Saturday, May 4, 2024

Trucking

Jeff Orr and Travis McDougall, co-founders of Truckers for Safer Highways.
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“I think the problem is larger than people realize” says Truckers for Safer Highways spokesperson

“I think the problem is larger than people realize,” Orr says. “My guess is that similar groups are probably operating in all the major cities – Toronto, Winnipeg, Vancouver. Congratulations to the OPP for investigating this situation and laying charges, even getting some put in jail. That is a great job they are doing.”

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People bring food to community picnics, but they don’t normally gather at truck stops in the dark, in the dead of winter, to feed total strangers. Photo: Sally
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Food by the Boxful

This food is important. It’s tangible, concrete evidence of tremendous grassroots support. While people bring food to community picnics, they don’t normally gather at truck stops in the dark, in the dead of winter, to feed total strangers. This behaviour alone makes the Freedom Convoy socially and historically significant.

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Chart 1.2: Highway 413 Project Route Source: Ontario Budget 2023
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Ontario Budget provides news on road projects underway, mostly re-announcements and updates

Ontario’s Budget, released March 23rd, notes that “Ontario’s trucking industry accounts for about one per cent of Ontario’s GDP and approximately 36 per cent of the jobs in the transportation sector. The transportation system is the backbone of Ontario’s export-driven

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Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways
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MPPs, Trucking pros want more and better training

ck driver training was in the spotlight in a press conference held March 22nd to call for improved highway safety in Northern Ontario. Politicians and Trucking professionals believe that at least some, if not all, of the tragic accidents which took place over the March 17th weekend could have been avoided.

MPP Lise Vaugeois

Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways published a statement on March 18 noting that “The amount of collisions and commercial vehicles off the road should be embarrassing to us all.”

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