OPP and MTO work together at the new inspection station in Shuniah. Photo: OPP Northwest “Best case scenario” will be routine tests, more enforcement TTSAO says The Ontario government plans to introduce legislation that, if passed, would impose stiffer penalties for those who drive under the influence of alcohol or drugs – including a lifetime
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Photo: "Fluidity" Mike Murchison New supply chain quagmire looming? Despite the fact that Canada’s two major railways voted to give the Teamsters Rail union a strike mandate effective May 22nd, Ottawa’s request that the IRB to examine safety implications means any possible strike would
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Gordie Howe International Bridge on May 5th, 2024. Photo taken from DelRay Park by Steve Gunther/Detroit Photography “The Gordie Howe International Bridge is almost connected!” reports The Detroit Line. Detroit social media accounts are abuzz with posts and photos of the international bridge connecting the Motor City to Windsor, Ontario, Canada’s busiest border crossing. “Did we
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Map: Ontario The Ontario government is awarding a contract for the detail design of the western section of the Bradford Bypass, marking an important milestone in the province’s plan to build the new four-lane, 16-kilometre highway. AECOM Canada Ltd. (AECOM) is being
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Brand-new Thunder Bay weigh scale will be operated "as needed," MTO staff say. Stock Image of closed station TFSH From Windsor to Manitoba border Trucker Don Taylor provided an update on the Inspection Scale situation to Road Warrior News: “Another trip across Ontario from Windsor to Toronto through Sault Ste. Marie to the Manitoba border. Every single scale closed,”
Read MoreThe Department of Natural Resources is hiring consultants for advice on cutting greenhouse gas emissions by Canada’s trucking industry, reports Blacklock’s Reporter on May 8th. Data confirming a continued rise in emissions in the Trucking industry is apparently behind the
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Freedom Convoy Trucks in Ottawa, February 2022. Photo: Donna Laframboise Marco Navarro-Génie, founding president of the Haultain Research Institute and host of the Thought Farming podcast, recently interviewed journalist Donna Laframboise on her upcoming book on Canada’s 2022 Freedom Convoy. Listen to this interview, “Bearing Witness for Liberty,” by clicking
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Driver Examiner Pat Grey provided RWN with a memo received by staff on the topic of fraud and bribery. Fake Trucking school owner hired as Ontario examiner Ontario has been dealing with fraud in the driver examination sector for years. Now, an experienced examiner tells RWN they fear the fraudsters are actually being hired as examiners. Pat Grey, the
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Photo: Ontario Provincial Police - North West Region May 1 Is there a way to determine whether a Truck driver in Ontario has graduated from a legitimate Trucking school or one of the “fake” organizations selling fraudulent credentials? On April 9th, the Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) released its report “Commercial
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