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 […]
In the wake of the partial closure of the Nipigon River Bridge and the resulting traffic and trade delays, the Canadian Trucking Alliance and the Ontario Trucking Association are hailing a decision by US Customs and Border Protection (USCBP) to allow commercial vehicles to ship Canadian domestic goods in-transit through the U.S. using a limited […]
The newly constructed Nipigon River Bridge on Highway 11/17 in northern Ontario is closed for “an indefinite time due to mechanical issues,” according to the Ontario Provincial Police. Several media reports suggest the bridge – located 100 kilometres northeast of Thunder Bay – has split apart due to an expansion joint that failed in the […]
Trucking HR Canada has today unveiled a series of free resources for fleets looking to employ newcomers to Canada such as Syrian refugees. Your Guide to Human Resources: Module 4 offers information on how to develop a welcoming and diverse workplace, and is now offered as a free download at www.truckingHR.com. Also offered for free […]
Pride Group Enterprises recently announced that they have moved their Pride Truck Sales, TPine Leasing and TPine rental division to a much bigger location in Mississauga. The new location at 6050 Dixie Road (Dixie/Britannia) gives Pride Group a lot of room to showcase it’s used and new inventory to the potential customers. The sprawling area […]