Cars Speeding Around Rigs at ‘Alarming Rates’

WASHINGTON, DC. - Operation Safe Driver 2012 found that passenger car drivers are still speeding around commercial vehicles at "alarming rates."

Golfing Event Raises Money for Scholarship Fund

MISSISSAUGA, ON - The Toronto Transportation Club is hosting a new golf event in Muskoka to raise money for a scholarship fund.

After an Accident: The Readiness Test

In the wake of an accident all eyes are on the trucker. Is he ready to show his due diligence?

It’s a Promise: An End to Smoke-and-Mirrors Pay Packages

"I've asked you all to come here this morning so that you'll know what we're up against when the rules change next month," Denis Medeiros told his owner-ops.

Driver Meetings: Days of the Roundtable

Over the years, I've attended many driver meetings and I've seen the good, the bad -- and the truly gruesome. A driver meeting can accomplish a great deal. Do it right and your

Order From Chaos

How to brace yourself for those early-morning bad-news-bearing phone calls.

It Can Be Done

Let me introduce you to a carrier that's cutting brave new ground with full support of its drivers and customers.

Something’s Gotta Give

How confident are you that your cargo-securement straps are as good as new?

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Truckers in the dark on brake adjustment

TORONTO, (June 1, 2005) -- A shockingly low number of truck drivers in North America have a clear understanding of air brakes and brake adjustment, states a continent-wide knowledg

Be considerate: court to bosses

TORONTO, -- A new Ontario Court of Appeal decision strongly reinforces a rule that requires employers to provide sufficient compensation to employees

Schneider hopes to strengthen driver relations with new program

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National, the Wisconsin-based truckload giant, says its new software solution enhances driver relations and significantly improves driver retention.

Driver apprenticeship program confirmed in Ontario

TORONTO -- A group of carriers and driver trainers lobbying for a truckers' apprenticeship program finally got their wish.

Private fleets pass on speed limiters: Say no proof speeding is a problem

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is the latest transport group to weigh in on the controversial speed limiter proposal currently before the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Its answer? No thanks.

Trimac, top BC school create new driver mentoring-training program

CALGARY -- Bulk carrier Trimac Transportation is partnering with the respected Mountain Transport Institute in Castlegar, B.C. to shore up qualified drivers at its fleet through a new mentoring program that subsidizes training for new recruits.

Charges dropped against Delta Driving instructor

CALGARY - An Alberta judge says he believes Sukhjeet Sall's pleas of innocence are credible and has dismissed the charges against the former instructor of the notorious Delta Driving School in Calgary.