Transportation

E-drivers

Say what you will about E-commerce, but the stuff listed on Internet sites isn't delivered through a computer modem. It has to move by truck.Still, the new approach to orders does present a new type o...

International brake conference to convene

TORONTO, Ont. - International brake experts and enforcement officers from throughout North America will converge on Toronto during Sept. 15 and 16 to focus on some of the most troublesome equipment on...

Feds would back Ontario court’s drug test ruling

TORONTO, Ont. - The head of the Canadian Human Rights Commission says he would side with a recent Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that questions the legality of employee drug testing, possibly setting ...

Rumble strips for Hwy. 19 planned

CAMPBELL RIVER, B.C. - Rumble strips will be built along the shoulders of Hwy. 19 between Sayward and Woss to alert drowsy drivers and reduce accidents, the Ministry of Transportation and Highways has...

Hurting the economic link

FORT ERIE, Ont. - A new study of the economic impact of the Peace Bridge has concluded that any further delays in plans to twin the span will hurt the Niagara Region's economic growth. And given the f...

Seminar to cover U.S. tax treaty

TORONTO, Ont. - U.S.-bound carriers will have the chance to learn about how the U.S.-Canada Income Tax Treaty affects them, with a seminar scheduled for Sept. 25 at Toronto's Regal Constellation Hotel...

APTA collecting toll highway transponders

DIEPPE, N.B. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association has reached an agreement in principle to receive a refund of an undetermined amount for truck transponders (E-trans Fusion type 2 for commerc...

Province says it’s clearing the air

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's Anti-Smog Action Plan (ASAP) is making solid progress in the fight against smog, according to a recent report released by the Ministry of the Environment.The report - Ontario...

New Brunswick looks to recoup $4 million from toll plaza sale

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The provincial government hopes to recoup about $4 million worth of equipment and assets when toll plazas are removed later this year from the Fredericton-Moncton highway.The Depar...

Speak out for new training rules

SCARBOROUGH, Ont. - The president of the Truck Training Schools of Ontario says the province is willing to consider a long-sought crackdown on training standards for entry-level truck drivers. But he ...

New French-language video to improve checks

MONTREAL, Que. - Verification Avant Depart, a new French-language video produced in Quebec, should help truckers learn and remember the vehicle components that must be checked before they hit the road...

RCMP suspect hit-and-run trucker

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. - Prince Rupert RCMP suspects that a large truck or tractor-trailer was involved in a fatal hit and run in the area.Terry Brent Matticks of Oak Bay was walking near a Prince Rupert...

Fines doubled for orange zone violations

REGINA, Sask. - Drivers speeding through highway construction and maintenance or "Orange Zones" in Saskatchewan will now pay heftier fines.As of Aug. 1, drivers exceeding 60 km-h when passing a highwa...

Alberta highway fatalities drop

EDMONTON, Alta. - Last year, traffic fatalities in Alberta decreased by 19.1 per cent from the year previous, dropping to the lowest number since 1965, Alberta Infrastructure reports.The number of fat...

Trucks will be a target in upcoming environmental debates

Environmental issues are always among the Top 10 policy issues, but their importance has tended to ebb and flow with concerns about the economy. When times are good, environmental issues tend to have ...