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Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP warns system is letting under-trained truck drivers onto highways
1+ hour, 49+ min ago (608+ words) TEMISKAMING SHORES - Transport drivers aren't always to blame for highway crashes, but more can be done to regulate, monitor, and support them, including proper training. That's the view of Timiskaming-Cochrane MPP John Vanthof, responding to the ongoing concern about highway…...
Truckers speak out: Wage theft, unsafe trucks, and broken enforcement
1+ week, 2+ day ago (1083+ words) Canada's trucking industry is facing'collapse as drivers struggle with declining wages, rampant wage theft, and life-threatening safety risks according to a new report out this week. The "groundbreaking" report, titled Running on Empty: Truck Drivers in Canada are Underpaid and…...