Features

Law and the Border: Law and Carriers Don’t Have to Register as Food Facilities

In 2002, U.S. Congress passed legislation regarding public health security and bioterrorism to take steps to protect the public from attacks on the U.S. food supply. In October of 2003, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a...

XQT Quality Truck Centre Joins Hino Dealer Ranks

MILTON, Ont. - Hino has opened a truck sales and service representative in Milton, Ont.

B.C. To Resurrect On-Road Emissions Testing Program for Trucks

VANCOUVER, B.C. - B.C.'s AirCare On-Road program is being resurrected after being scrapped in 2002 due to a lack of funding.

More Alta. Fleets Require Certificates

EDMONTON, Alta. - Alberta Transportation is lowering the weight threshold for carriers who must obtain a Safety Fitness Certificate under the province's National Safety Code (NSC) program. As of May 1, carriers operating commercial vehicles weighi...

Bison Transport Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership

WINNIPEG, Man. - Bison Transport has announced that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, a national Partnership to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from ground freight transportati...

Nominations Open for Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year

TORONTO, Ont. - Nominations are open for the Canadian Fleet Maintenance Manager of the Year award.

Canadian Campaigns Target Unsafe Container Chassis

WINDSOR, Ont. - While Teamsters union officials in the United States have raised alarms over the safety of truck chassis that haul seagoing containers, trucking officials in Canada say the issue has not really posed threats here and that regulator...

Voice of the O/O: The Real Value of Drivers

There has been a lot of speculation about the impact of the new hours of service regulations on rates and payscales for owner/operators and drivers. As of this writing, the rules in the U.S. have been in effect for almost a month and, despite the...

What’s New… (March 01, 2004)

Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems Division has introduced a new tag axle specifically designed for 6 x 2 vehicle configurations requiring reduced weight in a variety of heavy-duty truck applications. Weighing in at only 255 lbs., the D...

TMC Round-Up

GAO dumps on EPA...

It’s About Time

Q. You told one of our owner-operators that he is free to book his "personal use" driving as off-duty. I am told this is not the case, and that both he, along with us, can be charged as this is not permitted under the regulations, nor is it MTO po...

Sizing It Up

Ministers of transport across Canada are considering a number of vehicle weights and dimensions policies and their decisions will prove crucial to the trucking industry. Following is an update of the most important issues under consideration.

Ready for a Fight?

Without doubt there is a great deal of tension in shipper-carrier dealings at the moment. It's certain to strain relations in many cases and destroy long-term partnerships in others, but that's not a bad thing. In fact, a little conflict would be...

Eye On Technology: Here I Am, There You Are

Remember the days when rows of truckers, phones jammed to their ears, propped up the walls at truck stops? Or when they disappeared onto the highways with empty trailers, unreachable by their dispatchers? Or, ... comparing then and now, with mobil

Eye On Technology: Are You Investing in the Right Systems?

Canadian shippers have an expectation that carriers will invest in technologies that will lower transportation costs, improve service levels and provide them with the information required to efficiently manage their supply chains. At the same time...