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I Squared portfolio companies Transportation Equipment Network (“TEN”) and TIP Canada combine operations; now the second largest full-service trailer lessor in North America
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he fall of 2018 has brought significant changes to the regulation of the trucking industry, including new rules respecting driver’s licensing, NAFTA/USMCA and now the legalization of cannabis. Canada’s century old ban on cannabis ended on October 17, 2018. As of that date, An Act Respecting Cannabis and to Amend the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, the Criminal Code and other Acts came into force.
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New research reveals that people with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) have a higher risk of developing gout, even beyond the first years after being diagnosed with the sleep disorder. The findings are published in Arthritis & Rheumatology, an official journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
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Fifty-two US and Canadian jurisdictions conducted 11,531 roadside inspections on commercial motor vehicles and removed 1,595 vehicles with brake violations from roadways on April 25, 2018, as part of the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) unannounced Brake Safety Day enforcement initiative.
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Trucking HR Canada held its annual Top Fleet Employers Awards Gala Dinner on Thursday October 11. The event brought together over 300 industry professionals to shine the spotlight on some of the best workplaces in Canada’s trucking and logistics industry.
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Effective June 1, 2018 the Alberta Occupational Health and Safety Act was repealed and replaced. As an employer it is your responsibility to ensure the most current legislation is readily available in the workplace. Are you in compliance with this requirement?
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Alberta Transportation
The 2018 calendar year was unusually busy for Alberta Transportation. In addition to routine workloads, such as supporting a robust highway construction program and permitting for commercial traffic, the Ministry undertook three major policy initiatives to make roads safer across the province.
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Recreational marijuana will be legal this year across Canada. This heightens the need for strong workplace policies on impairment on the job and it is recommended that companies have an impairment policy in place.
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The Safetys is a fall gala event where RPM, Trucking Industry Safety and seven other Manitoba safety organizations present awards to individuals and organizations for their achievements in Occupational Health and Safety.
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As trucking companies continue to grapple with thin margins and ever-escalating operating costs, it’s imperative governments do what they can to ensure the competitive playing field remains leveled across the industry, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
