RWN asking drivers to share their Border crossing experiences during January
RWN asking drivers to share their Border crossing experiences during January
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Author: RWN Staff
Dreamin’ of a Mike Christmas: brand new Mike Murchison song, recorded live
Brand new, almost-just-in-time-for-Christmas, an original song by Mike Murchison, Truck Driver, Photographer, Composer, Writer. Performed live and recorded December 28th, “Emmanuel was His name.” Road Warrior News is honoured to present this Christmas holiday exclusive: enjoy! *** Road Warrior News
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It’s the Christmas Spirit Scooter!
Look at this mans mobility scooter
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Authorized Towing Companies in each MTO/GTA Restricted Tow Zone Pilot
Ontario launched its Restricted Tow Zone Pilot on December 13th, 2021, in an effort to reduce shady practices by towing company operators.
Restricted towing zones are defined sections of provincial highways in which only authorized towing companies can remove vehicles that require a tow. This means no other towing company can solicit towing of vehicles within a restricted towing zone.
In a restricted towing zone, you must use an authorized towing company. Authorized towing companies under contract for each restricted towing zone as listed on the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) website are:
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BC’s Coquihalla Highway reopens to essential commercial traffic December 20
The Coquihalla Highway (Highway 5) has reopened between Hope and Merritt to essential commercial vehicles only following a month of extensive repairs.
The highway was closed by multiple washouts on Nov. 14, 2021.
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Will robots make delivery services MUD? First item at today’s Toronto Council
The first order of business at Toronto Council on December 17th will be discussion of MUD: micro-utility devices.
Read MoreUpdate: Driver for hire training moved to Friday December 17th Toronto Council
oronto City Council meeting.
Read MoreSupplementary Staff report advises against new driver training elements, accepting previous training, mandating in-car tests
of the December 15/16 Toronto City Council meeting, Licensing and Standards staff submitted a Supplementary Staff report on December 13. The report recommends, among other things, that there be no change to the driver training program for which they have already issued and closed a Request for Proposals; training not be restricted to that provided by public institutions; that drivers trained previous to 2016 not be exempted from the new training; that the City not dictate whether training should be online, in-class, in-car or a combination of methods; and that modules on sexual harassment and discrimination be mandatory, but not an in-car component.
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What do Truckers want for Christmas?
Road Warrior News conducted an informal survey of over 100 truck drivers and asked the question, “What are the gifts you would most like to receive for Christmas?
Once we got past the fantasy gifts that provided humour and colour but no actual shopping advice (these included “a new job,” “a load home,” “a better dispatcher” and “a day without stupidity”) the majority of suggestions fell into these categories:
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