Once the subject of fierce debate, speed limiters are a fact of life in Ontario, Quebec

Most trucks operating in Ontario and Quebec have had to mechanically govern their speeds at 105 km/h since 2008, but proposals for similar legislation in B.C. and the U.S.

Government meets with CTOA on incorporated drivers, pledges to drop ‘Driver Inc.’ term

Federal Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan and several MPs met with members of the Canada Truck Operators Association (CTOA) this week, discussing the roles of incorporated truck drivers and vowing to…

Caledon crackdown on illegal truck yards continues

Caledon does not tolerate illegal truck parking, and in the past six months the Ontario municipality has secured no fewer than three legal victories against companies and property owners for…

CTA, Teamsters and carriers take Driver Inc. fight to Parliament Hill

Crisis. Unsavory. Atrocity. Scam. Those were some of the words thrown around today as the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), member carriers, and Teamsters Canada came to Parliament Hill with their…

Online registration opens for Shell Rotella SuperRigs

Online registration has opened for the 41st Annual Shell Rotella SuperRigs, which rolls into the CAM-PLEX in Gillette, Wy., on June 8-10. SuperRigs activities include a…

Lemonde named Quebec’s Driver of the Year

The Quebec Trucking Association (Association du Camionnage du Quebec) has named André Lemonde as the 2023 Volvo Driver of the Year, honoring him at its 70th congress last weekend in…

Pets, pay, and other ways Best Fleets are improving the workplace for drivers

The Best Fleets to Drive For program run by CarriersEdge for the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) is a wrap. The scoring has been completed. The winners have been publicly acknowledged.

York Regional Police recover $1.65M of vehicles, goods in cargo theft bust

Police in southern Ontario’s York Region arrested and charged four men accused of stealing loads from tractor-trailers and selling the freight. Investigators recovered $1.65 million worth of vehicles and goods…

Windsor truck driver wins $1 million lottery prize

An Ontario truck driver has pocketed $1 million after winning the top prize on a scratch-and-win lottery ticket. “I scratched my ticket in the store and checked it using the…

Shell SuperRigs to roll into Wyoming

Shell Rotella will for the first time make Wyoming home to the its SuperRigs truck show, June 8-10 at the CAM-PLEX in Gillette. This will mark the event’s 41st…

Mack Trucks accepting entries for 2024 calendar

Mack Trucks is launching the Mack Calendar Contest for 2024. The contest is an opportunity for Mack customers to show off their Mack pride online, and if chosen, be featured…

5 things to know about equity, diversity and inclusion in the workplace

On International Women’s Day March 8, Trucking HR Canada hosted its annual Women with Drive conference. But a panel discussion acknowledged the need to, and benefits of, diversifying in more…

Goodyear recognizes Highway Hero

J.B. Hunt driver Andrew Waits of Tacoma, Wash., was named Goodyear’s 2022 Highway Hero at the Technology & Maintenance Council meetings of the American Trucking Associations. Waits was driving along…

Driver Inc. challenges triggered by complaints, audits, and questionnaires

Fleets that misclassify truck drivers as independent contractors rather than employees face a growing number of court cases when the business relationships come to an end — and transportation lawyer…

Drivers’ ‘eyes and ears’ can help stamp out human trafficking

Canada observes Human Trafficking Awareness Day on Feb. 22, and members of the trucking industry are keen to help stamp out the exploitative crime. It is important to educate drivers…