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Raise rates: BCTA

LANGLEY, B.C. - The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) is calling on its members to increase freight rates to help offset the rising cost of fuel.

Calgary ring road to proceed

CALGARY, Alta. - Truckers may eventually no longer have to trudge their way painstakingly through city traffic in Calgary along the Trans-Canada Hwy.

Third appearance for former OBAC acct.

OSHAWA, Ont. - Former OBAC accountant Tony Leckie appeared in an Oshawa courtroom for a third time April 26 to face a charge of fraud over $5,000.

TANS holds annual meeting in Truro, N.S.

TRURO, N.S. - Rates were the hot topic as Nova Scotia truckers gathered for their annual general meeting at the Best Western Glengarry on April 23 to 24.

NALCA meets at the heart of the Rock

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - There were no surprises when the Newfoundland and Labrador Carriers Association (NALCA) named its new board of directors at its annual general meeting April 17.

Utility Trailer marks 90th anniversary with expansion

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Utility Trailer celebrated its 90th anniversary at the Mid-America Trucking Show by announcing the expansion of its Virginia production plant as well as several new developments in its product line.

Quebec trucker gunned down en route in Pennsylvania

MONTREAL, Que. - The Quebec trucking industry was in mourning last month after popular trucker Neil Martin Tattersall was gunned down in cold blood inside his rig on southbound Interstate 81 in central Pennsylvania.

News – 01-JUN-04

EDMONTON, Alta. - Raydan's Air Link air ride walking beam suspension has been selected as standard equipment on all U.S. Air Force R11 refueler trucks.

CFMS crowns Bill Arthur

TORONTO, Ont. - It was a long time coming, but for Bill Arthur, the coveted Volvo Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year award finally came.

Do you think that the trucking industry is experiencing an upswing in profitability?

TORONTO, Ont. - It can be argued that what's happening in the trucking industry is a good indicator of what's to come for the Canadian economy, since trucking is so integral to its health.

Industry bullish at OTA forum

TORONTO, Ont. - Now is the time to raise rates and fuel surcharges and/or charge for extra services, said Ontario's top trucking executives at the Ontario Trucking Association's second Executive Forum held in April. Forum panelists included Rob Pe...

Driving skills save a life

WINDSOR, Ont. - If DaimlerChrysler trucker and New Brunswick native Guy Beaulieu never sees anything resembling what happened to him in mid-March he will retire from trucking a very happy man.

Ottawa Must Treat Transportation as a System Not Individual Modes: Karygiannis

Future investment decisions and policies must deal with transportation as a system, rather than as a collection of individual modes, Jim Karygiannis, parliamentary secretary for the transportation minister, told delegates attending a transportatio...

Peterson Multi-Function Light Idea for Enhanced Safety Applications

Peterson Manufacturing has introduced an LED multi-function light that provides both strobe and rear-turn functions.

Michelin Designs Tire for Waste Industry Vehicles

Michelin has introduced two tires designed specifically for use on waste industry vehicles, the XZU S and the X One XZU S.