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Ontario border crossing truck inspection blitz uncovers 23 OOS defects

Fri Jul 17, 2026
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Inspectors identified 23 out-of-service defects and towed four unsafe commercial vehicles during a three-day enforcement initiative at the Lansdowne, Ont., port of entry. The Ontario Provincial Police, in partnership with […] . . .

CTA warns carriers about CRA payment orders

Fri Jul 17, 2026
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The Canadian Trucking Alliance is warning carriers to watch for Canada Revenue Agency notices directing them to send payments owed to other trucking companies directly to the federal tax agency. […] . . .

ATA women trucking leaders press Congress on industry priorities

Fri Jul 17, 2026
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Leaders from the American Trucking Associations’ (ATA) Women In Motion (WIM) Council spent three days on Capitol Hill this week urging lawmakers to advance legislation they say would improve safety, […] . . .

Brampton, Ont., truck driver murdered, body left in Hamilton culvert

Fri Jul 17, 2026
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A truck driver from Brampton, Ont., has been identified as the victim of a homicide after investigators determined he was killed elsewhere and his body was left in a Hamilton, […] . . .

Truck tire recycling fees set to rise as Ontario municipalities halt scrap tire collections

Thu Jul 16, 2026
Krystyna Shchedrina
Ontario fleets will soon pay increased recycling fees for every tire they buy, while the province’s tire recycling crisis keeps getting worse. Beginning Aug. 1, the environmental handling fee on […] . . .

Homeland Security to assist FMCSA in CDL school crackdown

Thu Jul 16, 2026
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The Department of Homeland Security announced it is assisting the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s crackdown on fraudulent commercial driver’s license (CDL) schools. FMCSA has identified about 75 entry-level driving […] . . .

Truck restrictions take effect in Caledon, Ont.

Thu Jul 16, 2026
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Commercial truck restrictions have been introduced in parts of Caledon, Ont., to accommodate bridge construction, improve road safety and reduce truck traffic through residential areas. According to the Region of […] . . .