Canada’s professional truck drivers are the unsung heroes of the national economy. By delivering the critical goods and products Canadians rely on, these truck operators
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Category: NEWS
Protecting Canadian truckers from a tough U.S. claims environment
In July 2024, a U.S. court found a truck driver had crossed several lanes of traffic, causing a chain reaction that ended with the death
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Why brokers must ensure accurate commercial truck fleet reporting
Brokers are the front-line defenders for insurers covering commercial trucking. Especially since some fleet owners may attempt to insure only the trucks in use, while
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Unimog at GaLaBau 2024: New systems for modern road maintenance
Wörth am Rhein / Nuremberg – The basis for efficient work in landscape maintenance, road maintenance, agriculture or construction is a powerful fleet of vehicles.
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CHET expands with Burlington, Ont.’s first truck driver training school
Commercial Heavy Equipment Training (CHET) has expanded to the west of Toronto, opening the first truck driver training facility in Burlington, Ont. CHET, a subsidiary
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The average truck driver’s salary in Canada per hour in 2024
Truck driving is a vital profession that keeps the Canadian economy moving. Truck drivers play a crucial role in maintaining supply chains. Their dedication and
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Feds Tighten Rules for TFWP
Prime Minister Trudeau announced more changes to the Low Wage Stream of the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP). This follows changes recently announced by Minister
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Canada railroads look to restart as union returns to work
Normal operations seen taking a week or longer It could take the two largest Canadian railroads a week or more to recover from the effects
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U.S. DOT to launch nationwide wireless ‘Vehicle-to-Everything’ communication network to try to curb crashes
The U.S. Department of Transportation (U.S. DOT) announced a plan to deploy new technology to “enable vehicles to communicate with each other” in hopes of
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Today’s letters: Canadian Forces trucks not worth the bucks?
At about $400,000 per unit, these the new Canadian Army Light Tactical Vehicles are expensive, a reader says. You can write us too, at letters@ottawacitizen.com
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