Transportation New HoS approved in Canada December 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - According to Transport Canada, changes to the Commercial Vehicle Drivers Hours-of-Service regulations that will reduce the maximum daily driving time for commercial drivers and increase...
Private Links: SMPs are essential to fleet managers preview image Transportation Private Links: SMPs are essential to fleet managers December 1, 2005 The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has recently been considering the importance of Safety Management Programs - or SMPs - and how they fit with successful fleet operations....
Law & The Border: Limiting tax exposure in the U.S. preview image Regulations Law & The Border: Limiting tax exposure in the U.S. December 1, 2005 It's bad enough that Canadian motor carriers are subject to state taxation in the United States, but it is even worse when the carrier pays more tax than it should. When reporting U.S. income, make su...
A trucker’s wife: Is my trucker hubby being a jerk? preview image Transportation A trucker’s wife: Is my trucker hubby being a jerk? December 1, 2005 Dear Kelly,...
Transportation Livingston files offer for PBB Global Logistics December 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Livingston International Income Fund, one of Canada's largest providers of Customs brokerage and trade-related services, has officially filed with securities regulators its offer to ac...
Transportation Ontario, Manitoba to extend DST December 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Ontarians and Manitobans will be adopting an extended daylight savings time in response to a U.S. law aimed at reducing energy usage....
Transportation Motivational speaker serves up recipe for success December 1, 2005 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Rivers Corbett, president and co-founder of The Chef Group, a New Brunswick-based catering group, served up his 12 key ingredients for success for Atlantic Provinces Trucking Associ...
Transportation In search of the best answers to logistics network velocity December 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Couriers can answer the call to provide highly agile logistics networks built for speed by getting into the Customs fast lane and simplifying supply chains, Glenn Rice, president of UP...
Editorial Comment: Musings from the open road preview image Transportation Editorial Comment: Musings from the open road December 1, 2005 There's nothing I enjoy more than a good road trip....
Transportation APTA selects new executive at AGM December 1, 2005 SAINT JOHN, N.B. - Members of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) came together to form a new executive body for 2005-2006 during their annual general meeting held during the 55th annua...
Port Task Force releases final report preview image Transportation Port Task Force releases final report December 1, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Task Force examining this summer's container hauler dispute at the Port of Vancouver has released its findings to the federal and provincial governments....