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PMTC extends deadline for awards submission

MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has extended the deadline to enter its 2020 awards program until July 15. Each year the PMTC teams up…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Josiane Lorange, Isaac Instruments

A simple hockey game with friends on the street of a village in Quebec’s Eastern Townships. It didn’t take more than that for the virus to set in. Josiane Lorange,…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Christina Conforti, ShipNorthAmerica

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 two loads a…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Nicole Folz, Transport N Service

On April 25, professional driver Nicole Folz took her first steps in 15 days outside a makeshift Covid-19 camp at an undisclosed airport hotel in Toronto, returning home. It capped…

Coronavirus Chronicles: John Mulrooney, S&M Trucking

John Mulrooney, also known as Papa John, has been on the road in all kinds of weather and has seen it all in his 40 years behind the wheel. With…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Richard Joules, Eassons Transportation

Families at home are separated from truck-driving loved ones at the best of times. Rion Joules, who has been a trucker’s wife for over 16 years, doesn’t feel her husband…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Shelley Uvanile-Hesch, Sharp Transportation

Shelley Uvanile-Hesch was back on the road, even if the message on the side of the truck driver’s trailer implored Canadians to stay home. The message was clear. “Stay Home.

Coronavirus Chronicles: Santinderpal Aujla, International Truckload Services

Satinderpal Aujla, an owner-operator with International Truckload Services, still couldn’t believe the drop in traffic during these days of Covid-19. “The traffic is light. Almost half way down,” he said.

Coronavirus Chronicles: Petko Ganachev, Ken Johnson Trucking

Petko Ganachev didn’t expect to be on the front lines in a battle against a worldwide pandemic, and certainly never imagined he’d be pulling double duty. A truck driver in…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Serge Bukvic, TransPro Freight Systems

The days of Covid-19 have changed the ways that interactions take place. Handshakes are forbidden. And keep your distance – at least six feet apart, if you please. “There are…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Terry Van Ooyen, Challenger Motor Freight

For Terry Van Ooyen, a professional driver with Challenger Motor Freight, the biggest concern on the road these days is picking up the Covid-19 virus and bringing it home to…

Coronavirus Chronicles: David and Debbie Urquhart, Challenger

For David and Debbie Urquhart, a husband-wife owner-operator team, the biggest difference when it comes to life on the road during this pandemic is taking extra precautions and practicing social…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Trevor Yuise, Jack Cooper Transport

Trevor Yuise has been behind the wheel professionally for over 30 years, the last six of which have been as a car hauler for Jack Cooper Transport out of Saskatoon.

Coronavirus Chronicles: Dave Legge, Shandex Truck

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. The coffee and…

Coronavirus Chronicles: Susie Deridder, Armour Transportation

Susie Deridder began to notice a change in her loads as the stories of Covid-19 began to emerge. “I was hauling more food products as well, and we were receiving…