The Trucking Network is a Canadian “English and Punjabi” bilingual publication, founded in 2012. Dedicated to the hard working professional drivers and their families across North America.
During the past 2 years, truckers have become superheroes for our Nation. Throughout the pandemic, truckers have kept the country going. Truckers braved border crossings, the indignity of being turned away from washroom facilities while on the road, and...
The vast majority of the Canadian trucking industry is vaccinated with the overall industry vaccination rate among truck drivers closely mirroring that of the general public. Accordingly, most of our nation’s hard-working truck drivers are continuing to move cross-border...
Some fortunate Canadians can escape winter's grasp and journey to the sunny south. But for the remainder of us, we can enjoy a taste of sunshine whenever we peel down the skin of a banana. The banana travels thousands...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) met today with Government of Canada officials to discuss enforcement of the border vaccination mandate beginning January 15. Officials are advising the electronic submission of proof of vaccination data be presented through ArriveCAN. Further guidance...
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has recently reminded employers of all commercial license-holding drivers that they must conduct an annual query for the Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse. FMCSA's goal is safety, but industry insiders fear that...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) continues to work with the Government of Canada to ensure that the trucking industry is aware of the upcoming border vaccination policy, and the mandatory requirement for all Canadian and US truck drivers to...
The American Trucking Association (ATA) is predicting a strong trucking industry in 2022. While supply chain issues centered around the trucking industry have been a strong talking point over the course of the COVID pandemic, trucking is expected to...
There are nearly ten electronic logging devices (ELDs) certified for use by Transport Canada. Canada made ELDs mandatory for federally regulated carriers for June 12 of this year, but since Canada requires ELDs to be certified through a third-party...
Among many other things, 2021 saw a lot of attention on the delays in OEMs to deliver brand-new Class 8 trucks to market. Supply chain issues and shortages of chips have been labelled the biggest reasons why these delays...
The PMTC recently conducted an anonymous survey, through survey monkey, to try and ascertain the vaccination rate of Canada’s truck driving workforce. The survey was sent out to PMTC Members and contacts and ran from November 26th until November...
