A Guelph company and one of its workers have been fined a total of $195,000 after a truck driver fell to his death while being helped off a truck bed.… …
Truck Drivers
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Features & AnalysisWorkplace Safety
Truck driver testifies he tried to brake before fatal Hwy. 102 collision
By Carrie Ivardi | TBnewswatch.com THUNDER BAY, Ont. — The Crown suggested that the accused was accelerating going down the hill on Highway 102 minutes before the collision that took the… …
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By George Lee | The Macleod Gazette Critical days lie ahead for a rules-and-roads navigation and permitting tool for truckers, Alberta’s Official Opposition warned. Speaking to reporters, the NDP’s Lorne Dach… …
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Mental Health & WellbeingOHS Law
PREMIUM Ontario truck driver’s psychological injury rating raised to 20% after appeal
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
B.C. highway gets sensor system to stop overheight trucks from striking overpass
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberA new detection system on a British Columbia highway will warn commercial truck drivers before they reach a low overpass, after repeated collisions caused costly closures and traffic disruptions. Construction… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Ontario NDP MPP proposes solutions to curb highway crashes
By Joe O’Grady | Temiskaming Speaker 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… …
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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
N.B. trucking companies urge additional government action on the Driver Inc. model
By Remko van Rhijn | River Valley Sun Trucking companies across New Brunswick and the Maritimes welcome Ottawa’s recent crackdown on the so-called Driver Inc. model, but warn that without sustained,… …


