Transportation New Regulations Promise To Streamline, Modernize Alberta Rules August 1, 2009 CALGARY, Alta. - New rules that came into effect in Alberta on July 1 should help simplify drivers' lives as well as making the province's regulations more compliant going forward.
Transportation Alberta Cracks Down On Commercial Vehicles In June August 1, 2009 EDMONTON, Alta. - Surprise commercial vehicle enforcement blitzes across Alberta in June netted 1,202 charges.
Transportation Ruggedly Independent To The Core August 1, 2009 CALGARY, Alta. - He's hauled from Alaska to the lower 48 over a span of a half century and he's seen a lot of changes in the industry. And now he's the recipient of the 2009 Alberta Motor Transport As...
Transportation Maintenance Master Focuses On People First August 1, 2009 MILTON, Ont. - It took two official ceremonies to award this year's Volvo Trucks Canada 2009 Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year, but he finally collected on all his prizes.
Transportation National Truck Driving Championships Fall Victim To Economy August 1, 2009 LANGLEY, B. C. - The recession has claimed another Canadian trucking victim: the 2009 National Professional Truck Driving Championships. The organizing committee called off this year's national event,...
Transportation Results: Show Goes On In Several Western Provinces August 1, 2009 LANGLEY, B. C. - Despite the unfortunate cancellation of this year's National Professional Truck Driving Championships, several provincial competitions went ahead as planned.
Transportation Canadian Trucking Industry Impresses During Roadcheck August 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D. C. - The results of the North America-wide enforcement blitz known as Roadcheck are in -and they're impressive.
Transportation Be Ready This Month For HVUT, HUT Filings August 1, 2009 Two important permitting renewals come due at the end of August. The confusing part is they have similar acronyms: Heavy Vehicle Use Tax (HVUT) and Highway Use Tax (HUT).The HVUT is a US federal tax a...
Transportation California Clean Air Laws To Affect Us Too August 1, 2009 The California Global Warming Solutions Act requires the California Air Resources Board (CARB) to implement programs to reduce GHG emissions from both light-duty and heavy-duty vehicles starting in 20...
Transportation Aldergrove Border Crossing An Open And Shut – And Open Again – Case August 1, 2009 ALDERGROVE, B. C. - First they were going to close it down to trucks, then it got a reprieve - and the B. C. Trucking Association says it had a lot to do with the second chance the Aldergrove border c...
Transportation Bradley Warns Of Border Back-Ups August 1, 2009 BOISE, Idaho - Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) chief David Bradley travelled to Idaho July 13 to warn Canadian and US legislators that there are still major problems at the Canada/US border, even tho...
Transportation SCR Vs EGR Battle Now Playing Out In US Courts August 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D. C. - An ugly legal battle is unfolding in the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, as Navistar challenges the EPA's acceptance of selective catalytic reduction (SCR...
Transportation Canadian Springs Takes Delivery Of Hybrid August 1, 2009 VANCOUVER, B. C. - Canadian Springs has taken delivery of its first Class 7 hybrid delivery truck, and proudly used it to deliver drinking water to 2,000 street hockey players in the recent Play On! N...
Transportation Navistar’s Chatham Plant Idles As Remaining Workers Laid Off August 1, 2009 CHATHAM, Ont. - Workers at Navistar's Chatham truck plant have rejected the company's latest offer and the plant now sits idle, according to the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) union.
Transportation Hybrids Take To The Hill August 1, 2009 WASHINGTON, D. C. - US legislators were given an up-close look at some hybrid commercial vehicles recently during a demonstration at Capitol Hill.