Truck drivers are becoming increasingly worried that they won’t be able to get home if they get the coronavirus.
Business Insider contacted 11 of the largest public trucking companies in North America to ask how they will help drivers. Few suppli…
Cartwright has built a deserved reputation for its customised quality products over many years and that image has grown significantly as its solutions-driven style continues to benefit a wide range of customers with the support of long-term partners, w…
With measures to counter the spread of Covid-19 across the UK coming into effect, national supply chains are being put to the test as demand for essential goods soars across the country. While some industries have experienced a reduction or halt in act…
WINNIPEG, Man. – Dave Tyrchniewicz, president of Turk Enterprises, is calling out truck stops that have chosen to keep their revenue streams open while closing essential services to drivers.With carriers scrambling to get essential Covid-19 relief item…
EDMONTON, Alta. – As the world stays at home to curb the spread of Covid-19, truck drivers continue under greater pressures and isolation both inside and outside the cab.Under normal circumstances, professional truck drivers suffer from mental health i…
TORONTO, Ont. – The response to Covid-19 is often described in the language of battle. It’s a fight against the virus. We’re mobilizing resources. It’s a wartime strategy.
It’s only appropriate that the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has come to refe…
The challenges posed by the COVID-19 virus will make the effective implementation of any new legislation impossible in the short term, says FTA, the business group representing the logistics sector. As a result, the industry is petitioning government u…
TORONTO, Ont. – Two senior Ontario ministers issued a joint statement Thursday, supporting truck drivers during the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“In these extraordinary times, we have extraordinary heroes. Our truck drivers are these heroes,” s…
Statement from GB Railfreight Managing Director John Smith:
“GB Railfreight is playing our part in supporting the UK’s COVID-19 response by helping to keep essential services running across the country.
“We are focused on helping our staff protect…
Specialist 3PL operator Europa Warehouse and its transport team in Dartford jumped into action this weekend to assist with the delivery of urgently needed medical beds.
Europa Worldwide Group is an ambitious independent logistics operator with six…
| Road Transport | Amidst Covid-19 chaos, UK truck drivers rise to the challenge
With measures to counter the spread of Covid-19 across the UK coming into effect, national supply chains are being…
Adam Hale presently has a lot to deal with; supporting a girlfriend who’s unemployed because of the COVID-19 virus pandemic, a belief that he may have contracted the virus and an upcoming move to Texas.
As if that wasn’t enough, he recently quit his j…
DAF Trucks is witnessing an ‘epic response’ to the coronavirus outbreak from right across the DAF Dealer network. The market leader reports that, despite operating under hugely difficult circumstances, all 134 of its dealer locations are performing at,…
REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) released a statement today calling for the fair treatment of truck drivers during the Covid-19 crisis.As drivers frantically continue to transport essential goods to communities across the pro…
PLOVER, Wis. – Susie De Ridder, a company driver with Armour Transportation Systems in New Brunswick, has been named the winner of the first annual Female Driver of the Year award.
The award was announced Wednesday at a virtual ceremony by its organize…
