Health & Safety Impaired driving case is union protectionism run amok August 2, 2023 I never was much of a union man. Never belonged to one. Never felt I needed to. Always felt hard work would be rewarded and, if anything, I would be…
Health & Safety Trucking groups applaud Senate effort to block speed limiter mandates August 1, 2023 Several trucking associations are backing an effort in the U.S. Senate to block mandates for speed limiters on large commercial vehicles. The Deregulating Restrictions on Interstate Vehicles and Eighteen-Wheelers (DRIVE)…
Health & Safety Groupe Robert forced to reinstate truck driver fired for drinking and driving August 1, 2023 A Quebec trucking company has been ordered to reinstate a driver who was fired after she drank at least nine beers before she lost control of her truck on a Pennsylvania highway. The driver’s…
Health & Safety Vitran Express Canada fined for fatal workplace accident July 28, 2023 Vitran Express Canada — operating as National Fast Freight — will pay a $140,000 fine for a fatal workplace accident in which a worker was trapped between a reversing truck…
Health & Safety Concord company fined $125K after pedestrian fatality July 20, 2023 A company based in Concord, Ont., has been fined $125,000 after a contracted dump truck struck and killed a pedestrian near a Toronto Transit Commission bus stop in April 2021.
Health & Safety I-49 worst road for washroom breaks in U.S., study reveals July 11, 2023 Finding a washroom on the road is a constant struggle for truck drivers, but those who travel I-49 have to hold it for longer than their peers on other highways.A…
Health & Safety Transport truck-related crashes at 10-year high in Ontario July 10, 2023 Ontario Provincial Police responded to 9,110 transport truck-related crashes in 2022, marking the highest provincial total in more than a decade. Although the majority of charges were issued to commercial…
Business Management Brandt Group makes record-breaking donation to CNIB July 7, 2023 The Brandt Group made a record-breaking donation to the Canadian National Institute for the Blind (CNIB) at a CFL game this week between the Edmonton Elk and Saskatchewan Roughriders. During…
Health & Safety Ontario tow truck driver training standard to be released soon July 6, 2023 Ontario’s tow truck driver training standard is being finalized and is expected to be released in the next few weeks. An official from the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) told TruckNews.com…
Health & Safety USask studies aim to improve driver training, working conditions June 29, 2023 The Humboldt Broncos bus crash steered Mackenzie McKeown’s career toward improving truck driver training, occupational medicine, and public health and safety. The University of Saskatchewan PhD candidate, a Humboldt, Sask.,…
Health & Safety Driver attitudes the biggest factor in highway safety June 28, 2023 “I will not be writing about – or interviewing anyone during – the Manitoba Truck Driving Championships! I will be a competitor and just enjoy the day.” Those were the…
Business Management John Deere, Home Hardware win private fleet safety awards June 26, 2023 Two perennial winners of the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada’s (PMTC) Fleet Safety Awards were again recognized at the association’s annual conference: John Deere Canada in the mid-sized fleet…
Health & Safety Manitoba crash makes case for video-based telematics systems June 22, 2023 Highway crashes don’t discriminate. They take the aging and the young, all before their time. Grieving families and investigators alike are simply left sifting through what remains, trying to make…
Health & Safety Automatic emergency braking (AEB) mandate proposed for U.S. trucks June 22, 2023 U.S. regulators are looking to require automatic emergency braking (AEB) systems on heavy vehicles in a bid to reduce the number and severity of rear-end crashes. News of the initiative…
Equipment Safety recall details to be more widely available under Transport Canada proposal June 19, 2023 Transport Canada is looking to require manufacturers to publish safety recall information on their websites, in a bid to reach the owners of older vehicles who might not otherwise learn…