Transportation

O/Os need to be better compensated

We're facing a fundamental economic problem within our industry.Canada's shippers (our customers) have too much economic leverage, carriers are only too willing to cut rates and give away services, an...

Newfoundland to get new ferry

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Marine Atlantic has confirmed that it is preparing to buy a new vessel to add to the capacity-cramped Gulf Ferry Service that links Newfoundland and the Mainland.The rushed announc...

Overnite dispute comes to Canada

MONTREAL, Que. - A union dispute that has gripped Overnite Transportation terminals in the U.S. came north at 8 a.m. on April 20, as Teamsters Canada's Freight Division took up the cause at eight Cana...

Council limits truck parking

BLIND RIVER, Ont. - Truckers who already park their rigs at home in this northern Ontario community will be allowed to continue, but the town council has decided that other truckers won't be allowed t...

Customs abandons mandatory ETA plans

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada Customs has abandoned plans to mandate an estimated time of arrival of goods at a Customs office of release, following concerns that the times could not be accurate enough to be ...

Fines laid in unloading death

TORONTO, Ont. - Lovat Inc., a Toronto manufacturer of tunneling machines, has been fined in connection with a Sept. 23, 1998 unloading accident that led to the death of a company employee.Felice D'Asc...

NTW nominations being sought

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario is looking to recognize the industry's best with the annual National Transportation Week Ontario Awards. But it needs nominees for the honor.Nominees are being sought for: Tran...

More officers for Carnage Alley

CHATHAM, Ont. - Another 22 Ontario Provincial Police officers will soon be assigned to a stretch of Hwy. 401 between London and Windsor that has become known as Carnage Alley.There have been 33 deaths...

MTA awards round-up

The following honors were presented at the recently held Manitoba Trucking Association's annual convention. At the MTA's annual Safety Luncheon on April 8, Eugene Allard of Canadian Freightways was a...

Blow dealt to Peace Bridge expansion

FORT ERIE, Ont. - Hopes to expand the Peace Bridge linking Ontario to Buffalo, N.Y. were dealt a significant blow in late March with the decision by an American panel to reject plans for a companion s...

It’s time to re-think transborder tax agreements

The ideal of "free trade" in North America has clearly had a positive - albeit indirect - effect on the Canadian trucking industry. Truckers have seen an explosion of transborder freight. And in a rel...

In for ‘Ripair’, Part 4

Although he has a load of wind machines bound for the Collingwood, Ont. set of the new Shannon Tweed movie, Snowflakes, Mark can't pick up his load because of an owner/operators strike at the port of ...

Crime stoppers (May 01, 2000)

An estimated $1 billion worth of cargo goes missing in Canada every year, with most trailer thieves moving and unloading their ill-gotten gain in under 15 minutes. If a thief is motivated and has time...

Shop smarts

SCARBOROUGH, Ont. - Volvo Trucks Canada may advertise a tag line of "drive smart", but it's also looking for new technicians who can "fix smart".Labor shortages aren't only hitting spots behind the w...

Plug in, turn on and master your power

Last summer, Cummins Engine Co. held its first Signature Appreciation Days at company headquarters, essentially a picnic for the owners of the chrome-topped Signature Series engines.Like any other pic...