Tag: backhaul

Update: McDonald’s eases drive-thru issue for truckers

One of the frustrations that surfaced last week as members of the American trucking industry continued to adjust to life on the road in the time of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak was something normally quite simple: getting something to eat. Truck s…

RoadPro offers COVID-19 information page

RoadPro Family of Brands, as part of its commitment to America’s truckers to keep them safe, comfortable and connected, has created a web page that is a one-stop information center with information about the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak. The page &#82…

Morneau Group takes ‘proactive’ stance in Covid-19 fight

MONTREAL, Que. – The World Health Organization didn’t declare a pandemic until March 11, but Quebec-based Morneau Group was already preparing for Covid-19. Fleet vice-president of human resources Sylvain Gagnon had been watching the evolution of the vi…

McDonald’s responds to truckers’ drive-thru complaints

One of the frustrations that surfaced last week as members of the American trucking industry continued to adjust to life on the road in the time of the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak was something normally quite simple: getting something to eat. Truck s…

U.S. senators pushing for delay to trade agreement

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of U.S. senators is pushing for a postponement of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement (USMCA), slated to take effect June 1. “USMCA should not enter into force prematurely – particularly in light of the Covid-19 pandemic –…

Minister chides businesses over washrooms

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario’s labor minister has sharply criticized businesses that deny bathroom access to truckers, calling it a disgrace. Truck drivers are at the forefront of delivering food and medical supplies as the country fights the Covid-19 pande…

J.B. Hunt pays drivers $500 bonus

Arkansas-based mega-fleet J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc. is paying a one-time bonus of $500 for drivers and personnel at field operations and customer facilities supporting drivers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The bonus will be paid Friday, March 27, to el…

Trucking company CEO drives to fill store shelves

In the past two weeks or so, seemingly every television newscast showed expanses of grocery store shelves emptied by panic buying. Most of those scenes were in communities big enough to have a TV station, and those shelves would be refilled quickly by …

How to protect dispatchers, ops teams during Covid-19

BELLEVILLE, Ont. — Jim Sagriff’s coworkers are keeping their distance these days. To be more precise, they’re maintaining a buffer of at least six feet. It’s just one in a series of measures that his fleet has introduced in the fight against Covi…