Transport and Logistics Network
Most truck drivers surveyed for the Ontario Ministry of Transportation believe entry-level training (ELT) helped them pass road tests, but many question whether the training actually prepared them for real-world safety issues.
The findings emerged in a…
Heather Devine, a lawyer with Alexander Holburn-Beaudin and Lang, understands the legal risks trucking operations can face in a courtroom. But the underlying threats can also evolve from one year to the next.
Here are trucking-related legal challenges …
Nova Scotia has approved Facility Association’s approach to rating commercial auto in a way that trucking operators cannot “game the system” and get Nova Scotia’s lower premium rates when they drive more extensively in other Canadian provinces.
Es…
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is congratulating Premier Doug Ford for securing a second consecutive Progressive Conservative majority, citing several commitments to the province’s trucking industry.
Preliminary results from Elections Ontario s…
Al Smith of Thermo King Eastern Canada was thoroughly impressed by the young job candidate as they talked about work on transportation refrigeration units (TRUs), the evolving technology, and the industry’s ongoing march toward electrification.
Then ca…
To most North American truckers, the Webasto brand is synonymous with fuel-fired bunk heaters and coolant heaters. Those aware of the broader business might be inclined to mention automotive sunroofs. But the company is also looking to apply its expert…
Ontario and Quebec police have collectively laid 11 charges in the wake of a multi-year investigation into driver training schemes that allegedly involved unlicensed training schools, interpreters completing knowledge tests for students, and more.
The …
In the race to slash truck emissions, Tucker Perkins wants the trucking industry and regulators to look beyond exhaust stacks alone.
Using a “well-to-wheels” analysis that considers how energy is produced, and factors like the energy losses in transmis…
Matt McLelland, Covenant Logistics’ vice-president – sustainability and innovation, points at recent requests for proposals when describing the increasing role of sustainability in fleet business practices.
“The environment is the thing most people are…
Supporters of natural gas vehicles continue to point at their fuel of choice as a natural option in the drive to reduce unwanted emissions.
Electric grids still need to be updated to support battery-electric vehicles. But renewable natural gas (RNG) ca…