New trucking policy outlined for Vancouver ports preview image Transportation New trucking policy outlined for Vancouver ports January 1, 2007 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) has released details of a new trucking policy, including a new licence agreement, in support of its strategic trucking program.
Transportation No stability in sight for fuel prices January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - In a recent poll by the American Trucking Research Institute, fuel prices came in second on a list of the top trucking industry issues of 2006 - just beneath the driver shortage.
Transportation Are you different? January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - "If you ain't different, you better be cheap."
Transportation Culture shock January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - LE Walker is one of those companies you feel safe sharing the road with. It enjoys a reputation as a safe and compliant carrier, but it hasn't always been that way, admits Julie Tangua...
Best and bravest awarded at 80th OTA convention preview image Transportation Best and bravest awarded at 80th OTA convention January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - The trucking industry's best and bravest were honoured during the Ontario Trucking Association's 80th annual convention at the Toronto Congress Centre Nov. 16-17.
Reader of the Month: Mike Smith preview image Transportation Reader of the Month: Mike Smith January 1, 2007 "Hi! My name is Mike Smith and I'm a driver with Utility International in Ajax, Ont. My grandparents used to own a trucking company and I just got tired of going from one job to the next. I've been dr...
Transportation Did you know? (January 01, 2007) January 1, 2007 The trend over the past two decades towards deeper, long distance runs into the US combined with the need to attract and retain drivers and owner/operators has had an impact on equipment spec'ing prac...
Transportation More of the same in the forecast for 2007: Bradley January 1, 2007 Trying to get a handle on the outlook for the Canadian trucking industry is difficult any time, but perhaps even more so now. The job would be a whole lot easier if two things were true. A: There were...
Transportation Christmas at the Hub January 1, 2007 (To all Truck News readers and my new friends at Purolator, especially my colleagues in Linehaul, wishing you a Happy Christmas and a great 2007):
Editorial Comment: Automated transmissions – don’t knock’em until you’ve tried’em preview image Transportation Editorial Comment: Automated transmissions – don’t knock’em until you’ve tried’em January 1, 2007 I admit, I've never owned a manual transmission car. I simply don't have any desire to shift continuously while battling rush hour traffic in the GTA. It seems an unnecessary waste of energy to me.
Raise fuel taxes: US trucking exec preview image Transportation Raise fuel taxes: US trucking exec January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - Doug Duncan, president and CEO of FedEx Freight, says increasing fuel taxes is the best way to fund much-needed infrastructure improvements.
Viewpoint: Let’s ‘collaborate.’ We’ve got time! preview image Transportation Viewpoint: Let’s ‘collaborate.’ We’ve got time! January 1, 2007 I've got to hand it to Ty Lund, Alberta's minister of infrastructure and transportation, for his decision to back away from having his province mirror the new federal Hours-of-Service rules due out at...
How important is it that all provinces meet the new HoS rules at the same time? preview image Transportation How important is it that all provinces meet the new HoS rules at the same time? January 1, 2007 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Canada's new federal Hours-of-Service regulations were slated for implementation Jan. 1, but not all provinces will be enforcing them by the intended deadline. When Truck News went ...
Transportation No stability in sight for fuel prices; only certainty is more uncertainty January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - In a recent poll by the American Trucking Research Institute, fuel prices came in second on a list of the top trucking industry issues of 2006 - just beneath the driver shortage.
Transportation Volvo introduces Canadian customers to I-Shift automated tranny January 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - Volvo's I-Shift automated mechanical transmission is coming to Canada where company officials hope it will receive a warm welcome. To prepare customers for the product launch, the comp...
