The Truck World exposition in Canada has changed its schedule amid coronavirus concerns. Originally scheduled for April 16-18, the expo will now be held on June 4-6 at the International Centre in Mississauga, ON. After speaking with many partners and exhibitors, the main consensus ended on everyone’s health and safety…
Royal Roads University graduate student Morgan Beaudry has put together a multimedia exhibit titled Knights of the Road. The idea for the exhibit came from a truck driver who had to go through the traumatic experience of someone committing suicide by stepping out in front of their truck. Beaudry discovered…
Garry Mercer Trucking, out of Ontario, Canada, pledged $12,500 to the Because of You, We Can campaign at the Stevenson Memorial Hospital. On the last day of 2019, the trucking company showed up at the hospital and presented their giant check. The money will be put towards the redevelopment of…
In order to bring attention to the downward direction British Columbia’s forestry industry is going, around 200 logging trucks rolled into Vancouver to make their voices heard. They called for the price of stumpage fees to be cut. In recent months, the cost of doing business due to these fees…
For not carrying or installing chains as required in British Columbia, commercial truckers will be fined higher prices starting Oct. 1. From previous winters, the fine for not carrying or installing chains when required was $121. Now, the fine for not carrying chains when required is $196 and the fine…
Truckers Against Trafficking has teamed up with the Canadian Centre to End Human Trafficking. This partnership will further raise awareness about trafficking and supply a hotline for reporting suspicious activity to the Canadian authorities. There is an industry overlap with trucks driving over the border between the U.S. and Canada,…
Josh Aldrich of Cranbrook, B.C., founder of Fur the Haul of It, uses his love of animals and trucking to deliver rescue animals to new homes. Instead of shipping them off in the cargo hold of an airplane, Aldrich finds good company in animals riding shotgun as he drives his…
The Canadian government is investing C$18.5 million (about US$14 million) into improving the Port of Montreal’s trucking operations. Funds will go towards a bridge, electronic signs, a digital logistics system and an “intelligent communications network”. For the 2,500 trucks that access this port daily, they are hoping to alleviate some…
The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada has posted a casting call for the next season of “Ice Road Truckers”. They are looking for women drivers or trucking company owners, age range of 30-50, has a lot of character, is tough and has some bad weather driving experience. Contact info is…