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.
It happened, we knew it was coming, a virtual job fair. Everything else since the pandemic began has become virtual and it was only a matter of time before events like job fairs became virtual as well. As in-person...
I ’m angry because I saw a man being murdered by a vicious person. I'm sad because I’ve seen far too much of this in my life. Sick, that racism is so prevalent even in 2020 and so many...
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...
The PMTC has been involved in consultations with Transport Canada and CCMTA on Electronic Logging Devices (ELD) for many years and have come out in favour of them on numerous occasions. We were extremely pleased when the announcement was...
On September 03,2020 the Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, on behalf of the Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Minister of National Revenue, announced that the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has increased the amount that employers can use to determine whether...
As a truck driver, you spend many hours alone in the cab of your truck. However, there are times when you will be at increased risk of exposure to COVID-19. For long-haul truck drivers, potential sources of exposure include...
Until a few short weeks ago, none of us could have imagined a world with COVID 19, social distancing and government mandates to stay in our homes. Each day we listen to news reports telling us the numbers of...
How things change! It was just over a month ago that we were gathered at the Pearson Convention Centre in Brampton Ontario with a full room of carriers looking to connect with attendees looking for jobs. The Covid-19 virus...
Empty miles. We've all done far too many. Or have we not done enough? Are empty miles caused by poor planning or just a lack of freight? This has been an issue long before Covid-19 but now the problem...
Why should trucking companies have mandatory Safety meeting regarding the COVID-19 pandemic? As a company it is your responsibility to make sure your employees are SAFE and have a safe working environment. This is for not only COVID-19 pandemic but...
