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What are your top tips for safe winter driving?

MILTON, Ont. -The holiday season is finally here and with it comes a group of uniquely Canadian traditions: sappy Tim Horton's commercials to tug at your heartstrings, Christmas music at the mall on H...

The (new) Social Network : trucking’s unexpected flirtation with social media

TORONTO, Ont. -"Trucking driving: a great job for people who hate people." While you probably won't see this slogan included on the cover of a trucking company's recruitment brochure any time soon, this was the argument made in a...

Hang up in Alberta

EDMONTON, Alta. - Alberta is the latest province to jump on the "anti-yakking" law bandwagon. Not only that, but its law is being billed by the province as the most comprehensive such statute in the T...

Truck-friendly Saskatchewan gets more truck-friendly with new regs

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan continues to remove barriers for trucking companies, most recently amending its Vehicle Weight and Dimensions Regulations to allow B-trains to operate at 63,500 kgs on mor...

AMTA fights 125% increase in tire recycling fees

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is speaking out against a proposed 125% increase in tire recycling fees in that province.

Search is on for AMTA Road Knights

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is searching for professional truck drivers to serve as Road Knights.

The story for 2011? No straight line to prosperity

TORONTO, Ont. - Can the global economy stay in drive? That's the question concerning most as we head into 2011 with an economy showing considerably less umph than it did at the start of the year, and ...

AMTA hires new executive director

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has named Don Wilson its new executive director, effective immediately. Wilson replaces longtime executive director Mayne Root.

B.C. says ‘Weigh to Go’ to its best carriers

LANGLEY, B.C. -As Alberta's Partners in Compliance program continues to grow, a similar concept is blossoming in British Columbia, where a program has been initiated by the provincial government to re...

Vancouver container haulers protest over rates

DELTA, B.C. - Vancouver container haulers are once again growing ornery over rate slashing and restrictions they say are affecting their livelihoods. About 400 truckers protested in Delta on Nov. 27, ...

Premium Carrier Program honours cream of the crop

LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C. has introduced a Premium Carrier Program designed, according to the province, to enhance road safety by recognizing and rewarding carriers that show an exceptional commitment to s...

Partners in Compliance program gaining steam

CALGARY, Alta. -It started once and failed, but the second coming of Alberta's Partners in Compliance program appears to be off to a flying start.

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ATDynamics asks Canadian regulators to ease trailer tail restrictions

By James Menzies TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian trucking companies and US carriers that operate here could save $2.2 billion in fuel over a 10-year period if Canadian regulators would ease restrictions on t...

MTA hands out industry awards

WINNIPEG, Man. -The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) held its sixth annual awards banquet last month, recognizing some of the industry's most deserving members.