Today's Trucking Staff

BCTA urges road users to ‘say no to TransLink’

VANCOUVER -- The association representing many of B.C.'s for-hire trucking companies has issued an editorial to local media blasting TransLink's "inability to improve transportation in Vancouver's Lower Mainland despite its $800 million budget."

Vancouver ports talk about merging ops

VANCOUVER -- The three largest port authorities on the West Coast are talking about integrating their operations to create the second-largest port in North America.

Forestry, other commodity exports rebound at VanPort; Potash dives

VANCOUVER -- Significant mid-year increases in forest product exports -- as well as container, canola and inbound steel volumes -- were reported by Port of Vancouver this week.

Euro container bound for Great Lakes on Hwy H2O

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- A 20-foot container is making a ceremonial trek from Europe to the Great Lakes' largest and farthest inland port -- the Port of Duluth-Superior.

Province kicks-in 25M to repair flood-damaged roads

REGINA -- The Saskatchewan government is setting aside an additional $25 million to repair flood and moisture-related damage to the provincial highway system.

Holland taps new Canadian sales reps

HOLLAND, Mich. -- Truck components manufacturer, the Holland Group, has announced that Tim Douglas and Travis Hunter have joined the company's Holland Canada team as sales and service representatives.

OBAC unites with French-language radio show, website

OTTAWA -- Canada's association of owner-operators is teaming up with a Quebec satellite radio program for truckers which "fills a much needed gap" for the group.

MTO to consider more rest stops on Sault-Sudbury route

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. -- With new hours-of-service rules set to kick-in this New Year, finding a safe spot at a rest stops along the highway is just another task a truck driver will have to take on.

See No Email: hands, eyes-free solution for drivers

WATERLOO, Ont. -- A Canadian telematics and automotive safety company is boasting its new technology is the "world's first hands-free and eyes-free email solution for in-vehicle use."

UPS Freight president steps down

ATLANTA -- Leo Suggs, the president of UPS Freight, has announced he will retire at the end of this year and will devote the next five months to a broad service quality initiative at the national trucking concern.

Pacific Highway construction to delay truck traffic for weeks

BLAINE, Wash. -- Starting today, and lasting several weeks, construction crews will intermittently stop traffic leading up to the Pacific Highway crossing at the Blaine, Wash.- Surrey, B.C. border.

Haldex names Canadian Field Sales boss

GUELPH, Ont. -- Haldex North American Sales has been organized into two segment-based groups: the OEM and Fleets unit and the Field Sales group -- the latter of which will be headed by Brian Bowerman for both Canada and U.S. operations.

Marine Atlantic looking for new big boss; revitalization plan in works

ST. JOHN'S -- Federal Crown corp. Marine Atlantic is looking for a chairperson to oversee the company's strategic direction as well as guidance in risk assessment and management.

BCTA-TransLink exchange fire over parking tax, congestion, other GVRD issues

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The largest carrier group in B.C. is once again taking TransLink to task -- this time for the transportation agency's "failure to uphold its promise to address the inequities" of the controversial parking tax.

MTA battling truck route restriction proposals

WINNIPEG -- Residents in some pockets of Winnipeg are urging local governments to scale back truck access or even ban heavy vehicles from certain roads.