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.
With 2021 behind us and 2022 just beginning, now is a great time to draw attention to some of the positive things the trucking industry has to look forward to in the upcoming year. 2021 was challenging in many...
The GTA is home to some of the busiest roads in Canada, in fact, the 401 across the top of Toronto has been called the busiest road in North America. Breakdowns and accidents just add to the delays, chaos,...
In a letter to Thunder Bay Mayor Keith Hobbs and City Council, the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is at the end of the day saying something a two-decade-old issue including business activity courses through Thunder Bay. City Council is as...
One item that most drivers don’t even consider when doing a visual brake inspection is the operation and condition of the "S" cams. If an S-cam is found to be over-rotated, that is an automatic out-of-service violation, and in...
The driver shortage is a topic that may be the most highly discussed and reported on in Canada and the USA. It isn’t just a North American concern, either. Earlier this year, the United Kingdom suffered from fuel shortages...
It’s amazing that in January we didn’t even know the Coronavirus existed and ten months later we are still in a restricted mode. What seemed like a bump in the road has turned into a different way of life...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is embarking on a new study to understand better the effects of driver detention time and its impact on safety and lost pay. Data previously has been hard to correlate, so this new...
Recently in Saskatchewan, a truck was struck by a train at a rail crossing. Thankfully, no one was injured, but there was significant damage to the trailer, the cargo, and the train. The specifics of what caused the collision...
HAMILTON, ON – June 13, 2022 – The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) is pleased
to present its 6th Annual Conference at the Lionhead Golf Club & Conference Centre, located on 8525
Mississauga Road, on July 26-27, 2022. The TTSAO...
In occupational health and safety (OH&S), hazard assessments are done to identify hazards that may be present to workers performing a certain job. Hazard assessments are part of a thorough health and safety program, and the biggest advantage they...
