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.
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....
Transport Minister of Transport Omar Alghabra, on behalf of Natural Resources Canada (NRCAN), today announced two new calls for proposals and availability of funding for trucking fleets through the new Green Freight Program and the Zero-Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Awareness...
It’s natural to be concerned about a possible pandemic, especially in light of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The threat of a disease spreading across the globe should be taken seriously. There are real, actionable things you can do to soften the impact...
One of the many repercussions of the Covid-19 Pandemic that may have gone unreported or unnoticed is the increase in secondary inspections at the borders! Has anyone out there noticed this? Do any of your wonder why there is...
Freight volumes continue to increase at the Port of Gothenburg. This can be seen from newly published figures covering the period up to the end of September. On the container side, volumes rose by 16 per cent during the...
ACT Research’s For-Hire Trucking Index in July showed an uptick in freight volumes with pricing moderate, but a strong supply-demand balance for truckers. “With the driver market still tight, new equipment production still challenged and demand still strong, the recipe...
Over the past decade or so, the trucking industry has been plagued by so-called “Nuclear Verdicts”. A nuclear verdict is any award that is “out of proportion with the damages suffered”. The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released...
The combination of smart phones and the internet have revolutionized the trucking industry. Gone are the days of having to find a fax machine to send paperwork to the customs broker, keeping track of distance traveled and fuel purchased...
The PMTC recently conducted an anonymous survey, through survey monkey, to try and ascertain the vaccination rate of Canada’s truck driving workforce. The survey was sent out to PMTC Members and contacts and ran from November 26th until November...
Ontario Premier Doug Ford visited one of Ontario’s largest trucking companies yesterday and took time to thank trucking industry workers for their tireless efforts in keeping the Ontario economy moving during the COVID-19 crisis. The Premier toured Challenger Motor Freight...
