Transportation

Trailer Brake Alarm Sounds

TORONTO, Ont. - The Maintenance Council of the Ontario Trucking Association has sounded the alarm over a potentially deadly flaw in the Canadian Motor Vehicle Standard governing the operation of trail...

Sask. Highway Hotline Available to Cell Phone Users

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan's Highways and Transportation department has made its Highway Hotline more readily available to cell phone users, who can now dial *ROAD to access the service."Cellular te...

B.C. Trucks May Face Roadside Emission Testing

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Province of B.C. is attempting to resurrect its AirCare On-Road (ACOR) emission testing program for heavy-duty trucks.The program, which involves performing emissions tests on tr...

Alberta Driver Championships Held in Calgary

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) hosted its annual Truck Roadeo June 14 in preparation for the national championships in Winnipeg this fall.More than 85 drivers took par...

Lock Up in California

TORONTO, Ont. - Truckers are being reminded to lock their trailers or containers by California Highway safety officials. The reminder comes from Ontario Trucking Association officials, who say the CHP...

SMPs Now Available Online in N.S.

HALIFAX, N.S. - Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations is making special move permits available online as part of its vision of providing services people need when and where they want them.Vehicl...

Building Better Drivers

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) and stakeholders from the bus and truck industries are developing a set of recommendations to raise the skill levels and qualifications required of...

Lawsuit Launched Against Government Over State of Roads

DENZIL, Sask. - On a cold winter night in 1971, trucker Wayne Whitney saw first-hand the tragic consequences that can result from poorly maintained or neglected highways.He was running what is now cal...

CTHRC Study Aims to Address Driver Shortage

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - A new initiative by the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council aims to provide fleet managers with research that will enable them to better recruit, train and retain dri...

PMTC Gets Kudos for Conference

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - Truck News attended this year's annual Private Motor Truck conference, held June 19 and 20 at the luxurious White Oaks Resort and Spa Niagara-on-the-Lake.The two-day confer...

Going Ape Over Reefer Spec’ing? Talking to Your Dealer Can Help

BURLINGTON, Ont. - Ensuring a reefer unit is spec'd appropriately for its application is a complicated process - but a critical one, as one South Western Ontario reefer manufacturer found out."Our mos...

Back Behind the Wheel: The Battle of the Bulge

As we all know a career in trucking is not always conducive to a healthy lifestyle. Long hours on the road, lack of sleep/exercise, poor eating habits and increased stress levels can all contribute to...

Preventive Maintenance: Reducing Fat Intake Can Result in Healthier Living

Fats - the latest four letter word. Over the past few years we've repeatedly heard how eating a lot of fat is bad for our health.But when you're on the road and don't get to cook your own meals, what ...

FAST Processing Requirements are Way Too Fast

Dear Editor,In an attempt to help streamline the FAST registration process, we collected our drivers' applications, checked them over, added the $80 per applicant fee, and mailed them in batches of 10...

By Any Other Name…

Dear Editor,(Ed: With regards to "Opposition promises 407 toll roll back" published on the Truck News Web site).A toll highway is still a toll highway. You still have to pay for it. If the Liberal opp...