Transportation In preparing for US Customs ACE program, will the Gain exceed the Pain? May 1, 2006 Here we go again. With the imminent rollout of ACE (Automated Commercial Environment), the US Customs & Border Protection agency (CBP) has found a new way to test the patience and persistence of C...
Transportation PIP will soon include minimum Security requirements: CBSA May 1, 2006 The Partners in Protection (PIP) program that carriers involved in transborder transportation have become familiar with is undergoing a face lift and the industry should expect changes, Laura Poirier,...
Transportation Power play May 1, 2006 Improving access to information would be the quickest one-liner to describe improvements rolled out by maintenance software vendors we contacted this spring, and for sheer one-act delivery, Calif. bas...
Transportation Why we must commit fully to an efficient transportation network; it’s a chicken and pig thing May 1, 2006 Mike McCracken has a funny way of explaining economic forecasts. But the CEO of Informetrica Research knows how to get his point across....
Transportation Editorial Comment: Livestock truckers one step ahead of the do-gooders April 1, 2006 The humane transportation of livestock is an issue that I've devoted a lot of time and space to covering while working for Truck News and Truck West....
Transportation 2006 will be tough year for trucking: CTA April 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - All the major components of carrier operating costs - labour, fuel, equipment and maintenance - will continue to come under upward pressure in 2006 and need to be covered through a co...
Transportation Better ways needed to manage volatile fuel prices April 1, 2006 Over the past several years, carriers have made a valid case for issuing fuel surcharges: Carriers must be compensated for rising fuel prices if they expect to remain in business....
Transportation Behind the headlines (April 01, 2006) April 1, 2006 Shipper concerns about capacity are easing but even if there is slight improvement in the short term, the capacity crunch will prove a long-term issue, Transportation Media editorial director Lou Smyr...
Transportation New truck show coming to Quebec April 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - Master Promotions and Bomart Group are combining to launch North America's largest trucking, transportation and logistics trade show - Salon CAM-Logique....
Transportation Be safe, not sorry: Shop safety tips from the WHSCC April 1, 2006 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Despite being a relatively small province, shop safety is still a big problem for New Brunswick. According to the Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Commission (WHSCC), the n...
Transportation Reader of the Month: Lloyd Edwards April 1, 2006 "Hi! My name is Lloyd Edwards and I drive for Richard's Heavy Haul out of Regina, Sask....
Transportation APTA announces new executive director April 1, 2006 DIEPPE, N.B. - It's been more than five months since the departure of former Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) executive director Ralph Boyd, but it appears the association has finally an...