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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) concluded its first week of hearings examining the detrimental impact of the Driver Inc. scheme on the trucking industry. Over two days, 10…
The following article – authored by Ellen Voie, president of Women in Trucking – is an interesting exploration of how Sweden’s education system provides young student the option and skills…
Sweden’s ‘Gymnasieskola’ An Answer to Our Driver Shortage? Read more...
The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association recently celebrated five individuals who have made an outstanding contribution to the trucking industry in Atlantic Canada. The annual event took place at the Delta…
APTA Honours Award Recipients Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) no-defect DVIR rule goes into effect on Thursday December 18, 2014. The rule will eliminate the requirement for truck drivers, when operating in…
Clarification on FMCSA’s No Defect DVIR Rule Operating into Canada from the U.S. Read more...
The latest Transport Capital Partners (TCP) business expectations survey finds a shift in attitudes within the trucking industry as more carriers see their optimism accompanied by rising freight volumes and…
Trucking ‘Fun’ Again, says TCP Biz Survey Read more...
Two U.S. trucking associations that don’t always agree on issues both called for Congress to suspend the current 34-hour restart provision in the hours-of-service rules. According to U.S. trade media…
ATA, OOIDA Call for Suspension of 34-Hr Restart Read more...
Applications are now being accepted at www.truckingHR.com for the 2nd-annual Top Fleet Employers program, which recognizing fleets with the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking industry. Online submissions are due by…
By: David Bradley Regardless of whether yours is a carrier that participates in the Temporary Foreign Worker Program (TFWP), or whether you agree with the program or not, recently introduced…
EDITORIAL: Recent TFW Changes Reinforce Truck Driving as Low Skill – and That’s Wrong Read more...
There has been much ink spilled and keystrokes dedicated the growing shortage of truck drivers. Often overlooked, however, are the increasing challenges the trucking industry is faced with when it…
Q&A on the Trucking Technician Shortage Read more...
Most carriers with onboard communications will likely have to bear very little, if any, added cost per truck for a paperless ELD solution when a mandatory electronic logging rule takes…
Smartphones, Apps Utilized for Low-Cost ELD Compliance Read more...
