Leo Barros

Toronto

Associate Editor at Truck News

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B.C. suspends carrier after its truck hits overpass in Langley

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

B.C. Highway Patrol is talking to witnesses, reviewing video, and preparing enforcement after a confirmed overpass strike on Highway 1 in Langley. The government website that lists overpass and bridge strikes has named Intercity Cartage as the company involved in the incident and says that it has been suspended pending investigation. On April 16, at 7:52 a.m., a caller to police reported that a box-truck struck the CP Rail overpass on Highway 1 westbound just after 232 Street, in Langley.
Arkansas law not targeting Canadian truck drivers, CTA says

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has said that an Arkansas law aimed at truck drivers with improper documentation and who are not proficient in English does not target Canadian truckers. The U.S. state’s Act 604 that went into effect on April 15, focuses on addressing illegal truck drivers, particularly foreigners and their documentation. The law requires English proficiency among truckers and turns improper documentation into a felony for foreign-domiciled drivers.
Love of trucking fuels Tench’s time behind the wheel

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

If you met the affable James ‘Jim’ Tench, you wouldn’t realize that he’s had a gun pointed at him during a robbery at work. And when you get to know him, he may even tell you about the time lightning struck the fuel tanker he was driving. He’s proof that driving a truck can be a dangerous job, but he chose to keep trucking. He has been at it for more than four decades. Tench, 65, said that he was born to be a trucker – his father and grandfather were both truck drivers.
Manitoba Trucking Association elects board of directors

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) elected its board of directors for the 2025-2026 term during its annual general meeting last week in Winnipeg. The board includes Brent Arnold (Arnold Bros. Transport), Carla Kaneski (Arnold Bros.
Lafarge Canada gets green light for trailers with steering axles in Alberta

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

Lafarge Canada has received provincial approval to operate trailers equipped with hydraulically forced steering axles for concrete delivery in Alberta. This advancement follows a successful multi-year pilot in Calgary and Edmonton, and marks an update to Alberta’s Traffic Safety Act, intended to benefit all sectors involved in the transportation of goods, according to a news release.
Impaired B.C. dump truck driver faces 90-day driving ban, vehicle impounded

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

An impaired dump truck driver is facing a 90-day driving suspension, and his fully loaded dump truck is sitting in an impound lot for 30 days after B.C. Highway Patrol officers intercepted the vehicle in Chilliwack. On April 9, just before 9:30 a.m., a passerby called police about a dump truck driving dangerously on Highway #1 eastbound, near Vedder Road, according to a news release.
Trucking association leaders say time is ripe to smoothen industry bumps

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

The threat of tariffs and accompanying uncertainty have created a political climate that offers the Canadian trucking industry an opportunity to get its challenges addressed. Industry association leaders are not pulling any punches, with one saying things are in a “downward spiral”. Aaron Dolyniuk, executive director of the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA), said that carriers are unsure about investing in new equipment.
AMTA honors Tench with 2025 Driver of the Year award

2 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

James ‘Jim’ Tench pays close attention to detail and has always worked as though someone’s watching him. The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has been keeping an eye on the Flying J Canada Transport driver and named him its 2025 Driver of the Year. The veteran fuel hauler, 65, trained as a pipe welder in his native United Kingdom decades ago. Inspectors checked everything and x-rayed his work. “You just do things right, do things safely,” he told TruckNews.com.
Infrastructure key to improve interprovincial trade: Western trucking associations

2 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

The biggest barrier to interprovincial trade is the lack of, and the need to improve, existing infrastructure, leaders of three western provincial trucking associations said. British Columbia is spending half a billion dollars to address slow-moving landslides that affect highways, Dave Earle, president of the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA), told attendees at the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) annual conference in Edmonton on April 9.
Police make another arrest in $5 million cargo theft case, more charges laid

2 weeks ago | trucknews.com | Leo Barros

Peel Regional Police have arrested another individual and laid further charges in connection to an ongoing investigation that is estimated to include more than $5 million in stolen cargo. Between December 2024 and January 2025, several victims reported that their trailers loaded with freight were stolen by a transportation company known as All Days Trucking.