Truck News

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

The ONroute Maple Travel Plaza on Highway 400 South in Ontario will permanently close as of April 21, the company has announced. In a notice addressed to professional drivers, ONroute said the closure is due to “factors beyond our control.” This location featured amenities including free wifi, an ATM, 31 commercial vehicle parking spots, a pet area, and seasonal picnic tables.

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.

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.

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.

1 week ago | trucknews.com | Krystyna Shchedrina

Ontario’s truck driver training system is broken and is in urgent need of reform, industry stakeholders said during a panel at the Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO)’s annual conference in Brampton, Ont. They called for tougher oversight, expanded training requirements, and said it’s time to “get loud” about other problems like funding shortfalls and lack of proper mentorship programs.