Farm trucks may be required to report for safety inspections when encountering roadside commercial vehicle inspections by authorities. Photo: Scott Garvey

How to ace a roadside heavy truck inspection

Daily pre-trip inspections, knowledge and a good attitude are key

Every year authorities organize pop-up roadside inspections to check heavy trucks for safety violations. And although farm trucks and drivers get a variety of exemptions from some regulations commercial carriers must follow, passing a roadside safety inspection isn't typically one of them. So how do you get through a spot check and avoid a ticket — or worse?

Canada’s railways grind to a halt

Canada’s railways grind to a halt

12:01 AM EDT on August 22, after negotiations that began last year failed to bring about a resolution to the dispute, CN and CPKC announced at that they would lockout their employees who are members of the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC). The move affects roughly 9,000 employees at the two companies.