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.
Our Obsession With Dandelions
Quite frankly, I've given up. They are everywhere, in my lawn, your lawn, all over town, Canada and just about everyone on this planet. I'm talking about those bright yellow flowers which we call "weeds", known...
Over the past 2 and a ½ years we have witnessed so many changes that affect the trucking industry; from covid restrictions like wearing masks and gloves to mandatory vaccinations and pre border clearance using the arriveCAN app. We...
The vast majority of the Canadian trucking industry is vaccinated with the overall industry vaccination rate among truck drivers closely mirroring that of the general public. Accordingly, most of our nation’s hard-working truck drivers are continuing to move cross-border...
Prescott and Smith Falls ON, May 18, 2020 Kriska Transportation Group has acquired the Intermodal Division of Wills Transfer Limited of Smith Falls, Ont. Wills drivers, dispatch and equipment, associated with their Intermodal drayage division, have now become a part of...
Back in November of 2020, The Weather Network predicted that western Canada was in for a wild winter. Along with storms from the Rocky Mountains clear across the prairies, temperatures were expected to be mild at times and then...
(March 18, 2020) – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unequivocally stated that commercial truck drivers will not be impacted by new measures that will close the Canada-U.S. border to all non-essential travel. “Truckers will not be affected,” said the prime minister,...
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...
It is with sadness OTA announces the passing of former OTA President/Chair and founder of International Truckload Services, Max Haggarty. He was 85. Max served as President of the Ontario Trucking Association from 1975-1976 A private graveside service will be held...
Thankfully springtime is almost here. But with the rising temperatures comes increased damage to our roadways. In order to help protect our roads, the province enforces reduced load restrictions on trucks to protect Ontario's highways during spring thaw when...
Economically speaking, Boom and Bust go hand and hand… it’s just the timing of each that may be tough to figure out. The world trucking industry is currently experiencing somewhat of a surprise Bust ,,,but just what does that...
