Transportation Canada Job Grants Now Open in Some Provinces November 3, 2014 TORONTO- Do you want some extra dollars to fund a company training program? Many Canadian businesses can now submit applications for a training program for future workers, with the feds…
E-logs Up Truck Safety, Research Finds preview image Transportation E-logs Up Truck Safety, Research Finds October 30, 2014 ARLINGTON, VA – Want safer trucks? Switch to electronic driver logs (ELD). ELD-equipped trucks had a 11.7-percent lower crash rate and a 5.1-percent lower preventable crash rate, according to a…
Alberta Carrier Fined $85K for Oversized Load preview image Transportation Alberta Carrier Fined $85K for Oversized Load October 30, 2014 FORT MCMURRAY, AB - A company that transports oilfield equipment in Western Canada has been fined over $85,000 for hauling an overweight load on Highway 63.
3 Easy Ways to Prevent Cargo Securement Violations preview image 3 Easy Ways to Prevent Cargo Securement Violations October 30, 2014 TORONTO - Knowing what roadside inspectors are finding can help tighten up your operation, and save you fines and points.
3 Easy Ways to Prevent Cargo Securement Violations preview image 3 Easy Ways to Prevent Cargo Securement Violations October 30, 2014 TORONTO - Knowing what roadside inspectors are finding can help tighten up your operation, and save you fines and points.
Navistar Sued Over International MaxxForce Engines preview image Transportation Navistar Sued Over International MaxxForce Engines October 30, 2014 LISLE, IL – Three trucking companies are suing truck and engine maker Navistar International, claiming that Navistar did not tell them about defects and problems with its Environmental…
Can Trucking Be More Attractive to Women? preview image Transportation Can Trucking Be More Attractive to Women? October 30, 2014 OTTAWA, ON - There's always been stories of the difficulties women face in a male-dominated industry such as trucking, but there has not been a way to prove or disprove them-until now.
Accuride Wheels To Roll Farther Into Canada preview image Transportation Accuride Wheels To Roll Farther Into Canada October 30, 2014 EVANSVILLE, IN- Truck part supplier Accuride plans on strengthening its Canadian presence by working with Canadian truck sales and marketing agency Specialty Sales and Marketing (SS&M). “From British Columbia to…
How To Fire Right preview image Transportation How To Fire Right October 30, 2014 TORONTO, ON – Keep your employees in the loop, and you won’t have to close any loopholes later. Nobody likes firing people. Happy employees are the foundation of a successful…
New Tool Helps Fleets Plan for Future preview image Transportation New Tool Helps Fleets Plan for Future October 30, 2014 OTTAWA, ON – Do you have the right people for the right job? Trucking HR Canada launched an interactive tool for fleet managers to maximize employee skills and help fleets…
Here’s $240K to Attract Women into Trucking: Feds preview image Transportation Here’s $240K to Attract Women into Trucking: Feds October 30, 2014 HALIFAX, NS- The federal government said they’ll give $242,721 to help attract more women into the trucking industry in the Atlantic provinces. “Women and girls across Canada have enormous potential…
A Safe Place To Make Mistakes preview image Transportation A Safe Place To Make Mistakes October 30, 2014 SUDBURY, ON – The key turns, the engine rumbles, air lines fill, and mirrors get checked. With a flick of the turn signal and a gentle acceleration, the driver…
Truckers, Are Your Brakes Inspection Ready? preview image Transportation Truckers, Are Your Brakes Inspection Ready? October 30, 2014 Miss Unsafe Brakes, 1939, appeared at the Chicago Auto Show dressed in a skeleton costume, to drive home the importance of brake safety. Since then, automakers have added safety…
The Rule that Gave Something Back preview image The Rule that Gave Something Back October 30, 2014 TORONTO – Vocational trucks are getting more fuel efficient, and save for the drop in your fuel bill, you probably hardly noticed. In calendar-year 2013, when the first round of the…
Tires Missing Markings Are Safe, Double Coin Tells NHTSA preview image Transportation Tires Missing Markings Are Safe, Double Coin Tells NHTSA October 30, 2014 MONROVIA, CA- About 1,753,000 Double Coin tires have non-compliant sidewall markings, but are perfectly safe and should be exempt from a recall, the company said to the…
