Canada is experiencing a shortage of truck drivers due to pandemic layoffs and an aging workforce. This week Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) released
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The quest to get truck drivers to stop worrying and love the ELD
Truck drivers say this technology makes their jobs worse SAINT-BRUNO-de-MONTARVILLE, Quebec — This humble trucking reporter spent a few days last week in Quebec at
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Slippery roads on Highway 1 in Rogers Pass, truck ends up in ditch
DriveBC wanrs travellers of slippery roads on Highway 1 in Rogers Pass A truck has gone off the road in Rogers Pass amidst a warning
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Federal regulators propose fines for Hours of Service, ELDs
Transport Canada is looking to establish a series of penalties under federal Hours of Service rules – with the most severe infractions generating fines as
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6 tips to conduct a better road test
How can an employer be sure that a candidate for a truck driving job would not be a risk to company assets, customer cargo, other
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Truck tire anomaly sensors and thermal brake cameras now deployed at several Wyoming ports of entry
The Wyoming Highway Patrol’s (WHP) Commercial Carrier Division announced that technology designed to help detect commercial vehicle tire or brake defects has been installed at
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Massive 36-axle oversized load making its way through western North Dakota
RURAL NORTH DAKOTA — North Dakota officials are asking motorists to be patient as a huge 36-axle oversized load makes its way through highways 85
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Analysis: Canada’s 60-foot container will likely stay north of the border
CHICAGO — It’s been five years since Canadian Pacific and retail giant Canadian Tire Corp. unveiled North America’s first 60-foot intermodal container, and intermodal analyst
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Brake Safety Week Found 87% of CMV’s Passed Inspection
Inspectors in Canada, Mexico, and the U.S. conducted 38,117 inspections of commercial motor vehicles during Brake Safety Week from Aug. 21-27. Of all the commercial
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First snowfall of the season keeps OPP, plow operators busy in eastern Ontario
The new dusting of snow caught many off guard on roads across eastern Ontario, causing hazardous driving conditions, minor collisions and closing a major highway
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