Regulations PIC back on track? March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - When the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) stopped administering Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program in 2003, it said there simply wasn't a big enough carrot for...
Do you believe there is a shortage of truck drivers? preview image Transportation Do you believe there is a shortage of truck drivers? March 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Canadian carriers have been bemoaning a shortage of qualified truck drivers for several years now and it's widely viewed as the largest challenge facing the industry....
Transportation Trucking gets last minute FAST reprieve March 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Canadian BRASS drivers without FAST cards breathed a sigh of relief in late January when they learned U.S. Customs had agreed to push back to May 1 enforcement of a rule that would...
What’s hot? What’s not? preview image Transportation What’s hot? What’s not? March 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Truck and trailer dealerships across the country are blaming everything from sales cycles to a high Canadian dollar for limited supplies of late-model used equipment. Regionally, 53-fo...
U.S. drops labeling rule preview image Transportation U.S. drops labeling rule March 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - In the face of mounting opposition from trucking industry and government organizations on both sides of the border, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has quie...
Help from across the pond: Dutch-born Easterners make immigration their business preview image Transportation Help from across the pond: Dutch-born Easterners make immigration their business March 1, 2005 FLORENCEVILLE, N.B. - Not only is Dutch-born truck driver Harm-Berend Meulman living his dream of living and working in Canada, he wants to make life here with his new Canadian girlfriend a permanent...
Transportation Alberta to implement ITS March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - The governments of Canada and Alberta just announced the signing of two contribution agreements between them for Intelligent Transportation Systems in the province of Alberta....
Stranded (March 01, 2005) preview image Transportation Stranded (March 01, 2005) March 1, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. - Several hundred truckers took a forced three-day vacation in a small ski resort town in B.C. last month, when snow, rain and avalanches caused the closure of Hwy. 1....
Wide load preview image Transportation Wide load March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - A recent load hauled from Edmonton to Fort McMurray, Alta. turned a lot of heads - and for good reason. It was the largest and heaviest load ever hauled between the two Alberta citie...
Transportation Challenger driver joins Million Mile Club (March 01, 2005) March 1, 2005 FLORENCE, Ont. - Challenger Motor Freight driver Philip Stanway of Florence, Ont. , recently joined the Midnight Trucking Radio Network's Million Mile Club. The Midnight Trucking Radio Network's Milli...
Dana appoints new global director for trailer products preview image Transportation Dana appoints new global director for trailer products March 1, 2005 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems group announced the appointment of Mike Schwanzl to global director of business development - trailer products....
Avalanches, freezing rain strand hundreds in B.C. preview image Transportation Avalanches, freezing rain strand hundreds in B.C. March 1, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. - Hundreds of truckers were stranded in the B.C. interior in January, when avalanches and freezing rain forced the closure of several well-travelled sections of the Trans-Canada Hwy....
Transportation OTA names ’05/06 Road Knights March 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association has named nine members to its 2005-2006 OTA Road Knights Team....
How to keep your workers working preview image Transportation How to keep your workers working March 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Trucking companies may not pay a lot of attention to absence management - but they should, says Marsh Canada's Mark Perkins....
One tall haul preview image Transportation One tall haul March 1, 2005 ONANOLE, Man. - Even by Minty's Moving standards, it was a tall order. Move a 160-foot-tall, 280-tonne grain elevator 20 miles. Throw in a couple of steep hills and some icy roads. But the Onanole, Ma...
