Truckers Against Trafficking takes on human trafficking in the metro
The Olympic Swim Trials and College World Series are just around the corner and Omaha has been turning up the heat on human trafficking. Police say big events can attract that kind of crime.
Merthyr-born Simon Petherick is now driving trucks across ice in northwest Canada
Driving vehicles weighing almost 64,000kg over treacherous icy terrain with temperatures sometimes reaching as low as -60C – just a normal working day for Merthyr Tydfil’ s Simon Petherick. Employed as an ice truck driver in north-western Canada, the d…
Next Healthy Fleet Challenge set for May
TORONTO, Ont. — The first Healthy Fleet Challenge of 2016 has been scheduled. This year’s Healthy Fleet Challenge, that invites members within the trucking industry to compete to see who can walk the most during the competition period, spans five months.…
Hero trucker risks his life to pull a stranger from semi-trailer…
From fresh-faced to fabulous! Make-up artist’s before-and-after images of her clients that demonstrate the power of cosmetics Obama: I am not responsible for the ‘Republican crack up’ and the rise of Donald Trump – I didn’t invite questions about my bi…
‘Little new’ from Trudeau-Obama meeting, says CTA
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Truck Alliance (CTA) says not much new came out of talks between Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and US President Barack Obama following their meeting in Washington today (March 10). Trudeau and Obama addressed the need…
Marino named US director of sales and marketing at Trans Plus
GUELPH, Ont. – Vince Marino has been promoted by Trans Plus Systems as the new US director of marketing and sales after leading the company’s American expansion plan as the regional director of marketing and sales. “(Marino) has extensive U.S.…
Your March 10 Pre-Trip: RI truckers move conference due to toll plan
A representative from the Rhode Island Trucker’s Association told NBC 10 News that the group felt “the climate wasn’t quite right to start bringing people from around the nation to Rhode Island.” Hundreds of trucking executives, along with vendors from…
Trucker pleads guilty to molesting boys
A Coeur d’Alene long-haul truck driver pleaded guilty Wednesday to molesting seven boys between the ages of 8 and 14. Kevin Gerard Sloniker faces a prison term of up to seven consecutive life sentences when he is sentenced July 13. He accepted a plea d…
Police: Trucker used fishing line to flip plate in toll scam
Police say a truck driver used fishing line to flip his license plate in a bid to avoid paying tolls into New York City. A police officer says he saw 41-year-old Javier Marte of Yonkers, New York, drive through a George Washington Bridge electronic tol…
Learning and safety resources
Having and maintaining a safe workplace seems like a no-brainer. Think about it; hurting people or damaging equipment and product is not a sustainable business model. What’s more, occupational health and safety regulation in Canada gives every employer a responsibility…