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Ont WSIB Assesses Dozens More Driver Inc. Companies, But Where is Ottawa? (Nov. 1, 2019) — Dozens of Ontario-based fleets are learning that the deployment of the Driver Inc. scheme is starting to come with real consequences. As reported earlier in the year, several Ontario-based trucking companies have already received adjustments from the WSIB for over $200,000 for…

Legislation for the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse comes into effect on January 6th, 2020. If you haven’t had a look at this new legislation, you can check it out at https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/. Every year the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) sponsors a weeklong enforcement campaign in Canada and the United States, focusing on unsafe driving…

Legislation for the FMCSA Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse comes into effect on January 6th, 2020. If you haven’t had a look at this new legislation, you can check it out at https://clearinghouse.fmcsa.dot.gov/. For Drivers and Owner Operators, there are several key components that you should be familiar with. The Clearinghouse final rule does not change…

The days of firing up the truck and figuring the trip out as you go are long gone! ELD’s killed them. Since the U.S. ELD mandate, we have heard from drivers complaining that they have lost miles. Other drivers have reported that they have increased their miles. The difference is proper trip planning! As an…

This September begins a celebration with much excitement. OTR had the privilege of spending time with Rolly Uloth, President of Rosedale and his daughter Rhoda Uloth to discuss where the company has come from and where it is going. To start the 50th Anniversary celebration, everyone working at Rosedale in Canada will receive a commemorative…

There was a time when driving was a co-operative effort. If someone needed to change lanes, all that was required was to turn on the appropriate signal and other motorists would make room for them. If you were preparing to parallel park, other motorists would wait while you stopped and backed into the space. Today,…

Even though most drivers seem to be aware of both the illegality of speeding and the dangers it presents, more than half of drivers surveyed admit to “technical” speeding. I call it technical because they acknowledge going over the posted limit, but only view this practice as dangerous when it is someone else doing it!…

Even though most drivers seem to be aware of both the illegality of speeding and the dangers it presents, more than half of drivers surveyed admit to “technical” speeding. I call it technical because they acknowledge going over the posted limit, but only view this practice as dangerous when it is someone else doing it!…