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Friday, March 29, 2024
The OPP, working with Québec counterparts, have laid fraud charges against several people after a multi-year police probe. In March 2019, the Sûreté du Québec told the OPP of suspected fraudulent commercial motor vehicle licensing activities, which led to a...
In a recent article from the Toronto Star, unfair labour practices in Ontario’s trucking industry have cost truck drivers enormous amounts of money in lost wages.  Among other questionable labour practices, the Driver Inc. business model appears to be...
The Ontario government intends to introduce legislation that would allow delivery workers access to use the washroom facilities at businesses where they are delivering or picking up loads. Consultations conducted by the Ontario Workforce Recovery Advisory Committee have indicated that couriers,...
"Monday morning felt like it came a little faster," you say to yourself while grabbing your lunch pale and walk towards the office. After speaking with a colleague briefly, you meet with your boss to find out which tractor...
(March 18, 2020) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unequivocally stated that commercial truck drivers will not be impacted by new measures that will close the Canada-U.S. border to all non-essential travel. “Truckers will not be affected,” said the prime minister,...
TruckingHR Canada Survey for Employers TruckingHR Canada is asking trucking and logistics employers to complete a short 20-minute survey to help them to identify the challenges faced by the industry and work towards solutions.  As a thank you for completing...

Happy home life

For this blog, we’re headed out to left field, as it has nothing whatsoever to do with driving, but it is critical in maintaining a healthy and happy home life. While you are on the road for two or three...

Closed roads

Recently the news reported on a situation that has the potential to turn fatal, and is at the very least a major inconvenience - being stranded on a closed, desolate stretch of highway, with literally nowhere to go. Winter...
Hello PMTC Members and friends, California is getting ready to implement another environmentally focused truck regulation. The rule is called the Clean Truck Check (CTC), and according to a fact sheet from the California Air Resources Board (CARB), it is the rechristening of...
  The Truckload Carriers Association 2023 Annual Convention, Truckload 2023 Orlando, culminated with two Canadian carriers picking up major awards. Bison Transport of Winnipeg, and C.A.T. Inc of Coteau-du-Lac, QC, were big winners.  Bison Transport won the  2022 TCA Fleet Safety Awards...