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 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has come out in support of recent Ontario legislation concerning temporary staffing agencies. Ontario’s Doug Ford Government has drafted legislation that will mandate licenses for temporary staffing and help agencies. The legislated move is...
Ontario has taken a stand on the issue of washroom availability to delivery drivers, couriers, and truck drivers. The Province is planning to introduce legislation requiring shippers and receivers to provide bathrooms to drivers visiting their locations. This rule...
The US Department of Homeland Security made waves in Canada’s trucking industry with their October 12 announcement that, in early January 2022, Canadian truck drivers will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to enter the USA through a...
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...
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...
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....
OTA was made aware by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) that deferrals that were put in place for CVOR renewals, annual inspections and Oversize/Overweight annual permits as a result of COVID-19 will come to an end June 1, 2021. The...
Truckers face hazards that many people don’t pay much attention to: smoke and fumes. Diesel smoke and carbon monoxide from idling engines is a hazard drivers face year-round, but with cooler temperatures and many drivers electing to sleep in...
In the late eighties American Express trademarked the slogan, “membership has its privileges.” In those days you had to pay a fee to carry their card, so they wanted you to feel as if you were a part of...
On his first day in office United States President Joe Biden revoked the permit for the Keystone XL pipeline. This project was designed to pump 830,000 barrels of Alberta tar sands oil daily to refineries on the Gulf Coast...
