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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...
Recently we discussed the dangers of driving over or under the speed limit. We will begin by saying we are not going to tell you how to drive, but we WILL try to explain why some driving habits are...
As noted in mid-January, the City of Toronto’s Transportation Services team is developing a new Delivery Vehicle Permit program designed to support the delivery and courier industry and has recached out to OTA to solicit input on the programs design...
As summer slowly passes behind us, the last of the four annual CVSA safety blitzes draws nearer. This year's blitz, from August 20 through August 26, will focus on air brake systems. The top items they will be looking...
While the DOT checks all components of your air brake system, brake adjustment, or lack thereof, is the most common issue found. Earlier, we discussed how to properly adjust functioning self-adjusting slack adjusters. This article will deal with how...
Have you ever wondered about how to protect yourself while in the bunk? Granted, if someone is set on breaking into your truck, there’s very little you can do, but you can make your truck more difficult to get...
The Government of Canada has given the trucking industry strong and immediate support throughout the COVID-19 crisis through multiple departments and ministers. The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) believes this pattern of cohesive and comprehensive action will be the recipe for...
The interstate system in the US, and to a similar extent, the US numbered highways, follow a pattern. Once you understand how the system works, finding your way across the country becomes much easier. Even-numbered interstates run east-west, with lower...
Depending on your carrier’s routing procedures, the shortest route may not necessarily be the best route, due to various factors such as weight, and fuel costs. Currently, the big one is fuel cost. All companies negotiate a bulk fuel...
How does a newly licensed truck driver get that first position when many companies don’t hire truck drivers without experience? Wow, what a question! And this is a widespread problem. And many trucking companies will tell you that their insurance...
