Potential Benefits Of FAST Membership Mounting preview image Regulations Potential Benefits Of FAST Membership Mounting September 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - While the importance of being FAST accredited appears to be increasing, the trucking industry is being slow to catch on.Numbers obtained from U.S. Homeland Security show that just 339 c...
Regulations More Delays for Canadian Hours of Service Regs September 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - The good news is, thanks to your basic provincial/federal legislative set-up, truck drivers won't have to adjust to the new Canadian hours of service regulations for another six months,...
More Customs Staff, Inspection Lanes Ease Windsor-Detroit Border Crossing preview image More Customs Staff, Inspection Lanes Ease Windsor-Detroit Border Crossing September 1, 2003 WINDSOR, Ont. - Major truck tie-ups have almost become a thing of the past as additional processing lanes and U.S. Customs staff have taken the edge off post-Sept. 11 backlogs at the Ambassador Bridge...
Regulations Trust Funds or Bonds? Carriers and Brokers Quibble… September 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - To put money in trust or to post a bond? That is the question ...In the wake of Bill 179 revisions in Ontario, industry players are quibbling over which would be the best way to protec...
Regulations Government Treatment, Pay, Keep Truckers in Sour Mood September 1, 2003 DON MILL, Ont. - They say time heals all. Apparently, however, the Canadian drivers and owner/operators require more time to get over their disenchantment with the industry.Truck News has tallied up t...
A Unified National Voice for Carriers preview image Regulations A Unified National Voice for Carriers September 1, 2003 With cross-border trucking frustrations at an all-time high, carriers are feeling the need for a unified national voice. The Canadian Trucking Alliance's new chairman - MacKinnon CEO Evan MacKinnon, j...
Regulations OTA To Host Executive Forum September 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - Canada's most respected CEOs in the trucking industry will share their strategies for success when the OTA hosts a forum September 25.The forum will be held from 9 a.m. to noon at the ...
Law and the Border: Busted at the border preview image Regulations Law and the Border: Busted at the border September 1, 2003 The following is the final installment of a special two-part series on border crossing.Last month, we began to explore the interplay between U.S. Immigration waivers and Canadian pardons.We looked at...
Insurance the Main Issue Come Election Time preview image Regulations Insurance the Main Issue Come Election Time September 1, 2003 It must be election time. It seems that regardless of the province, or the parties in power, you can count on auto insurance to become an election issue. Soaring auto insurance premiums almost cost th...
Regulations New Prenotification Rules Make Electronic Reporting Mandatory September 1, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Mandatory electronic reporting for prenotification of transborder shipments to the U.S., though necessary for border security, could put some carriers out of business, says David Br...
Phaneuf Appointed Executive Editor preview image Regulations Phaneuf Appointed Executive Editor September 1, 2003 DON MILLS, Ont. - We are pleased to announce the appointment of Ingrid Phaneuf to the position of executive editor. Ingrid was chosen following a lengthy selection process and a three-month training p...
Let’s Talk Insurance: Who’s Behind the Wheel? preview image Regulations Let’s Talk Insurance: Who’s Behind the Wheel? September 1, 2003 Who's behind the wheel?He's the front line in your operation. The man (or woman) with his foot on the gas, his eye in the rear view mirror and the fate of your vehicle, your load and your whole compan...
Transports Quebec Provides Online Aid September 1, 2003 To mention just three of them, truckers can calculate distances and travel times, examine overpasses and bridges for weight restrictions or study construction sites along a route for delays.That's a g...
People (September 01, 2003) preview image Regulations People (September 01, 2003) September 1, 2003 Gerry's Volvo Truck Centre has expanded its sales force and would like to welcome Kenn Platt to the sales team. Platt has been in the trucking industry for over 20 years as a driver, a trainer and wit...
Regulations Trucking premium could decrease August 29, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Workplace Safety & Insurance Board has proposed a premium decrease of 1.9 per cent for truckin...
