B.C. suspends yet another carrier after truck hits overpass sign

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has suspended yet another carrier after one of its trucks hauling a helicopter struck and damaged a sign attached to an overpass on…

Nikola adopts ZF driver assistance systems

ZF’s OnGuardMax and OnSideAlert driver assistance systems are now offered on Nikola’s hydrogen fuel-cell-electric trucks. OnGuardMax detects and reacts to moving and stationary objects, while OnSideAlert provides blind spot…

This is the year to improve MELT

This year promises new and positive opportunities regarding mandatory entry-level training (MELT) in Canada. For starters, Newfoundland officially implemented its MELT program on Jan. 3. The other Atlantic provinces will…

Meet the most widely ridiculed company in trucking

Chohan Freight Forwarders has earned the dubious distinction of being one of the most disliked and widely ridiculed trucking companies in all of Canada. This is an achievement not to…

Dump truck driver hits wires in Guelph, Ont.

The Guelph Police Service charged a dump truck driver with careless driving after he struck wires in Guelph, Ont., on Jan. 13. Just after 3 p.m., the 64-year-old man was…

B.C. suspends another carrier after its truck hits Massey Tunnel roof

The B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure has suspended another carrier after one of its trucks struck the roof of the Massey Tunnel in the Greater Vancouver Area on Jan.

B.C. asks feds to reduce safety gaps following overpass crashes

British Columbia has asked the federal government to reduce the gaps in the current system that currently allow extra-provincial carriers to lawfully avoid enforcement consequences when operating commercial vehicles unsafely…

Drivewyze offers free in-cab safety alerts

Drivewyze has announced it will offer a free service providing drivers with crucial in-cab safety alerts. The new service, dubbed Drivewyze Free, sends critical alerts to the driver via tablets,…

Manitoba commits $12M to improve intersection that was site of deadly bus crash

The Manitoba government is promising $12 million to improve a highway intersection where a crash last year killed 17 people. The government has released an outside review of the intersection…

Five Canadian carriers among TCA Fleet Safety Award winners

Five Canadian carriers are among the 18 division winners in the 48th annual Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) Fleet Safety Awards competition. Elgin Motor Freight, Erb Transport, Challenger Motor Freight, Trans-West…

Truckers in B.C. call for more training after latest overpass strike

A Metro Vancouver truckers’ group said the recent rash of trucks with high loads smashing into highway overpasses cannot be stemmed by tougher punishments alone. Gagan Singh with the United…

B.C. suspends trucking company’s operations after overpass crash

B.C. authorities have suspended a trucking company’s ability to operate in the province after a truck collided with an overpass on Dec. 28. “This suspension is a result of the…

December: The most dangerous time of the year for commercial drivers

It may be the most wonderful time of the year. But the Christmas holiday season is also the most dangerous for commercial vehicle drivers, according to data from two telematics…

Truck driver who caused deadly Broncos crash loses latest bid to stay in Canada

A judge has dismissed applications from the truck driver who caused the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash in Saskatchewan and was fighting deportation back to India. Jaskirat Singh Sidhu was sentenced to…

How will insurers respond to autonomous trucks?

Highly autonomous trucks are beginning to roll out on specific U.S. routes, but the advancing technologies leave insurers with a new challenge. How do they adjust insurance policies to cover…