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Can-Am owner-ops join forces against speed limiters

TORONTO -- With the Ontario's Ministry of Transportation now actively soliciting input on the Ontario Trucking Association's suggestion that all trucks operating in that province be limited to 105 km/h (65 mph), owner-operator groups on both sides of the border are joining forces in opposing the proposal.

OBAC wants more time to comment on speed limiters

TORONTO -- A group of Canadian owner-ops is urging Ontario's Ministry of Transportation to extend the window for truckers to weigh in on a proposal to mandate speed governors on all trucks operating in the province.

Next phase of Ontario VWD reforms kick off in New Year

TORONTO -- Ontario truckers are gearing up for major changes to the province's vehicle weight and dimension rules, effective Jan. 1, 2006.

No Better Time to Adjust Your Fleet Speed

How do you effectively enforce a crackdown on speed?

Truck driving one of best jobs around: Career firm

CHICAGO -- A U.S. national online job bank has ranked heavy-duty truck driving number18 on its list of the top 25 jobs for 2006.

OTA announces labour law seminar

TORONTO -- Trucking CEOs, senior managers and others responsible for labour and employment matters won't want to miss this upcoming OTA seminar that covers a number of issues that have an impact on profitability. This full day seminar, which includes lunch, takes place on Feb. 16 in Toronto.

Speed limiter debate hits airwaves; OBAC, OOIDA waiting for MTO verdict

The Ontario Trucking Association has taken its case for mandatory speed limiters before the mainstream media.

HAZMAT TRAINING PROGRAM

J. J. Keller & Associates has introduced 'Hazmat Training Made Easier For All Employees'

Blue collar workers migrating to Alberta’s patch: Stats Can

OTTAWA -- Freight carriers who assume that recent manufacturing plant closures in Canada may spark an exodus of potential truck drivers to their companies should get in line for skilled help.

Stats Can publishes truck driver shortage study

OTTAWA -- For the first time, truckers 55 years-old and over outnumbered those under 30 last year, confirming that the gap in the so-called driver shortage is going to get a whole lot wider in the next few years, says a new Statistics Canada study.

Private fleets pass on speed limiters: Say no proof speeding is a problem

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada is the latest transport group to weigh in on the controversial speed limiter proposal currently before the Ontario Ministry of Transportation. Its answer? No thanks.

Michigan on verge of increasing truck speed limit

LANSING, Mich. -- Michigan Gov. Jennifer Granholm will review a bill that allows commercial trucks to go 5 mph faster on state highways.

Clarke Transport union workers locked out

CONCORD, Ont. -- Halifax-based Clarke Inc. has locked out about 66 unionized dock workers from a Concord, Ont. trucking terminal after the employees voted to reject a final labour contract offered by the company.

BREAKING NEWS: American carriers launch their own speed limiter campaign

TAMPA, Fla. -- The American Trucking Associations, the U.S.'s largest trucking industry trade group, has followed the lead of their Canadian brethren and endorsed a move to limit the maximum speed of large trucks, at the time of manufacture, to no more than 68 mph.

Shades of Gray: Mandatory retirement law may be a double-edged reg

Ontario's mandatory retesting of older drivers could soon be stricken from the books