Driver's Column

Canada’s Immigration Department Plans to Fast Track Truck Drivers Canada is opening a new window to welcome skilled newcomers as permanent residents. Truck Drivers will be included in this new Express Entry program. Yesterday, May 31, 2023, The Honourable Sean Fraser,...

Statistics the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has gathered for May 2020 indicate that all members surveyed – trucking and motor coach companies and the suppliers and service providers supporting them – don’t expect to return to pre-COVID-19 business levels...

Prescott and Smith Falls ON, May 18, 2020  Kriska Transportation Group has acquired the Intermodal Division of Wills Transfer Limited of Smith Falls, Ont. Wills drivers, dispatch and equipment, associated with their Intermodal drayage division, have now become a part of...

As of January 1, all federally regulated employers have new compliance requirements with respect to workplace harassment and violence training for employees. There are also new requirements relating to the conducting of risk assessments and the development of company...

As of September 1, 2023, the air brake knowledge test will no longer be available for renewal purposes. Drivers who wish to renew their air brake endorsement will instead be required to complete the online learning module prior to renewing their...

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...

Transport Canada has issues an HOS exemption in support of wildfire response in Nova Scotia. Targeted Essential Freight Transport Exemption to Support the Emergency Response to wildfires in Nova Scotia https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/exemptions-under-section-16-motor-vehicle-transport-act/targeted-essential-freight-transport-exemption-support-emergency-response-wildfires-nova-scotia Exemptions under section 16. of the Motor Vehicle Transport Act https://tc.canada.ca/en/corporate-services/acts-regulations/list-regulations/exemptions-under-section-16-motor-vehicle-transport-act https://tc.canada.ca/fr/services-generaux/lois-reglements/liste-reglements/exemptions-section-16-loi-transports-routiers

From 1995 until 2014, I worked for one of the largest Canadian based carriers. In addition to my driving duties, I was also a driving mentor for new drivers, a member of the Driver Partnership Committee, dedicating to making...

Insurance for cars and trucks - whether used commercially or privately - vary by province in Canada.  It is important to understand what rules apply for the province in which you have procured insurance. In Ontario, for example, vehicle insurance...

Just because you have hours remaining on your logbook does not mean it is safe for you to drive. Fatigue cycles do not follow the hours of service rules exactly, and some people are simply more tired at some times of...