U.S. Customs coming to Canada preview image Transportation U.S. Customs coming to Canada June 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - Department of Homeland Security and Canadian officials are moving ahead with negotiations for a pilot project to relocate U.S. primary and secondary inspection stations to the Canadian...
Transportation Wilkins may be new U.S. ambassador to Canada (June 01, 2005) June 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - David Wilkins, a close friend of U.S. president George W. Bush, is likely to replace outgoing Paul Cellucci as U.S. ambassador to Canada....
Viewpoint: In search of the missing surcharges preview image Transportation Viewpoint: In search of the missing surcharges June 1, 2005 On the West Coast, owner/operators outraged by ballooning fuel costs are agitating to bring B.C.'s economy to a halt unless the government cuts prices at the pump. According to the Teamsters union rep...
Transportation Volvo rewards best personnel June 1, 2005 GREENSBORO, N.C. - The top service and parts personnel from Volvo Trucks North America, Inc.'s dealer network gathered to choose the North American winners of the Volvo International Service Technical...
FDA to staff Buffalo on weekends (June 01, 2005) preview image Transportation FDA to staff Buffalo on weekends (June 01, 2005) June 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian transportation insiders rejoiced last month at the news that U.S. FDA inspectors are now staffing the Peace Bridge on Sundays from 1 to 9 p.m....
Regulations Taking a stand June 1, 2005 SURREY, B.C. - Owner/operators in B.C. are agitating to bring the province's economy to a halt unless the government cuts prices at the pump. Two groups of owner/operators have led the fight against s...
Transportation Big cash for Quebec roads June 1, 2005 MONTREAL, Que. - Recent funding announcements for Quebec highways are thick on the ground this spring. For example, $30 million on April 15; $538 million on April 29 and two May 2 announcements: one f...
Transportation Transcom kicks off cross-country management training tour June 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Transcom Fleet Services Inc. kicked off its cross-country transportation management seminar tour in Calgary recently, providing attendees with tips on how to improve their company's b...
Regulations A new standard (June 01, 2005) June 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Alberta is moving towards accepting a new training standard for truck drivers which would make it the first jurisdiction in Canada to train and certify truckers as professionals....
AMTA crowns industry’s best preview image Transportation AMTA crowns industry’s best June 1, 2005 BANFF, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) recently took some time to recognize some of the industry's finest members at its recent annual management conference:...
Transportation Bradley: Industry can weather the perfect storm June 1, 2005 BANFF, Alta. - "Perhaps nowhere in Canada is the combination of strong economic growth and a severe shortage of truck drivers straining capacity in the trucking industry more than in Alberta," said CT...
Regulations Recruiting from abroad June 1, 2005 BANFF, Alta. - Alberta is facing a crisis. With more than $107 billion in projects in the works over the next seven years, there simply aren't enough workers to get the jobs done....
Regulations Revised PIC program gets green light from Alta. government June 1, 2005 BANFF, Alta. - Alberta's Infrastructure and Transportation Minister Lyle Oberg committed to supporting the province's revised Partners in Compliance (PIC) program at the AMTA's recent management confe...
Which negative trucker stereotype would you like to see gone for good? preview image Transportation Which negative trucker stereotype would you like to see gone for good? June 1, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. Any driver out there can tell a story about how they've been stereotyped just because they drive a truck. And even though statistics show these negative labels only apply to a small...
Volvo delivers first U.S.-built D12 (June 01, 2005) preview image Transportation Volvo delivers first U.S.-built D12 (June 01, 2005) June 1, 2005 HAGERSTOWN, Md. - The first U.S.-built Volvo D12 engine for installation in a customer's Volvo VN model truck was presented to AAA Cooper Transportation in Hagerstown Apr. 15....
