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LABOR LAW: EMPLOYEE PRIVACY

Some employers are getting a too intimate look at new Privacy Act rules.

Armour boss says carriers have to boost pay to keep drivers

TRURO, N.S. -- The owner of one Atlantic Canada's largest for-hire carriers says the trucking industry has to start paying drivers up to $70,000 a year and be able to grant better schedule flexibility in order to keep drivers in their seats.

You want me to do what?

Tips for keeping the driver-dispatcher relationship harmonious

Drugs & Drivers

Everybody does it. But randomly testing drivers headed to the U.S. has been ruled illegal in Canada. OR HAS IT?

Canada Customs strike causes chaos at Ont border crossings

WINDSOR, Ont. - Trucks attempting to enter Canada from the US were held up for hours at several Southern Ontario border crossings this afternoon as front line Customs Border Services Agency officers walked off the job.

CTHRC updates Earning Your Wheels program

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council has launched a new, updated entry-level Earning Your Wheels driver training program.

OTA announces desired speed cap for all trucks in the province

TORONTO -- One-oh-Five. That -- in kilometers per hour -- is the speed the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) wants all trucks running in the province limited to. Actually, all the trucks in Canada.

CTA, OTA honor best truckers, Highway Hero named

TORONTO -- Wayne Dixon, a driver with Muskoka Transport of Bracebridge, Ont., has been named the Canadian Trucking Alliance/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year for 2005.

Ontario announces PNP for foreign workers

TORONTO -- Ontario has joined the rest of the country in adopting a Provincial Nominee Program which helps carrier companies recruit immigrant workers to Canada.

Driver apprenticeship program confirmed in Ontario

TORONTO -- A group of carriers and driver trainers lobbying for a truckers' apprenticeship program finally got their wish.

First-ever top Canadian dispatcher named

TORONTO -- Two of Canada's top dispatchers were recently recognized for their commitment to the trucking industry and their companies.

VanPort to extend operating hours

VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Port Authority will extend hours of operations at container terminal truck gates in the Port of Vancouver, beginning in January 2006.

CTHRC adds literacy model to training standards

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council announced today the mandatory inclusion of essential skill testing for facility accreditation.

New MVTA threshold and Alta. safety certificate standards take effect Jan. 1

EDMONTON -- Starting on the first day of the New Year, Alberta carriers that operate outside of the province will have to obtain a Safety Fitness Certificate.

Ontario outlaws mandatory retirement for workers

TORONTO -- The Ontario Liberal government has just passed a new law that restricts companies from pushing workers to retire at the age of 65.