., which had been silenced as a precautionary measure in the early weeks…

Family says goodbye to driver Chris Hathaway

CHARLESTON, N.B. – The family of truck driver Chris Hathaway turned to GoFundMe in the search for the funds to bring his body home. And within 24 hours, combined with…

Vision Truck Group named top Canadian Volvo dealer

BRAMPTON, Ont. – Vision Truck Group has been named Volvo Trucks’ 2019 Dealer of the Year. The awards were presented virtually over Skype, due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Thank a Trucker team to serve up free meals May 1

WOODSTOCK, Ont. – NAL Insurance says its Thank a Trucker team will be set up outside the TA Petro truck stop in Woodstock, Ont., May 1 from 11 a.m. till…

Manitoba eases trucking rules

WINNIPEG, Man. — Manitoba has issued four temporary orders under the Emergency Measures Act to protect vulnerable sectors such as trucking during the Covid-19 pandemic. The orders are…