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Thursday, March 28, 2024
  Commercial vehicle wheel systems usually fail in one of three ways. The first is the wheel nuts not being tightened or “torqued” to specification… we’ll get to that in a bit, the second wheel bearings failing (lack of lubricant/improper...
  The number of collisions is on the rise in Northern Ontario.  Initial reports indicate that crashes in the region have begun to steadily increase since about 2017. Current estimates show that there has been around a 40% increase in...
In 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced that Canada was introducing min-imum standards for new truck drivers. MELT or mandatory entry-level training in response to the Humboldt bus/truck disaster. It was to make trucking safer for all. But,...
  Each day, millions of kilograms of cargo are transported over the road in Canada. Trucks, tractors, and trailers transport the very essentials we as a society have come to expect. Trailers are loaded as full as legally possible, to...
What is the difference between medical cannabis and recreational cannabis, and how is the truck industry affected by the laws governing the use of Cannabis products?  Medical marijuana is a term for derivatives of the Cannabis plant that ease symptoms...
A survey was conducted online August 2020 to March 2021 for various trucking organizations across Canada to collect data on health and wellness during COVID-19.  Participants reported similar challenges around fatigue. Compared with before COVID-19, truck drivers have worked...
Yesterday President Biden boldly announced that The United States would no longer import Russian oil. It was one more wooden nail into Putin's evil heart. But we are all paying for Putin's madness at the pump. Although the U.S. receives...
CBC Power and Politics interviewed recently appointed United States Ambassador to Canada David Cohen last week.  He said it was "doubtful" that the border blockades and freedom would impact trade relations between the two countries. His comments came after the...
By the time we get to March, the majority of Canadians have had their fill of winter and are suffering severe bouts of "cabin fever." Worse yet, this winter seems particularly long, perhaps made worse by pandemic burnout. I...
While operations at key border crossings shut down by demonstrators start to return to normal today, the focus is shifting to how downtown Ottawa will recover from the occupation by Freedom 2022 Convoy supporters. As Wednesday morning dawns in Ottawa,...