Maritime Ride & Pride

09/03/2026

So, last Sunday I head over bobtail to fetch my trailer for the week. It’s behind a gate at a business we deal with at the end of a dead end road with two houses. So I get the gate take out my key get out of the truck open the gate and here comes buddy through the woods. I figure great, all today past half now?

So as I head back to my truck, I now noticed he has a toddler anchored to his leg, I figure OK. So did Dad proceed to tell me his little boy likes horns, I said oh OK so I looked down at the little toddler you like big trucks and horns?

Little fella, replies, truck truck, I chuckled. The dad grabs the toddler. I opened my door and I reached for the pool cord. I tooted him a little tune. The toddler was ecstatic.

So did Dad thanked me, I carry on to go hook my trailer, think it to myself I should’ve let him up on the seat.

So I finished doing my thing, I head back out of the gate, I stop, and I go lock the gate up, and sure enough the dollar is running my way, with his dad, a few feet behind trying to catch up!

I said you come back for more horns? The toddler yells out truck truck! So I looked at Dad and say so do you want to sit up on the seat? The kid was just excited, the dad tries to put him up on the seat, but the toddler was too shy to stay up and his dad let him back down.

So I get up, start up, they played him another little air tune. The kid was ecstatic.

Just one of them things that makes my day.



Picture by AI

07/25/2026

INSIDE SCOOP, PASSING THE WORD ALONG.

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“Hey a little FYI The Baileyville Big Stop no longer has showers and they are not replacing them with the remodeling going. It has nothing to do with Circle K it was Irving’s decision. So I think people should file complaint
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Unfortunately I don’t have the time to vest in stuff right now, if anyone wants to get a petition or something, by all means.

Again, passed along by reliable intel.

06/17/2026

05/23/2026

Trucking Humor

05/10/2026

Respect, Integrity, Lifestyle

Our Beginning

Started in 2013 as a mere social media page, then group, with focus to provide a platform for drivers, their families, friends and supporters to come together and interact, learn, give advice, exchange resources and more.

​Today, our Facebook media platform is called: Maritime Ride and Pride - The Group

2016 has seen the birth of our very first annual working-truck show & shine, which we have committed to supporting the Amherst NS branch of the Special Olympics.

Who we are

Since our initial appearance on Facebook, we have reached membership of well over 3500 members, and growing strong everyday. Due to the diverse ideologies and beliefs of members, we've opted to create a secondary network; and we also have resources with other Facebook groups.



We include not only drivers and friends, but also other industry-related people such as department of transport employees, diesel technicians, emergency services personnel, and various other related services that on occasion will weigh in with pertinent information on various topics.

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Also since our beginnings, we have been involved with different fundraisers to help trucking individuals, as well as community groups.

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Our Objectives

As we grow, it is our mission to promote the new-age "Brotherhood", to help guide our future replacements with the fast-evolving changes in the industry.

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It is also our goal not only to help each other as brothers and sisters, but also to give back to the communities.

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There's an old saying that goes: Without trucks, we'd be cold, hungry, and naked. But then again, without you, we'd be jobless.

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So we need you, as much as you need us.

04/29/2026

🚨 BREAKING: Canada just turned random trailers into stealth speed traps… and yeah, even the shoulder isn’t safe anymore. 🚛❄️👀

You’re driving past what looks like a normal semi trailer…
parked off to the side…
back doors cracked open…
gray sky… cold wind…
Nothing unusual.

Just another truck pulled over on the 401.
Right?

Wrong. 😭

Because in Canada—
even something sitting quiet in the snow…
might still be working.

You’re cruising down the 401, Trans-Canada, or some long empty stretch…
heat blasting…
roads covered in salt and slush…
speed sitting at a very “just keeping up with traffic” pace…
thinking the road is finally clear…

No cruisers.
No lights.
No stress.

Then you pass it—
that trailer.

And for a split second…
you see something inside.

A shadow.
A movement.
A lens pointed straight at traffic. 👀

Too late. 💀

Because inside that trailer—
is an officer.

Bundled up.
Sitting in the dark.
Door cracked just enough.
Radar cutting through cold air like it’s nothing.

No engine running.
No visibility.
Just… patience.

And a few seconds later—
🚔❄️

Lights behind you.

Because in Canada, it’s not just snowbanks waiting for you…
Sometimes it’s something parked…
looking completely harmless.

So next time you pass a random trailer sitting on the shoulder…
don’t assume it’s empty.

Because Canada might already be inside…
waiting for you to get comfortable. 🚛🚔👀