OTA rewards industry’s finest folks; preview image Transportation OTA rewards industry’s finest folks; January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association's 81st annual convention was once again a platform for rewarding the trucking industry's top figures -from driver to dispatcher to executive.
The smart way to go GREEN preview image Transportation The smart way to go GREEN January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - There are many ways to go green, and many reasons for doing so according to a panel of fleets, shippers and environmental agencies that gathered at the Ontario Trucking Association's (...
Transportation Technology that pays January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Claude Robert, owner of Robert Transport is well-known as a fleet owner who loves technology. His company is willing to try just about anything that promises to improve safety or effic...
Enforcement view preview image Transportation Enforcement view January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Enforcement officers from Ontario and neighbouring jurisdictions gathered at the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) annual convention to discuss common problems they are encountering i...
Transportation CTA chastises western provinces for failure to adopt national HoS standards January 1, 2008 EDMONTON, Alta. - The provinces of B. C., Alberta and Saskatchewan have earned the scorn of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) for their failure to adopt the national hours-ofservice rules for all s...
Transportation Alternative fuels: Food for thought January 1, 2008 STUTTGART, Germany - At its beginnings, ethanol generated a very high level of enthusiasm. Just imagine: you only use something as common as corn or wheat to make alcohol, which can replace gasoline o...
Transportation Michelin celebrates 10 years of retreads January 1, 2008 GREENVILLE, S. C. - Michelin Retread Technologies (MRT) celebrated its tenth anniversary recently and took the opportunity to note its rapid growth.
CTA wants anti-rollover technology standard on all new trucks in Canada preview image Transportation CTA wants anti-rollover technology standard on all new trucks in Canada January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - The summer of '07 earned the dubious distinction of being termed the "Summer of the Rollover" after a number of high-profile truck rollovers snarled traffic on major highways in the Gr...
Transportation Time to consider allowing cabotage, US exec says January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian carriers should be able to deliver from point-to-point within the US and vice-versa, Ray Kuntz, chairman of the American Trucking Associations (ATA) said Nov. 15 in kicking of...
Drug and alcohol testing being revisited by CHRC preview image Transportation Drug and alcohol testing being revisited by CHRC January 1, 2008 Something very interesting is happening slightly under the radar at the Canadian Human Rights Commission (CHRC) and it could ultimately affect every fleet operator and driver.
Trying hard not to be cynical preview image Transportation Trying hard not to be cynical January 1, 2008 CTA and the provincial trucking associations make it their business to try and work in co-operation with government where possible. We always attempt to promote constructive dialogue, to understand th...
Transportation Glasvan launches new Web site, announces hiring January 1, 2008 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Glasvan Great Dane has launched a new Web site and will also be publishing monthly newsletters highlighting the company and its products and people.
Transportation Webasto receives CARB approval January 1, 2008 FENTON, Mich. - Several Webasto products have met or out-performed California's new standards for air quality, scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, the company says.
Outlook 2008;Downward pressure on rates preview image Transportation Outlook 2008;Downward pressure on rates January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - A strong Canadian dollar, weaker southbound volumes, snags and quagmires at the border and on the road to it. Welcome to more of the same in 2008.
