My name is Jay Palachuk. I was born and raised in Winnipeg, and, unlike a lot of you, I’m a firstgeneration truck driver. I first became involved in trucking when I was laid off from my job in 1979. At that time, Unemp....

Over the years we have seen fewer and fewer young people train to become truck drivers. It seems the majority come from a trucking family and have grown up on diesel smoke like our September/October Rig of the Month driv....

Our Rig of the Month for July/August 2020 is John Maywood owner of Ulster Transport in Abbotsford BC. I first met John at our very first BC Big Rig Weekend some 20 years ago. He drove in with the beautiful truck that you....

Kelly Malanik is our May/June Rig of the Month. She was nominated by our writer Myrna Chartrand. Kelly has a great attitude and is an excellent example of why women drivers are so valuable in our industry. This is her st....

Our March/April Rig of the Month is Mike Boisvenue from Carleton Place, Ontario. I first met Mike at Alberta Big Rig Weekend in 2018, where his beautiful Western Star took home the 2nd place trophy for Truck Trailer Co....

This month the rig of the month is a big truck that is built to overachieve, Unit 402, a big C500 that can bed some fantastic sized loads. It’s owned by Fox Transport, and the truck was designed by one of the companyâ€....