Features

Sun setting on H-o-S reform

OTTAWA, Ont. - After months, if not years, of wrangling, the federal transport committee has endorsed the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) proposed changes to the Hours-of-Se...

What do you think about the proposed changes to H-o-S?

NAPANEE, Ont. - With the federal transport committee overwhelmingly approving the proposed changes to the Hours-of-Service (H-o-S) rules, truckers may soon find themselves in a 14/10 world.Scientifica...

U.S. duties could do permanent harm to industry (August 01, 2002)

MONTREAL, Que. - The lumber industry continues to look bleak as thousands of Canadian lumberjacks face an extra long summer vacation.Abitibi-Consolidated is shutting all of its lumber operations, incl...

PMTC: PMTC eyes productivity and integration

KITCHENER, Ont. - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) held its 25th annual General Meeting and Conference here and attendees took part in a host of activities.These included facility tour...

O/O, dispatcher training programs green-lighted

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) has three new bullets in its training gun with the launch of a trio of e-learning programs.With content written by the trucking ind...

Quebec’s O/O service vacuum

MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec owner/operators hoping to see their interests addressed ahead of those of the National Assembly can pretty much forget it these days.The landscape has changed quite a bit over ...

Atlantic trucking ahead of game

PICTOU, N.S. - The harmonization of commercial trucking regulations worked so well, Premier Bernard Lord wants to use it as a blueprint for other industries.Lord and his counterparts from neighboring ...

Sussex bypass takes the lead (August 01, 2002)

SUSSEX, N.B. - New Brunswick has made the completion of the Sussex bypass such a high priority, work on two other highway projects may be put on hold while it's finished.Provincial Transportation Mini...

Ontario initiates Phase 2 of weight, dimension changes on lift axles

TORONTO, Ont. - A new generation of safer, infrastructure-friendly trucks will be the result of the second round of the vehicle weight and dimension reform in Ontario.These latest reforms deal specifi...

Trucking farmers crushed by recent elevator closures

PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. - While Alberta farmers are using tax loopholes to run successful trucking side businesses, farmers in Manitoba are struggling to get their own crops to market.According to re...

Hydro’s power

TORONTO, Ont. - When looking towards the future, sometimes the air can cloud your vision, especially if you call Hogtown home.As you travel on the outskirts of the Greater Toronto Area (GTA), a seemin...

Windsor mayor threatens truck blockade, gets wish

WINDSOR, Ont. - The majority of city councillors here don't want to see Mayor Mike Hurst's plot to block trucks from entering the city come to fruition, and it appears they'll get their wish as the fe...

AMTA to remain a part of national alliance

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has formed a committee to ensure it can remain a part of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) after months of feuding over the alliance'...

Trucker cleared in cop’s death trial

CHATHAM, Ont. - The Quebec trucker accused of killing a police officer after a 2000 traffic accident near here, was acquitted on June 17.All of the charges against Terry DeMerchant, 28, were found by ...

Resource, float rigs will see boom

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - The Newfoundland and Labrador legislature has voted to accept a $2.9-billion deal with Inco to develop the Voisey's Bay mineral deposit.The 28-to-18 vote signals a new era for reso...