TORONTO, Ont. – Being unable to reposition empty trailers on the other side of the border is a long-running frustration carriers and other supply chain
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P.E.I. trucking company working to keep up with shifting COVID-19 guidelines
‘We’re all kind of rolling with the punches at this point’ Currently, there are around 900 Islanders who are considered rotational workers — including truckers.
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Rookie trucker held after CBP finds pot in Texas-bound pork shipment
Driver denied knowing about marijuana seized from trailer at U.S.-Canada border A rookie truck driver was arrested and charged after U.S. Customs and Border Protection
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B.C. set to unveil new COVID-19 measures as case numbers rise, health-care system strained
VICTORIA (NEWS 1130) – Premier John Horgan has hinted at a coming crackdown for B.C. as the COVID-19 infection rate spikes. At a briefing Wednesday,
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Industry leader says stronger screening in place for truckers who don’t need to quarantine during COVID-19
LANGLEY (NEWS 1130) — The head of the BC Trucking Association says COVID-19 transmission rates for essential service drivers who regularly need to cross the
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Sims: London trucker threads narrow lane through U.S. COVID gauntlet
Last week, London truck driver Al Goodhall had to scale his big-rig in Minnesota to make sure the weight was legal before heading home to
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New HoS Rules: No Big Impact on Fleets
An analysis of electronic logging device (ELD) data by eRoad has shown recently implemented changes to the hours-of-service regulations have not had a big impact
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Time Runs Out for a U.S.-Canada Oil Pipeline
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer of Michigan said the state would shut down a line between her state and Ontario that has been operating since the 1950s.
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800,000 Women Leave Workforce; Trucking New Beacon of Hope
The COVID pandemic has caused widespread unemployment—especially female unemployment. ATS’s John Kearney urges women to consider commercial truck driving, a profession short on workers and
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Trucking 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
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