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Action needed on continued pause of New Fast Card Application Approvals

Society, and our industry, have been thrown many curve balls and suffered many consequences as a result of Covid-19. While governments, in most cases, have been proactive, reactive when...

Ontario’s Health Care Crisis

National headlines were made on Tuesday, April 27, when a medical team of 3 doctors and 6 nurse volunteers landed by military transport in Toronto from Newfoundland. Ontario’s COVID...

The FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse: Managing Your Obligations

On January 6th of 2020, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse became a required part of an interstate carrier’s drug and alcohol compliance program. ...

Truckers entering New Brunswick now required to register with the Approved Travel Registration program

All travellers entering New Brunswick, including truck drivers who regularly cross borders, must register their travel online or by calling 1-833-948-2800. “Until the majority of us have been vaccinated, unnecessary travel is...

Water Power: Canada’s Liquid Asset

Earth Day 2021 marked a turning point for renewable green energy globally. Canada already sources 60% of its electricity from renewable green energy. Water has provided us with abundant...

A Truck Driver’s Professional Development Reading List

I am a firm believer that the habit of regular and challenging reading is useful - perhaps essential - for professional and personal development.  However, knowing what to read...

Are Your Drivers “One Phone Call Away (from quitting)”

Back in the pre-Pandemic days- remember those?- I was at a transportation conference having lunch with a Human Resource director who worked at mid-western US trucking company.  I was...

Can Lessons from Family Life Make You a Better Manager? Homelife as a Leadership...

In the mental health field, we too often focus on how demands in our personal or family life can have negative effects on job performance.  Especially for high demand,...

How erratic seasonal changes affect your ETA.

The Earliest Cherry Blossom Season in 1,200 Years Is Here Due to Climate Change For well over a thousand years, cherry blossoms in Japan have held the scent of spring...

PMTC pleased with TC’s phased in ELD Enforcement announcement, but details are still needed

On March 2nd, the Honourable Federal Transport Minister Omar Alghabra announced that the Canadian Federal ELD Mandate, coming into force on June 12th, will begin with an enforcement roll...