Today's Trucking Staff

Wake-up and Smell the Taxes

This past spring, the Ontario Ministry of Finance planned to dispatch auditors to enforce the "exit tax" provision of the International Registration Plan (IRP). It's a wake-up call

BC Ferries applies for second fuel surcharge

VICTORIA -- BC Ferries wants to pass on a second fuel surcharge to customers and has applied to the BC Ferry Commissioner to do so.

Alberta gov’t, oil industry deal to scrap high-load corridor permits

EDMONTON -- The Province of Alberta will eliminate the high-load corridor permit fees for heavy-haul carriers transporting equipment and supplies to the oilsands between Edmonton and Fort McMurray.

Holland Canada names sales boss

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Holland Hitch of Canada, a subsidiary of the Holland Group, has promoted Michael Chance to the position of field sales manager.

OTA Faces Government over Bill 169

Wants crack-down on speed, cap on towing rates, wheel-off rule scrapped

OTA gets WSIB to make broker group classification change

TORONTO -- The WSIB has agreed to allow employers who operate both brokerage and trucking operations to separately classify those employees engaged in their brokerage activities.

Fatigue management conference kicks off; Canadian truckers take part

SEATTLE, -- Transportation officials will join sleep experts from across the globe to discuss how to reduce fatigue-related crashes on highways.

Winnipeg Motor Express dispatcher wins inaugural award

WINNIPEG -- One of the leaders in Canadian mobile communications, has awarded the 2005 Manitoba Trucking Association Dispatcher of the Year Award for the first time to Susan Pike-Campbell from Winnipeg Motor Express in Winnipeg.

National Trucking Week is set to roll out with some good safety news

OTTAWA, -- Ontario truckers participating in National Trucking Week events have some encouraging statistics to spread around to other road users.

CBP makes ACE requirements easier for importers

WASHINGTON -- In a move officials hope will hike participation in ACE, US Customs and Border Protection announced the creation of non-portal ACE accounts for importers and automatic ACE participation for Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) members.

Natural Born Leader: Trucker’s dedication has him pulling lead truck in World’s Largest Convoy

PLANTAGENET, Ont. -- Ever since hearing about the Canadian Special Olympics Convoy, Stephane Gauthier has been determined to lead the pack. And that's exactly what this Plantagenet, Ont. driver did when the Ontario offshoot of the annual U.S. World's Biggest Truck Convoy rolled into Paris, Ont. earlier this month.

HOS Battle Continues: Union, safety groups file another challenge

WASHINGTON -- As predicted by industry watchers, the off-again, on-again hours-of-service rules in the US may yet again be in limbo.

Changes made to Ontario driver testing policy

TORONTO - DriveTest, the private operator of Ontario's driver examination centers has introduced several changes to its road test cancellation policy.

New HOS rule goes into effect this weekend

WASHINGTON, -- Truckers hauling in the U.S. will have to take at least eight consecutive hours off starting tomorrow.

Vitran appoints Rogers exec to board of directors

TORONTO -- Canadian LTL giant Vitran Corp. has named John R. Gossling, vice-president of Financial Operations at Rogers Communications, to its board of directors and chairman of its audit committee, effective immediately.