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.
One of the most easily preventable accidents is when backing up. They are also the most common. In a perfect world, we would have plenty of room to maneuver into a position where we just have to back up...
Trucking demands a lot of its drivers. Hours are long and time away from home is a common theme in the industry. As the workweek progresses, it is easy to spend almost all of your waking time engaged in...
On June 12th, 2021, ELDs (electronic logging devices) will become mandatory for federally-regulated commercial vehicles over 4500 kg. While there is much controversy and frustration over the lack of certified ELDs, professional drivers need to simply remember when the...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) will be doing a large international inspection blitz May 4-6, 2021. During these days, expect a lot of extra attention from commercial vehicle law enforcement and a lot of random inspections. While all...
With the introduction of PARS and PAPS a few years back, the chances of having to place a cross border shipment “in bond” has been virtually eliminated. For those new to the industry, years ago, if the broker couldn’t...
For reasons unknown, each state and province have determined their own weight and wheelbase dimensions. In a perfect world, these requirements would be universal across North America, but unfortunately, they aren’t, so we need to be vigilant regarding axle...
The Ambassador Bridge, the busiest land border crossing between the U.S. and Canada, reopened Sunday night just before midnite after police cleared and arrested a lingering group of protesters demonstrating against COVID-19 vaccine mandates. "Today, our national economic crisis at...
During the morning of February 28th 2021, C.A.T. Inc suffered a fire in their Coteau du Lac yard. A total of seven trucks were unfortunately destroyed and another five trucks significantly damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown, ...
Do you remember when you were a child and someone would ask you what you wanted to be when you grew up? The typical elementary school response was firefighter, police officer, teacher, doctor, pilot, or even astronaut cited by...
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...
