Transportation

Trucker Faces Bankruptcy

RAYMOND, Alta. - Mark Wendorff's family business started going broke the moment the U.S. slammed the door on Canadian beef.On that sunny May morning, Wendorff, 45, was in the dispatch office of a Leth...

Quebec and Feds Hope to Conclude Highway Agreement Quickly

OTTAWA, Ont. - Transport Minister David Collenette and Quebec Minister of Transport, Yvon Marcoux, recently agreed to conclude an agreement under the SHIP program for Quebec as quickly as possible.The...

Annual APTA Driver Appreciation Days In the Works

TRURO, N.S. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's Safety Council will be holding its annual Driver Appreciation days at the Truro Heights Irving, from noon Sept. 9 to Sept. 10.This event wil...

Churchill Sees First Shipments

CHURCHILL, Man. - The shipping season has begun at the beleaguered Port of Churchill.The first ship of the year arrived at the port in July, loaded with 43,000 tonnes of wheat for delivery to Belgium....

OTA To Host U.S. HOS Seminar

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association is planning to host a seminar on the new U.S. hours of service rules Tuesday, September 23.The rule marks the first time since 1939 that the hours of s...

Truckers Face Higher Risk of Cancer: Sierra Club

HAMILTON, Ont. - Truck drivers face a 33 to 47 per cent greater risk of developing lung cancer due to exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM), says a recent report by the Sierra Club of Canada.The...

Walk for a Cure Results Triple With Help From Trucking Biz

MONCTON, N.B. - Over $100,000 was raised this past June at the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation's (JDRF) Walk for a Cure in Moncton, N.B.Armour Transportation Systems played a special role in the...

Kriska Transportation Helps Make Teacher Retirement Special

PRESCOTT, Ont. - Kriska Transportation stepped in to help make two Boundary Street Public School staff members' retirement memorable.After 30 years of teaching at various schools throughout Ontario, S...

Wildfires Hamper Log Haulers

CROWSNEST PASS, Alta. - Log and lumber haulers in B.C. and Alberta now have another challenge to deal with - hundreds of wildfires that are wiping out prime forests.Fires have raged in the two western...

Child Find Needs Your Help

TORONTO, Ont. - Child Find wants to expand its Truck Poster Program.The program allows Child Find to utilize trucks in displaying pictures of missing children.These children are either victims of abdu...

Island Marine Service Maintained

LEWISPORTE, Nfld. - The Works, Services and Transportation department recently announced the MV Trans Gulf would make a freight run from Lewisporte, with freight destined for the north coast of Labrad...

TT&DA Making Progress Towards New Training Standards

RED DEER, Alta. - After five years of haggling with the provincial government in hopes of launching a superior, well-rounded training program for truck drivers, the Transportation Training & Developme...

Truck News Plays “Trick the Trannie”

CALGARY, Alta. - "Go ahead, give it a try," said ArvinMeritor's Canadian region district manager, Jeff Habke. We were on a barren stretch of blacktop just outside the city limits and he was daring me ...

Truck Driving OPP Officer Will Cut Hair for Cancer

BRIGHTON, Ont. - Former truck driver and Ontario Provincial Police officer, Bettina Schwarze, is hoping drivers will stop by at the Brighton Applefest Sept. 27 to donate their hair for kids with cance...

West Coast Port Strike on Hold

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal government has appointed a mediator to try and settle a labour dispute that threatens to shut down all the ports in British Columbia.The news came as Truck News was going...