The Ministry of Transportation of Ontario (MTO) has posted on its website an update stating July 1, 2022 will be the new date it will introduce a restricted A/Z licence for those who conduct their road test using an automated or automatic transmission….
Ontario has delayed plans to introduce a special licence endorsement for those who take road tests using an automated manual transmission. But one provincial training expert believes it’s time to tone down the “rhetoric” around the issue.
“Let’s not pr…
The federal government is investing $12.7 million into electric vehicle charging initiatives, including a Hydro One project that directly affects heavy-duty trucks.
Ontario’s largest electricity distributor will receive $4.95 million through Natural Re…
A truck driver who says he has not been paid his wages took his protests to the Brampton, Ont. home of his former employer last weekend, backed by supporters in a group that identified itself as Naujawan Support Network (NSN).
Gagandeep Singh says he i…
Only days remain to submit your thoughts about proposed truck routes in Hamilton, Ont., with city planners extending a related deadline until July 30.
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) notes the draft map recommends significant changes to existing…
Canadian spot market load volumes were steady in June, with a small increase in cross-border loads offset by less freight activity in Western Canada.
Loadlink Technologies reported total loads were flat from May. Daily loads were down about 9% but tota…
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says a delay in restricting the use of manual transmissions for A/Z drivers who trained and tested on an automated is not an issue for most carriers, and that the Ministry of Transportation should focus on other m…
Daimler Trucks Canada has appointed Beau Bates as on-highway district sales manager, responsible for a portion of the Ontario market.
Beau Bates (Photo: Diamler Trucks Canada)
Bates previously worked at Paccar where he spent the last 13 plus ye…
The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) laid more than 3,000 charges last week as officers joined North American road safety partners for Operation Safe Driver.  …
The Ontario government has released the 2021 Ontario Highways Program, an online resource that provides information on highway investments and projects that are planned and underway.
“This valuable information allows people to see highway projects that…