A massive drug bust unfolded at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta, where Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized 108 kilograms of cocaine on March 8, 2025. The drugs were uncovered during a secondary inspection of a commercial transport vehicle arriving from the United States, concealed within the vehicle’s load. The Alberta […]
The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) just stopped over $11 million worth of cocaine from entering Canada at the Blue Water Bridge in Point Edward, Ontario. Two truck drivers got caught with the drugs and now face criminal charges. On February 27, 2025, border officers found 86 kg of […]
The City of Brampton is taking a bold step toward safer streets by rolling out advanced 360-degree cameras and license plate recognition technology at 50 traffic intersections. Announced today, this cutting-edge initiative aims to arm Peel Regional Police and other law enforcement agencies with real-time data to crack down on crime and enhance community security. […]
A 41-year-old Brampton man, Manjinder Singh Bura, faces multiple charges after Peel Regional Police linked him to the theft of trailers and freight worth over $1.5 million. The scam, tied to All Days Trucking—a logistics firm registered in Saskatoon but operating with expired credentials—unfolded between December 2024 and January 2025. Police say Bura, through his […]
Volvo Trucks North America has named Gerry’s Truck Centre the 2024 Canadian Dealer Group of the Year, celebrating the dealership’s exceptional performance in sales, customer service, parts support, and sustainability efforts. The prestigious award highlights the family-owned business’s standout contributions to the trucking industry. With locations in London and Woodstock, Gerry’s Truck Centre has been […]
A delegation from Ontario Commercial Truck Training Association (OCTTA) led by president Narinder Jaswal held a meeting with Prabmeet Sarkaria, Ontario’s minister of transportation, MPP Amarjot Sandhu and other MTO staff on January 13th in Brampton. The focus of the meeting was on the upcoming changes related to the mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for commercial […]
Project Warlock was initiated in response to the concerning escalation of home invasion-style robberies, armed robberies, and carjackings occurring within Peel Region and throughout the Greater Toronto Area (GTA). Investigators from the Peel Regional Police Central Robbery Bureau have made numerous arrests, executed multiple search warrants, and laid a significant number of charges. Results of […]
The Ontario government is making life easier and more convenient for more than eight million drivers by becoming the first jurisdiction in North America to introduce automatic licence plate renewals. The change takes effect on July 1, 2024 and will save vehicle owners time, amounting to more than 900,000 hours every year. “Under the leadership […]
Volvo Trucks North America has announced a significant advancement in its sustainability efforts by fueling newly assembled trucks with Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO), a renewable fuel, as they depart from the Volvo Trucks New River Valley Assembly Operations (NRV) in Dublin, Virginia. This initiative is part of Volvo Trucks’ broader strategy to decarbonize the industry through […]
To help improve sustainability efforts and to reduce reliance on fossil fuels, Mack Trucks now uses Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) as fuel to move completed Class 8 vehicles off its production line at Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO), in Macungie, Pennsylvania. “The utilization of HVO will help Mack in its journey to promote the decarbonization of […]