The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says officials from Transport Minister Marc Garneau’s office have confirmed media reports suggesting the new government is moving forward to replace current requirements for truck drivers to complete paper log books with a mandate that trucks be equipped with Electronic Logging Devices (ELDs) as the standard mechanism for monitoring, auditing […]
Challenger Motor Freight and Fleet Tax Services have come on board as the Platinum Sponsors of the 2016 Smart Trucker seminar series. Presented by Road Today Media Group and industry trainer & author Bruce Outridge, the Smart Trucker seminar series will off er advanced techniques for drivers and owner operators above what they learn at the carrier or training program. […]
Ford Motor Company is issuing a safety recall for 1,374 2013-2015 Ford Police Interceptor Sedans in Canada equipped with a police accessory auxiliary battery system that was installed by one Qualified Vehicle Modifier, after the vehicles were produced but before they were delivered to customers. In some cases, the wiring that connects the auxiliary battery […]
The Ontario Ministry of Transportation’s winter driving brochures available in English, French, Hindi, Punjabi, Polish, Russian and Urdu languages are educational resources to help commercial drivers prepare for winter driving conditions. They contain helpful information about driving safely in winter conditions, and winter road maintenance practices that drivers should be aware of. Please make your trip safer by […]
The Lambton OPP have laid a charge of first degree murder against 50 year old Sukhchain Singh Brar of Brampton in relation to a fatal transport truck fire on Hwy. 402 in Plympton-Wyoming, east of Sarnia. According to police, a body of 37-year-old Gurpreet Kaur Brar of Brampton was discovered in a Freightliner cab fully engulfed […]
Registration is now open for the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Summit, to be held April 13 in conjunction with Truck World. The event is being hosted by Newcom Business Media and PIT Group. The event will be held in Toronto Wednesday, April 13 and will represent the first industry-wide supported CFMS. It will bring together the Automotive Transportation […]
In a teleconference update with industry and media on the ongoing Nipigon River Bridge closure, Ontario Transportation Minister Steven Del Duca says he is confident the bridge will open to two lanes (one each way) by the end of February. He said experts and engineers will soon decide on one of two options to reconnect […]
Smart Trucker Seminar Series will make stops along the trucking corridor in Southern Ontario throughout 2016. The program workshops will include information on business, leadership, and profits for drivers/owner-operators in the industry amongst other timely topics. The program presented jointly by Bruce Outridge Enterprises and Road Today Media Group will be a step up for those […]
The Road Today media group is proud to announce the revival of Smart Trucker seminar series for the transportation industry. Partnering with industry expert Bruce Outridge, the seminar series has brought on a new life and will launch with a new look, program and schedule beginning early in 2016. The Smart Trucker seminar series originally began […]
On January 17, 2016, the Ministry of Transportation turns 100. The ministry, originally called “The Department of Public Highways of Ontario,” was created on January 17, 1916. Findlay G. MacDiarmid was the first Minister of Transportation. Over the past 100 years, the Ministry of Transportation has built highways and bridges, expanded and improved public transit […]