New Brunswick is preparing to roll out season weight restrictions, with those in the southern areas of the province to take effect at midnight on Feb. 28. Northern areas will see restrictions applied on March 7.The restrictions are scheduled to continu…
Ontario truck shops that want to tap into the surging demand for SPIF-compliant equipment may have a tougher time than they think.Mechanics can’t simply attach the required steerable lift axles and equalization systems based on existing rigid lift axle…
A trucker who tested positive for coronavirus at a check in Warrington ended up trapped in his lorry cab for three days because he couldn’t find anywhere that would let him lay over.
John Hannah took the test at Burtonwood services and found he had the…
A long distance lorry driver who tested positive for Covid described the harrowing experience of having to live in his cab on the street because there was nowhere for him to go.
John Hanna, from Northern Ireland – known to all his friends as “Sticks” -…
Less than two years after it commissioned four low-entry Econic refuse collection vehicles from Mercedes-Benz Dealer S & B Commercials, Barnet Council is running 12 more and has just taken the first deliveries from a further consignment of 18.
Thos…
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Motorcyclists and cyclists will pay an additional 25 cents to cross the Confederation Bridge as of Jan. 1, but all other tolls will remain unchanged, the operator of the bridge said Monday.The toll for motorcyclists will be $19….
CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island’s truck drivers continue to face some of the tightest Covid-19 restrictions in the industry, but they won’t have to completely self isolate when waiting for regular test results.The clarification emerged tod…
CORNWALL, P.E.I. —When coming up with a name and concept for a new pub in Cornwall, Bryan Carver found inspiration in an unlikely place – a 1968 album and song by the U.K. band The Kinks.
“It’s about English towns and how the village green was key to t…
EDMUNSTON, N.B. – Terrapure Environmental has announced its acquisition of Water Blasting & Vacuum Services (WBVS), including all vehicles and equipment.Terms of the deal were not disclosed. WBVS provides services including high-pressure cleaning, …
COUTTS, Alta. – A pilot project in Alberta will soon offer commercial drivers and other international travelers access to voluntary Covid-19 tests at the Coutts border crossing.The tests begin Nov. 2, and will also be offered at the Calgary Internation…
TORONTO, Ont. – Facility Association – established as an insurer of last resort — has revamped its rating and commercial underwriting rules, making it harder for trucking companies to misrepresent business activities.Carriers looking to secure the insu…
TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s spot market load volumes reached their highest levels in the first week of September since before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March, according to Loadlink data.Following a strong start to September, load volumes weakened in…
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hundreds of people including truck drivers have signed a petition demanding the quick processing of their permanent residency applications filed under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP).The campaign, on the petition websit…
FREDERICTON, N.B. – New Brunswick has joined Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia in tightening truck driver recruitment.It has established a pathway specific to transport truck drivers (NOC 7511) within the Provincial Nominee Program’s NB Skilled Work…
COURTICE, Ont. – Owner-operator (Highway Cat) John Giunta takes safety seriously.A former Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) Road Knight, he has 6 million accident-free kilometers to his credit in a career spanning more than 30 years.
Much of that was …