Transportation Get on With It March 1, 2007 It's hard to appreciate just how fast global warming has gone from a confusing issue shunned by politicians and the public alike to an issue that may very well decide the next election. While the reas...
Estate freezes popular succession plan preview image Transportation Estate freezes popular succession plan February 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - If you wish to pass your company onto your children, you may want to explore the option of an estate freeze, advised Wenda Yenson, estate lawyer with Dickson MacGregor Appell LLP. An e...
Harper Group establishes new identity preview image Transportation Harper Group establishes new identity February 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - Paul and Steve Harper, co-owners of Harper Group, the parent company to Harper Detroit Diesel, have announced a change to both the name and identity of Harper Detroit Diesel. The 60-ye...
Transportation Join the Lunchbag Letdown Campaign February 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), Owner-Operators' Business Association of Canada (OBAC) and Teamsters union have set aside their political differences in an attempt to lobby Ottawa...
EOBRs For Repeat Offenders preview image Regulations EOBRs For Repeat Offenders February 1, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Repeat Hours-of-Service violators will bear the brunt if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed rule for electronic on-board recorders comes into effect. Accordi...
Behind the headlines (February 01, 2007) preview image Transportation Behind the headlines (February 01, 2007) February 1, 2007 Editorial director Lou Smyrlis was asked to present the results of the first annual Driver Satisfaction Survey, conducted by our own BIG Transportation Media Research, to the Career Path Roundtable. T...
Transportation Feds announce biodiesel requirement February 1, 2007 SASKATOON, Sask. - In a move to aid the agriculture sector and improve the environment, the federal government unveiled plans to require a biodiesel blend of 2% in diesel fuel by 2012.
Transportation Weakening loonie good news for Cdn. exporters February 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - Manufacturers and exporters that ship into the US are beginning to reap the benefits of a falling Canadian dollar.
Transportation CTHRC calls for national training standards February 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) has recently wrapped up a series of roundtable meetings with industry stakeholders across Canada, concluding that the trucking indu...
Transportation CTA talks budget with feds February 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - Hundreds of groups across Canada petitioned the Federal Finance Committee for beneficial recommendations for a pre-budget report and the Canadian Trucking Alliance was pleased with the ...
Transportation Roundtable examines career paths February 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - Facing a high number of retirements in the coming decade, the trucking industry must target its recruitment efforts towards younger candidates. But success will require rethinking of c...
Transportation Trucking industry wary of tunnel link to Detroit crossing February 1, 2007 WINDSOR, Ont. - As Windsor politicians apply pressure for a tunnel as the new access route between Hwy. 401 and a new bridge between Windsor and Detroit, representatives of Ontario's trucking industry...
Transportation TANS appoints new director February 1, 2007 TRURO, N.S. - The Truckers Association of Nova Scotia has appointed Matthias Brehmer as its new executive director, according to the TANS Web site.
Transportation ATA: Truck tonnage plummets in the US February 1, 2007 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - The American Trucking Associations' has announced for-hire truck tonnage in the US plunged 3.6% in November.
Transportation Hot fuel lawsuit launched in US February 1, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Truck drivers and motorists in seven states filed a complaint recently against 17 oil companies and gasoline and diesel retailers for overcharging at the pump for fuel heated above ...
