Security

• Brampton man charged for transporting illicit tobacco in Saskatchewan

  A Brampton, Ont., man has been charged after Saskatchewan Highway Patrol officers stopped the trucker near Battle River, Sask., and discovered 9.1 million illicit cigarettes in his trailer. The stop […]

• Eight face charges over Ontario commercial driver exam fraud

  Eight people are facing a combined 24 charges under the Criminal Code following an investigation into fraudulent activities linked to commercial driver examinations in Kingston, Ont., and the Greater Toronto […]

• BeyondTrucks achieves SOC 2 Type II compliance

  San Francisco, Calif.-based BeyondTrucks announced it has achieved a SOC 2 Type II compliance. The company says this enterprise security standard evaluates the effectiveness of cybersecurity controls over an extended […]

• Cracking down on lawlessness must remain trucking’s top priority

  Last year ended positively for the Canadian trucking industry and for those fleets that follow the rules and subscribe to ethical and compliant business practices. Specifically, Ottawa made major announcements […]

• Officials seize heroin worth $7 million from truck at Peace Bridge in Ontario

  The Ontario Provincial Police and Canada Border Services Agency have seized 42 kilograms of suspected heroin with an estimated street value of nearly $7 million from a tractor-trailer attempting to […]

• OTA says extortion, theft and violence gripping Ontario trucking industry

  The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says escalating truck and trailer thefts, extortion and organized crime-related violence have become a crisis for Ontario’s trucking industry. The comments followed a series of […]

• $500,000 shipment recovered after theft attempt in Ontario

  A truckload shipment of connectivity hardware valued at around $500,000 was recovered intact after an attempted theft was detected in Mississauga, Ont., according to Overhaul. The shipment originated in Southern […]

• Suspended driver charged with stealing truck, ramming police cruiser during attempted arrest

  A Brampton man has been arrested and accused of stealing a truck from a repair shop, then pulling a stolen trailer with it and striking a police cruiser when officers […]

• Police intercept $4-million drug haul

  A London, Ont., commercial vehicle driver was arrested Dec. 23 and accused of transporting $4.1 million in cocaine. The driver was inspected by Ministry of Transportation officers at the scales […]

• Year-end holiday period brings heightened cargo theft risk: CargoNet

  Verisk CargoNet identified elevated cargo theft and fraud risk between Dec. 23, 2025 and Jan. 2, 2026, and is urging fleets and shippers to enhance security and verification practices during […]