Health & Safety Drivers can register for special Peel vaccine clinic July 12, 2021 Truck drivers in Ontario’s Peel region can now register for spots in a transportation-focused Covid-19 vaccine clinic, running from 1-8 p.m. from July 17-18. The vaccines will be administered at…
Health & Safety North Dakota vaccinates 2,523 Manitoba truckers July 7, 2021 The Essential Worker Cross-Border Vaccination Initiative has reached a new milestone, giving more than 2,500 doses of the Covid-19 vaccine to Manitoba truck drivers in North Dakota, Premier Brian Pallister…
Health & Safety North Dakota once again extends vaccination program for Canadian truckers June 30, 2021 North Dakota has once again extended its Covid-19 vaccination clinic for Canadian truck drivers, due to the ongoing success of the program. It will now run through July at the…
Health & Safety Peel Region to hold vaccine clinic for transportation workers June 29, 2021 Ontario’s Peel Region, a known hot spot for Covid-19, will host a transportation-focused vaccine clinic July 17 and 18. As of May more than 2,000 Peel residents who had contracted…
Health & Safety July 24, 31 vaccine clinics open to truck drivers June 28, 2021 Ontario’s Haliburton, Kawartha, Pine Ridge District Health Unit (HKPR) will be supporting truck drivers through dedicated spaces at two Covid-19 vaccination clinics. The first of the Saturday clinics will be…
Health & Safety Protesters block N.S./N.B. border as Atlantic Bubble bursts June 23, 2021 Protesters today are blocking trucks and other vehicles from crossing the Nova Scotia/New Brunswick border along the Trans-Canada Highway in both directions, seemingly targeting those transporting Covid-19 vaccines into the…
Business Management Pandemic has taken toll on drivers’ physical and mental health June 16, 2021 Professional drivers have had a particularly rough go of Covid-19. Consider their occupation was already one of isolation. Then there’s the fact they’ve been counted on to continue working through…
Transportation Truck driver jobs rebound to pre-Covid levels June 15, 2021 Truck driver employment has rebounded to pre-Covid levels – with Canada counting 11,100 more working drivers than the average reported over the last decade. While driving jobs plunged in the…
Health & Safety Vaccine clinic for drivers at B.C. Highway 91 pullout June 14, 2021 Truck drivers will be eligible for the first dose of a Pfizer vaccine in a June 16 and 17 clinic coordinated by the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA). Fraser Health is…
Health & Safety North Dakota vaccinates more than 1,000 Manitoba truckers May 26, 2021 More than 1,000 Manitoba truck drivers have been vaccinated in North Dakota as part of a Covid-19 vaccine initiative announced in April. “This demand showcases the importance of this joint…
Transportation ArriveCAN uptake remains low as vaccine passports discussed May 18, 2021 Only 12% of truck drivers crossing into Canada have registered personal information using the ArriveCAN app, and the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is warning that today’s verbal declarations are only…
Health & Safety Essential Trailer hits the road again May 14, 2021 NAL Insurance’s Essential Trailer is back on the road, raising funds to support truckers as they continue to deliver essential goods through the pandemic. Last year, the initiative allowed NAL…
Health & Safety Montana to vaccinate Alberta truckers May 7, 2021 Alberta and Montana have reached an agreement to speed up the vaccination of Albertans by inoculating truckers who transport essential goods across the Canada-United States border. Alberta commercial truck drivers…
Health & Safety Truck drivers eligible to register for Waterloo vaccines April 30, 2021 Ontario’s Region of Waterloo has added truck drivers to the list of essential workers who are eligible to pre-register for vaccines against Covid-19. The region expanded the list of eligible…
Equipment Selected loads exempt from spring thaw limits in Southern Ontario April 30, 2021 Ontario is exempting several types of cargo from spring thaw weight restrictions in Southern Ontario, citing special needs during Covid-19. “In alignment with the government’s efforts to support businesses while…