An independent truck driver from Winnipeg was stuck on a stretch of northern Ontario highway for nearly three days, and says the province needs to
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Month: January 2024
EDITORIAL: CUSMA Review Must Consider Trucking Input
Simply put, the trucking industry is a demand-derived service sector. The members of all three national North American trucking associations – the Canadian Trucking Alliance
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The world’s biggest truck stop has been open 24/7 for the past sixty years
This year, the Iowa 80 truck stop located in Walcott, Iowa, is marking the company’s 60 year anniversary of operations. The Iowa 80 is proud
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Love’s rolls out ‘light’ repair service for Freightliner trucks at 400 locations
Love’s Travel Stops announced a new service to provide “light mechanical repairs” for Freightliner trucks at 400 locations across the country. Love’s announced the rollout
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Laurier Alumnus Dan Einwechter of Challenger Motor Freight Makes Contribution to University’s Business School
At Wilfred Laurier University in Waterloo, ON, the Centre for Supply Chain Management has a new name. Laurier alumnus Dan Einwechter (BBA ‘77) made a
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Abbotsford trucking company suspended after oversized load narrowly misses striking Burnaby overpass
It’s the 34th time a truck has struck an overpass since the province started keeping track in December 2021 The entire fleet of an Abbotsford-based
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Truck driver admits hauling cocaine across Montana into Canada
HELENA, Mont. — A commercial truck driver admitted to trafficking charges, after he was accused of trafficking 30 kilograms of cocaine across the Montana border
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No injuries in crash between school bus, semi-trailer truck west of Winnipeg
Bus was taking students to Sturgeon Heights Collegiate, according to school division A crash between a school bus and a semi-trailer truck has halted traffic
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CTA Call to Action: Help Provide Guidance to the Trucking Supply Chain
The Canadian Trucking Alliance and its provincial association partners have been working with the federal government to bring awareness and solutions to the supply chain.
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Transport Canada Proposes New Rules for Dangerous Goods to Increase Harmonization (Canadian Amendment)
On December 9, 2023, Transport Canada published a proposed update to the “Transportation of Dangerous Goods Regulations” (TDGR) regarding some outstanding harmonization issues, such as
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