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Trucking loses a legend

TORONTO, Ont. - John Cyopeck, the CEO of Canpar LLC who had been fighting such a valiant and inspiring battle with brain cancer, passed away on Easter weekend. He was 61....

Customization

TORONTO, Ont. - If reality TV has done nothing else, it has given society an even greater obsession with appearances. As if sexified images in commercials, magazines and movies weren't enough, shows l...

Behind the headlines (June 01, 2006)

Trucknews.com has been nominated for a Canadian Business Press Award. The site, managed by Web editor Adam Ledlow, was named one of the Top 10 finalists with the gold and silver prize to be given out...

Ambassador Bridge HazMat controversy sparks up

WINDSOR, Ont. - A controversy over the shipping of a reported hazardous material over the Ambassador Bridge may be generating more fury than substance....

Border crossings need closer collaboration

TORONTO, Ont. - The mounting costs of border security programs and audits require carriers to become more "surgical" in how they run their transborder networks to ensure they're taking full advantage...

Publisher’s Comment: Deadline for O/O of the Year nominations is near

Do you know someone deserving of the coveted 2006 Owner/Operator of the Year award? If you do, the deadline for nominations is May 31. As in past years, the judges will be looking for that guy or girl...

Truck simulators come of age

BARRIE, Ont. - Simulators should have been part of commercial driver training long ago. After all, the US and Canadian military has been using them to train truck drivers for decades....

Reader of the Month: Gordon Rousseau

"Hi! My name is Gordon Rousseau and I'm an owner/operator with Calvinson Transport in Scarborough, Ont. I make my home in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. and though I don't get back there too often, when I do...

Striving to make Quebec’s highways safer

MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec Transport Minister Michel Dupres told a March 23 parliamentary commission on road safety that he wants it to be a priority of society. By this fall a new policy for road safety...

FMCSA crash study raises questions

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMSCA) recently released the results of a first-of-its-kind study to determine the causes of, and contributing factors to, crashes i...

Policies, low rates draw ire during TANS’ annual general meeting

TRURO, N.S. - Bickering and confusion marred an otherwise pleasant gathering as members of the Truckers Association of Nova Scotia (TANS) assembled for their annual general meeting at the Best Western...

Driver unrest rears its head at B.C. ports once again

VANCOUVER, B.C. - With labour tension rising, an agreement on the verge of expiration and events of the previous summer's work stoppage still a vivid memory, the federal government took strides toward...

CPPI honours safety-conscious petroleum haulers

CALGARY, Alta. - The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI) held an awards banquet on Apr. 20 to honour four of the safest carriers to serve the Western Canadian petroleum industry....

Longhaul hope for displaced animals

EDMONTON, Alta. - During the first weekend in March, Heather Petersen had a unique opportunity to combine two of her passions in life: trucking and animals....

Truck Stop Question: What mistakes do both car and truck drivers make which contribute to crashes?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - A recent study conducted by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration may have toppled some long-held beliefs about how safe truck drivers really are. Though most truckers wi...