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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...
Today’s professional drivers are much different than the guys I knew when I started working in the trucking industry. Yes, I wrote "guys," as I didn’t know any female drivers in the seventies. There were a few women out...
Too Little Too Late? Ontario Nurses Finally Get a Pay Raise
Ontario's population must be scratching their collective heads over how the Doug Ford Government manages health care in Ontario. In 2019, at the pandemic's beginning, Doug Ford's government passed...
It's mid-summer in the Nation's Capital, when tourists flock in, and politicians escape to their home ridings. Not much political news goes on because Parliament is shut down till mid-September. But on a hot July Wednesday, the governing Federal...
Climbing hills on a 2-lane highway with a heavy load can be challenging, especially when there's a line of traffic behind you. To ensure safety and avoid potential liability, it's essential to follow these guidelines: 1. Maintain your position in...
Manitoulin Transport Named #1 LTL Carrier in Canada for Quality in 2023 by Mastio & Company Gore Bay, ON – Manitoulin Transport ranked No. 1 in Mastio & Company’s 2023 edition of the Canadian national less-than-truckload (LTL) customer value and...
For this blog, we will be looking at the basics of hauling over-dimensional (OD) loads, and the hazards they involve. When you are dispatched on an OD load, the first thing you do, even before you put the truck...
Hauling temperature-controlled freight requires a special set of skills and attention to detail. For one thing, most temperature-controlled freight is for human consumption, so temperature integrity is an absolute must. Temperature-controlled trailers fall into two categories: reefers and heaters. Reefers...
The Trucking Network today announced BigRig Group as one of the diamond sponsors at the Transportation Mega Job Fair, taking place at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton, Ontario. This event, which is organized twice a year, will be held...
The Trans-Canada Highway is the principal highway of Canada and Canada’s longest national road. It extends west-east between the Pacific and Atlantic coasts across the breadth of the country. When the Trans-Canada Highway first opened, it was almost exclusively...
