Jeff Orr and Travis McDougall co-founded “Truckers for Safer Highways.” To date, their petition has received 1,281 signatures. Photo: TFSH A recent Ottawa safety blitz resulted in more than one-third of vehicles inspected being taken out of service because they did not
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Read MoreSeptember 21st will mark the 5th annual “Bridging the Barriers” educational seminar, hosted by the Women’s Trucking Federation of Canada (WTFC) and sponsored by a raft of Trucking industry supporters.
A networking event will also be held the evening before.
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Read MoreA 40 per cent increase in accidents and fake driving schools: could there be a connection?
During July’s “Operation Safe Driver” week, the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) shared an alarming graphic indicating that collisions involving commercial vehicles have increased by 40 per cent over this time last year.
“The collisions account for 22 per cent of OPP-investigated fatal roadway collisions and mark a 40 percent increase in transport truck-involved crashes over this time last year. Twenty-nine (29) of the collisions were fatal, resulting in 40 people being killed,” the accompanying OPP media release indicates. It cites careless and aggressive driving as the causes or contributing factors in the majority of the 4,274 collisions that have involved a large commercial motor vehicle this year.
Read MoreThe Honourable Caroline Mulroney has been returned to her position as Minister of Transportation and Minister of Francophone Affairs.
On June 24th, Ontario Premier Doug Ford unveiled his new cabinet with the team tasked with deliver government’s ambitious agenda to build the infrastructure including highways, transit and the road to the Ring of Fire.
With the Honourable Peter Bethlenfalvy returning as Finance Minister, this means that transportation industry members hoping for government to adopt new policies around highway safety and vehicle insurance will continue working the same ministers as before the June 2nd election.
Read More“Now, we have to hope Doug Ford lives up to his campaign promises,” says Richard Deschamps.
“We really need Doug Ford to be thinking about the Trans-Canada highway. If British Columbia can 4-lane it through the mountains, why can’t Ontario get it done?”
Read MoreLiberal leader Stephen Del Duca visited Thunder Bay on May 22 and promised to designate Highways 11 and 17 as Class 1 Highways. Photo: Ontario Liberal News Liberal Leader Steven Del Duca promised to designate Highway 11 and Highway 17
Read More“MTO was asleep at the wheel,” says Travis McDougall of Truckers for Safer Highways.
McDougall, commenting on the May 18th arrests by Ontario and Quebec police forces of persons providing fraudulent documents and fake commercial truck driver training, congratulates the police forces but wonders why Ontario’s Ministry of Transportation (MTO) overlooked the scam for so long.
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