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Wednesday, April 24, 2024

Braking safety

The Science Behind Truck Braking Safety: A Driver’s Guide to Navigating the Roads Safely In the world of trucking, where the rubber meets the road, brake safety is not just a matter of pressing the pedal – it’s a...
Heavy duty tire chains.

Summer chains

Now that the warmer temperatures have finally arrived, the chain laws in the western states and provinces have been removed, so it’s a good time to give them a good cleaning with fresh water to remove all the salt,...
The latest release of ACT’s For-Hire Trucking Index, showed volume and pricing down, with capacity still on the high side, resulting in a lower Supply-Demand Balance in June. The ACT For-Hire Trucking Index is a monthly survey of for-hire trucking service providers. Carter...
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 Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) announced the award winners of its 2021 Vehicle Graphics Design competition, co-sponsored by 3M Canada.  This is the 36th year of the most colourful awards in the trucking community, and presentations...
Bluntly the first month of 2021 had all the earmarkings of a worsening pandemic around the globe. COVID infection rates are soaring and lockdowns are keeping us behind doors at home. The only bright spot was the arrival of...
Canadian economy would be "negatively impacted" by a policy requiring all international truckers to self-isolate, regardless of their reason for travelling abroad. Organizations has been working with the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety to draft resources and...
SmartDriver provides free, practical training to help Canada’s commercial and institutional fleets lower their fuel consumption, operating costs and harmful vehicle emissions. Fleet energy-management training that helps truckers, transit operators, school bus and other professional drivers improve fuel efficiency by up...
“I’ll never know if the sacrifices of losing my first marriage was worth it.” — Daymond John Listening to Daymond John made me think about two things: 1) That many successful entrepreneurs make extreme sacrifices to build their businesses and 2) Is...
“Doing the right thing isn’t always easy, in fact sometimes its real hard but just remember that doing the right thing is always right.”  The above quote precisely describes the ongoing struggle of the trucking associations and human rights activists...