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Workers and industry groups across the transportation sector have begun to push back on the federal vaccine mandate, reports Bloomberg. The American Trucking Associations (ATA) questioned the plan to require companies with more than 100 employees to mandate Covid-19 vaccines. In...
Commercial driver training is once again in the public spotlight as a key to improving highway safety and avoiding catastrophic motor vehicle collisions like the Humboldt tragedy. Improvements in commercial driver training is an important element of driver and highway...
Those people and organisations that study labour trends and labour markets will be assessing the impact of COVID-19 for many years to come.  Did the COVID-19 pandemic create new work arrangements, or did it just accelerate trends that were...
The Government of Ontario this week provided an update on their plans to require proof of vaccination to allow access to specific businesses beginning on September 22, including exemptions for individuals that are unvaccinated or partially vaccinated. Under the system, Ontarians will...
Hurricane Ida was the second-most damaging hurricane to strike the U.S. state of Louisiana on record, only behind Hurricane Katrina, and is tied for the strongest landfall in the state by maximum winds with Hurricane Laura a year prior...
I don’t know of anyone that has thought this was a good idea but the one that matters made that decision. What am I going to do about it? I’m going to do my part. We are in a dangerous time....
Professional truck driving in North America can be a challenging and sometimes lonely profession and in these pandemic times, it can be even more daunting.  Long hours in the confined area of their cab as a solo driver. It’s...
A motion by Brampton Regional Councillor Gurpreet Singh Dhillon to increase Brampton’s truck parking supply was unanimously passed by City Council his week. The motion directs Council and city staff to work with private landowners, the peel Goods Movement Task...
University of British Columbia study concludes a statistical certainty about inconsistent driving behaviour contributing to a greater chance of accidents. MARKHAM, ON, July 14th, 2021 – FLEETMETRICA, a company focusing on data analytics in trucking, commissioned a study completed in June, 2021 by UBC graduate students....
The BC Trucking Association (BCTA), in partnership with the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure proudly announces the third offering of the CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) Program. The HDVE Program is a key component of the Province’s efforts...