Established Ontario truck driving schools are arguing that a lack of provincial oversight and enforcement is leading to training that churns out poor-quality commercial drivers – despite a mandatory entry-level training regime.
Most students look aroun…
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Monday released research on how truck drivers currently use truck parking availability systems, and their perspectives on how truck parking information is distributed.
The research is based on a sur…
“We talk for at least three hours every day,” says Navjot Randhawa. Communication is key for husband and wife who drive tractor-trailers for a living. “I do most of the talking,” says Amandeep Randhawa with a big smile.
Navjot and Amandeep Randhawa ar…
The annual Roadcheck inspection will be held May 4-6 and commercial vehicle inspectors will be focusing on lighting issues and hours-of-service violations.
According to the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA), one-fifth of the more than 50,000 co…
The electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is serving for many fleets as a gateway towards digitizing other traditionally paper-based systems.
Take for example, driver vehicle inspection reports (DVIRs).
“ELDs helped the industry to move to electronic…
Drivers continue to scramble for parking spots along the busy Hwy. 401 even as the Ontario government announced parking upgrades in several areas earlier this year.
In January, the province revealed truck parking upgrades in several areas, including im…
Newcom Media is pleased to announce the hiring of Leos Barros as associate editor of Today’s Trucking magazine.Barros brings to the position international newspaper writing and editing experience, and has also worked recently as a longhaul truck driver…
After months of searching, Greenall’s Gin is delighted to announce that the residents of Crawford Street, located in Eccles, Greater Manchester, have officially been crowned ‘The UK’s Best Neighbours’.
The street, who have formed quite the friendship …
DriveTech has launched a new 90-second driver training app to help encourage better driver behaviours.
The Driver’s Mate is a series of videos designed to remind drivers of their moral and legal obligations just before getting behind the wheel, The 90-…
Video shows a lorry queue of up to 20 miles in Folkestone amid multiple reports that businesses are beginning to stockpile goods before the UK’s potential no-deal exit from the EU.Footage taken from above the M20 in Kent showed gridlocked vehicles queu…