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Province set to fund CTHRC training

FREDERICTON, N.B. - New Brunswick has agreed to provide funding to Employment Insurance (EI) recipients who want to take training at Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC)-certified truck d...

Michelin seeks new rules

LAVAL, Que. - Tire maker Michelin is lobbying for legal changes in Canada that would open the market for its new X-One line."At this point, because of provincial legislation, the X-One can only be run...

Canada eyes low-sodium highways

OTTAWA, Ont. - The federal government is considering listing road salt as a toxic substance under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, a move that would change how the country's roadways are mai...

Trucker satisfaction hits five year low

DON MILLS, Ont. - A record number of Canadian truckers are less than satisfied with their jobs, which also marks the third consecutive year this number has decreased.Overall workplace satisfaction was...

Hwy. 407 offers look into future

MARKHAM, Ont. - As the newest kid on Ontario's highway block, the electronic toll-route Hwy. 407, offers a handy lens to see the province's new highway expansion plan - and how commercial vehicles mig...

Truck News adds veteran tech-scribe

DON MILLS, Ont. - Truck trade journalism superstar Tom Berg has officially joined the ever-growing team at Truck News as the publication's contributing technical editor."This is very exciting news, in...

Teaching allegiance

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The issue of standardized driver training is again worming its way to the forefront in Ontario as the province prepares to grant self-regulation to the industry.MPP Gary Stewart re...

Q: What’s your favorite (or least favorite) spot to cross over the border?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Being a long-haul trucker in Canada often means spending a lot of time south of the border. After a while, a driver comes to know the ins and outs of Canada-U.S. relations better t...

Saint John, N.B. declares war on highway noise

SAINT JOHN, N.B. - The City of Saint John, N.B. is declaring a war on noise pollution, and says highways are a huge part of the problem.The city's environment committee has outlined a policy document ...

Pouring on the asphalt

TORONTO, Ont. - To boldly roll where no rigs have rolled before.That in essence was the message Mike Harris' government conveyed through a massive plan to expand southern Ontario's highway network to ...

N.S. sees huge tax windfall

HALIFAX, N.S. - The government of Nova Scotia is expecting to get an extra $14.6 million by the end of March on the back of blended sales taxes collected from rising diesel, gasoline and heating oil c...

Mark Dalton: Owner/Operator

The story so far...When Bud the dispatcher doesn't have a load ready, Mark gets on his case and ends up telling him that dispatching can't be all that hard. Bud suggests Mark take his place for a coup...

Association celebrates 50th year

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - In recognition of its 50th anniversary, the Quebec Trucking Association will reflect on themes such as regulation, globalization and changes in the trucking industry at its 50th an...

Right out of your hands

TROY, Mich. - "Gear jammers" aren't what they used to be, and don't have to be.Today's transmissions are easier than ever to shift, thanks to low-inertia designs and lower clutch-pedal pressures. But ...

The clutch: “Middleman” of your truck’s powertrain

BUCKHORN, Ont. - Just as the thrust of many new technologies has been to remove the "middleman," technological innovation in transmission and engine electronics may also one day do away with the tradi...