Coronavirus Chronicles: Rene Robert, Trappers Transport

Rene Robert, an owner-operator with Trappers Transport, was helping to stock plenty of shelves with fresh food. But things have changed when loads arrive. “Shippers don’t want us in their…

Truck drivers face open highways, closed doors in early weeks of Covid-19

The doors have been closing for weeks now. A growing number of non-essential workers shelter at home. Many businesses are silent. Highways are mostly devoid of the traffic that would…

Essential: Trucker stories from the Covid-19 fight

TORONTO, Ont. – In the fight against Covid-19, trucking is an “essential service”. While other people are asked to stay home, truck drivers and their support teams are asked to…

Shot full of holes

Manitoba trucker lucky to be alive after 10 rounds fired into his truck and trailer