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.
The modern commercial truck is an incredibly complex machine. When I think about all of the different things that have to work in a precise and controlled manner in a diesel tractor-trailer, I am truly impressed with humankind’s ability...
The Province of Ontario is currently the only jurisdiction in all of Canada and the United States that allows someone to take their class A road test in an automatic or automated manual transmission, and if passed, provide them...
I am always intrigued and a little frustrated when I observe how often employers overlook accessible, and no or low-cost ways to boost employee morale and engagement. Especially when such actions can easily connect to vital and universal human...
For fourteen years the Women In Trucking Association has been the only organization whose mission is to encourage and advance the employment of women in trucking. We have always represented ALL women in the industry, or as we like to say,...
The current global pandemic has been challenging for everyone, but the challenge has not been felt equally. Some industries have fared better than others as some jobs were more pandemic-proof from the beginning. Trucking has been fortunate in the sense...
This May a NY Times headline exclaimed, "Cyberattack Forces a Shutdown of a Top U.S. Pipeline". It was the Colonial Pipeline, (which carries 45% of East Coast fuel) who were hit by a ransomware attack. Colonial acknowledged that its...
I have a love-hate relationship with road construction. I love that it is getting done and hate that it is in my way. 32 years ago, while living in the USA, my second job in trucking, after a year of...
The trucking company is taking advantage of us! Look at that rate that we just saw!” I have heard comments like this so often over 33 years in the business. So what do these people do? They’ll go on their own,...
In this article, I will be giving my opinion on what the next few months of electronic logging device (ELD) enforcement might look like. As you may know, ELDs are required in federally-regulated commercial vehicles in Canada as of...
The so called “Driver’s Inc” business model continues to be scrutinized by both industry lobbies and regulators. While quasi legal, navigating the Driver’s Inc landscape remains an ethical and legal minefield. Recent articles have shown that the WSIB has begun...
