FCL and Unifor await mediator’s report amid labor dispute

REGINA, Sask. – Carriers and workers at the Federated Co-operatives Ltd.’s (FCL) Regina Refinery could see an end to the labor dispute in the near future with 20 days of mediation now complete. Though mediator Vince Ready’s final report is not legally …

Trudeau: Travel restrictions won’t affect trucking

OTTAWA, Ont. – “Trucking will not be affected.” With those five words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has reassured the trucking industry that travel restrictions announced by Canada and the U.S. on Wednesday will not affect supply chains. “These supply…

Foreign truck drivers can continue to cross border

MONTREAL, Que. – Truck drivers who are foreign workers and need to cross the Canada-U.S. border will be allowed to return to Canada, Today’s Trucking has confirmed, following questions raised by the Quebec Trucking Association. The news has been confir…

FMCSA demands truck stops must stay open 24 hours

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators are demanding that that truck stops remain open 24 hours to serve drivers who are keeping the economy running as America and Canada fight the coronavirus pandemic. The directive was issued Tuesday by Jim Mullen, actin…