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.
An uneasy summer during an uneasy year, 2020 is a year of change and challenge. The world economy has been ravaged, so too the world’s health by COVID-19, a pandemic, a deathly disease that spreads worldwide. But it appears...
Open scales are a regular part of our lives. There is simply no avoiding them. Most times, it's a simple matter of driving across the plate, and you're on your way. But there is always the chance you could...
Home time is a very precious commodity for a long-haul driver. It is in your best interest to maximize the time you spend with your spouse and children, but keep in mind that your spouse most likely has a...
Back in November of 2020, The Weather Network predicted that western Canada was in for a wild winter. Along with storms from the Rocky Mountains clear across the prairies, temperatures were expected to be mild at times and then...
It’s amazing that in January we didn’t even know the Coronavirus existed and ten months later we are still in a restricted mode. What seemed like a bump in the road has turned into a different way of life...
WSIB chair Elizabeth Witmer announced at the board’s AGM today that the WSIB will be holding all premium rates at their 2020 level for 2021. This means employers in the trucking industry will pay the same premium rate in 2021...
Over the past 2 and a ½ years we have witnessed so many changes that affect the trucking industry; from covid restrictions like wearing masks and gloves to mandatory vaccinations and pre border clearance using the arriveCAN app. We...
In general a pandemic is when a contagious disease is present over a large region of the earth (typically two or more continents). The pathogen (typically a virus or bacterium) infects people in one part of the world but then spreads...
On December 6th I attended the Annual meeting of the Task Force on Vehicle Weights and Dimensions in Montreal. The purpose of the meeting is to receive updates from Provincial, Territorial, and federal governments on their status with complying...
Despite the economic slowdown, the trade between U.S. and Canada has kept things moving. Trucking Industry takes the credit of moving US $ 34.1 Billion in freight across Canada-U.S. in November last year. The figures were shared by the U.S....
