Trucking can be a hazardous job, both on and off the road. Many drivers are exposed to dangers after they leave the cab. Drivers often
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Month: August 2021
Brake Safety Week inspections run Aug. 22-28
North American enforcement teams will focus the spotlight on braking systems this week, as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recognizes Brake Safety Week. This
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B.C. funds logging truck driver training in the Okanagan
KELOWNA, B.C. — Officials are looking to boost training for logging truck drivers in B.C.’s Okanagan region. The province has announced that as many as
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Travellers to Canada doubled after border reopened to Americans
Numbers still far below the level of crossings before the COVID-19 pandemic The number of people crossing the land border into Canada more than doubled
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2 killed in crash on Highway 417 in rural west Ottawa
Victims are Mario Bernier, 54, and Jessica Derasp, 27, both of Ottawa Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) say two people were struck and killed as they
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Trucks shipped $32.5B in Canada-U.S. freight this June
Trucks moved US$32.5 billion in freight across the Canada-U.S. border in June, representing 55.3% of all freight shipped between the countries, the U.S. Bureau of
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THOMPSON: Get ready to share highway with self-driving commercial trucks
About two million 18-wheelers in the U.S. move more than 70 percent of the nation’s goods – over 12 billion tons – from place to
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Highway stalemate: Cars line up as N.S. tightens its border to N.B. residents
FORT LAWRENCE, N.S. — Gridlock on the Trans-Canada Highway at the Nova Scotia and New Brunswick border has been a familiar sight over the course
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A lighter load: Canadian tech solutions are removing barriers in the emissions-heavy trucking industry
Filled with delivery trucks, freight trucks and mail trucks, our streets have become a toddler’s dreamscape during the pandemic. With shops shuttered, the only way
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Cocaine seizure at US-Canada border leads to criminal charges against driver
POINT EDWARD, Ontario, Canada — Charges have been filed against the driver of a commercial truck following the seizure of 183 pounds of suspected cocaine
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