A young woman who tragically died in a horror crash with a lorry on the M6 has been named.
Beth Malpass was pronounced dead at the scene after her red MG3 collided with a white HGV truck.
The 27-year-old was near Cannock, Staffs, at about 1am on Saturd…
Truck drivers in Ontario are still facing a problem that they thought had gone away in spring – access to clean washrooms.In fact, the situation has gotten worse under the new Covid lockdown, according to Shelley Uvanile-Hesch, CEO of the Women’s Truck…
TORONTO, Ont. — Sylvie Nederpel has been driving trucks for nearly 21 years, and she has had two children during that time, an 18-year-old daughter and a 12-year-old son.A driver with Ideal Roofing of Ottawa, Nederpel, 54, said she coped well with her …
The loss of upwards of 150,000 truck drivers since July is a “major contribution” to the dislocation that continues to plague US truck lanes and supply chains, according to Jeff Tucker. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com.
US shippers and trucking comp…
Management from J.B. Hunt Transport Services (NASDAQ: JBHT) said a high-demand environment is likely to continue through at least the first quarter of 2021.
In a virtual presentation at Baird’s 2020 Global Industrial Conference on Tuesday, Shelley Simp…
MILTON, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has inducted four more truckers to its Hall of Fame for Professional Drivers.The honorees were Shelley Uvanile-Hesch of Sharp Transportation, Brent Mater of Zavcor Trucking, Mike Tetlock o…
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Ontario’s 400 Series highways have been recognized as a known human trafficking corridor, but a new trailer taking to those routes will deliver a message of help.The Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada, in a partnership with Sharp T…
OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has changed the rate at which drivers can claim meal expenses using the simplified method from $17 to $23 per meal.The changes are retroactive to Jan. 1, 2020. The announcement was made by federal Transport Mi…
TORONTO, Ont. – Cyber criminals appear to be increasing their attacks on the transportation sector, with one of the latest ransomware scams targeting TFI’s Canadian courier divisions.“Canpar Express was the target of a ransomware attack that impacted s…
The coronavirus crisis has failed to stop determined volunteers from helping impoverished young and old in Romania.
Led by Chris and Caroline Barrow of the Flying Ferret pub, the people of Shelley have pulled together to continue their charity work.
Cu…
STRATFORD, Ont. – Documentary filmmakers typically embed themselves with their subjects, using the camera lens to offer insights into a different world. But Canadian director Craig Thompson faced another challenge as he focused on the work of longhaul …
A lorry driver has been giving free food to fellow truckers at motorway services, after finding he “couldn’t get a coffee for 100 miles”.On his day off on Wednesdays Patrick Owens has been handing food out at Warwick Services,…
TORONTO, Ont. – On April 25, professional driver Nicole Folz will take her first steps in 15 days outside a makeshift Covid-19 camp at an undisclosed airport hotel in Toronto, and return home.It will cap off a wild two-week ordeal, in which Folz became…
CAMBRIDGE, Ont. – Shelley Uvanile-Hesch is back on the road, even if the message on the side of the truck driver’s trailer is imploring Canadians to stay home.The message is clear. “Stay Home. Save Lives.” The masked medical personnel pictured on the v…
Drivers say their services are welcomed by businesses, but their basic human needs, including the need to relieve themselves, aren’t being accommodated because of fears they’ll spread COVID-19. JESSE WINTER/Reuters He was told to go “out in the wood…