TORONTO, Ont. — Nancy Kass believes truck drivers should be among the first people to receive vaccines during a pandemic. And she made the case
Read moreMonth: December 2020
Great Lakes Helicopter helps Canadian snowbirds fly south
In normal times, as many as 375,000 Canadian “snowbirds” wing their way to the southern U.S. and Mexico each winter. This year, many of those
Read moreTrucking HR warns of looming labor shortages
OTTAWA, Ont. – Truck drivers have faired better through the Covid-19 pandemic than the average Canadian worker, Trucking HR Canada said in a labor market
Read moreCanadian trucking company’s shutdown gets happy-ish ending
Asset sale preserves truckers’ jobs after bank dispute leads owner to close BLB Transport The end for Canadian flatbed trucking company BLB Transport Group came
Read morePenske Logistics acquires Black Horse Carriers
Deal adds more than 2,000 vehicles to Penske’s fleet Penske Logistics announced an agreement to purchase Black Horse Carriers, a Chicago-based trucking company with more
Read moreDrivers can win prizes in PFJ Hauliday Giveaway
Beginning today, Dec. 1, Pilot Flying J will ask a question on its Facebook page in its Hauliday Giveaway post for professional drivers. To enter,
Read morePride Transport increases driver pay
A 450-truck carrier headquartered in Salt Lake City is the latest trucking company to increase driver pay. Pride Transport, a family-owned and operated carrier, recently
Read moreCanadian fuel distributor Parkland targeted in cyberattack
Ransomware group claims responsibility as company probes incident The Alberta-based company said it had detected the attack on Nov. 14 on a “subset of its
Read moreECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market remains strong in November
TORONTO, Ont. – The third week of November saw the highest weekly load totals in Canada’s spot market since the start of the pandemic, according
Read moreHere are the dates for next year’s biggest truck inspection blitzes
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) has announced dates for several truck inspection campaigns set to take place in 2021. You’ve made it through Roadcheck,
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