As the world endured the pandemic under various lockdowns, truck drivers became leaders in taking safety precautions while keeping economies moving and ensuring businesses remained stocked and grocery store shelves fille....

The purpose of the meeting, which is open to carriers free of charge and will be held in both French and English, is to hear from leading ELD vendors on how carriers who have yet to activate ELDs in their fleet can be pr....

February is deemed Heart Month and for two reasons. First, it’s Valentine’s Day, and secondly, it’s for cardiovascular health awareness. For myself, February is a month of heartbreak, and it’s a time for me to th....

Over the past few months, I’ve noticed a line of new driver questions on various trucking social media sites. These new drivers are asking for information on “what to bring” and “how to’s,” from what they bel....

I have been first on the scene for several collisions while working as a trucker. Most of these have been minor, but several have been severe. One particular incident stands out. I was waiting at a train crossing in Sask....

At last, we’re finally out. The UK has left the European Union, it only took our Trump look-alike Prime Minister Boris Johnston four years, but we’ve cut all ties with the EU. Well, maybe not all ties, but a lot, it�....

It was January, and I loaded up with wood moulding in Yakima, Washington and headed for Alexandria, Ontario. I crossed the border up by Bonner and prepared to take the load across Canada. The border crossing went well, a....

In speaking and writing, I try hard not to use clichés. One, however, is never far from my lips; “the good old days.” We were just having a conversation the other day about these “good” old days, and after my fr....

This story took place in approximately 1976 when I worked for a company that hauled all around Canada and U.S. There was an oil boom going on, and a lot of drilling mud and drilling chemicals were hauled from Malta, Mont....

My last driving job was with a relatively large national company. As a part-timer, I drove whatever was available, usually while the assigned drivers were on their days off. But my favourite was old 225 - a cast-off from....