Mitch Oliver brought his 81-year-old dad Ernie home from Northbridge Health Center in Bridgeport around noon on Memorial Day. The Albertus Magnus basketball coach called to check in on Ernie Tuesday morning.“He’s like, ‘Where are you? You’ve got to hel…
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on the federal government to ease restrictions on the Canadian Emergency Wage Subsidy (CEWS), in a bid to support more of the trucking businesses affected by Covid-19.The subsidy covers up…
OTTAWA, Ont. – The number of truck drivers entering the country continued to drop last week, the Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) said Tuesday.It said arrivals during the week of May 18-24 declined 25% to 83,426 drivers from 111,973 in the same per…
Canada
Tow truck industry in greater Toronto area has recently become a hotbed for organized crime looking to profit from lax regulation
Screenshot from a CTV News Toronto news broadcast regarding a string of to…
BELLEVILLE, Ont. — TruckRight Data Management has named Katrina Geenevasen its new marketing manager.Geenevasen joins the team from ReFINEd Kingston Magazine and her own content marketing firm, and will be responsible for developing a corporate marketi…
UK news
Far-right activist claims to be investigating case of woman accused of lying about abuse
Tommy Robinson at Westminster magistrates court last week, where he was supporting the leader of Britain First.
Ph…
OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Post lost $66 million before taxes in the first quarter of the year, with a growth in parcels and volumes unable to offset increased costs as well as drops in transaction mail and direct marketing.The $1.7 billion in revenue was u…
Police have cracked the May 17 hit-and-run case in which a local youth, Jasnoor Singh, was killed after a truck hit his motorcycle on Nakodar-Nurmahal road. Police took the help of CCTV camera footage to identify the truck (UP 86 T 4646).
Senior superi…
OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Transportation Equipment Association (CTEA) is the latest group to cancel an annual conference because of concerns around Covid-19.This year’s event had been planned for Oct. 5-7 in Victoria.
“The association is planning fo…
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Haldex Americas has appointed Matt Resch vice-president, OEM and fleet sales, the company announced Tuesday..In this newly created role, Resch will take on full responsibility for the OEM truck, trailer and national fleet sales.
Mat…
A new $15 million (€13.6 million) rail link in the US has helped Drax to reduce its supply chain emissions and biomass costs.In its first year of operation, the five-mile rail link has increased the flow of biomass from one of Drax’s US pellet plants t…
ALLENTOWN, Pa. – Mack Trucks has manufactured and donated about 500 pieces of personal protective equipment (PPE) to local organizations.The equipment was produced at the company’s Lehigh Valley Operations (LVO) in Macungie, Pa.
LVO employees William K…
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A lorry driver was caught by Northamptonshire traffic police on the M1 standing up and not wearing a seat belt while driving.
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What began as a simple pilot project for digital freight startup Ontruck has helped overcome the ongoing transportation challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new service in full, national distribution, the first of its kind for the UK market…
What began as a simple pilot project for digital freight startup Ontruck has helped overcome the ongoing transportation challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. A new service in full, national distribution, the first of its kind for the UK market…