Business Tips

Ont Transport Minister likes speed limiters; Comments on series of trucking issues

TORONTO -- Ontario Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield got a standing ovation from 600 Ontario Trucking Association delegates when she told them she's receptive to the idea of limiting all trucks in the province to 105 km/h and is committed to working with the industry on the proposal.

BC safety officials propose reg upgrades for log workers, truckers

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- In an attempt to mitigate the high number of trucking-related injuries and fatalities among log haulers in B.C.'s Northern Interior, WorkSafe B.C. is proposing a series of changes to provincial safety regulations.

Truckers partner with feds in Aboriginal hiring program

HALIFAX -- Atlantic trucking companies looking for more manpower behind the wheel may be able to get it from the Aboriginal community after an employment partnership was truck between Ottawa and native leaders.

Truckers dodge blame for bridge tragedy

LAVAL, Que. -- At around 11:25 a.m. on Saturday Sept. 30th, driver Dave Ferrara called 911 when in front of his eyes a one-meter long piece of concrete fell suddenly from the Concorde overpass in Laval, Que.

Governments promise nearly $1B for ITS projects

OTTAWA -- The feds and the province of Ontario say they'll kick-in $930,000 in research and development projects on intelligent transportation systems.

Northern Manitoba trucks to carry bigger loads

WINNIPEG -- Larger truck loads will soon be permitted on the northern Manitoba hauling route along Hwy. 6 between Winnipeg and Thompson.

Judge agrees with owner-ops in leasing spat with carrier

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A few months ahead of the long-awaited OOIDA vs Landstar trial in the U.S., a federal judge ruled in October that Landstar System violated U.S. Truth in Leasing regulations when it failed to provide backup documentation in support of chargebacks charged to owner-operators leased to the company.

Union raises cash for striking Goodyear workers

SUDBURY, Ont. -- Picketing Canadian Goodyear employees with empty pockets got a bit of relief this week when the United Steelworkers union handed more than $15,000 to striking plant workers and their families.

Ohio bans smoking in truck cabs

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It looks like Smokies behind billboards aren't the only things truckers in Ohio have to be mindful of. How about actual smoking in their truck?

Canadian survey predicts steady employment in ’07

TORONTO -- Canadian employers in the transportation-public utilities sector expect a 17 percent boost in hiring in the first quarter of 2007.

Freightliner, DOT wrap up electronic control braking study

PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner has completed a significant three-year study with the U.S. Department of Transportation -- a field-operational test of Electronically Controlled Braking Systems (ECBS) and other safety technologies.

Driver turnover climbs again in U.S.

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- After improvements in the first half of 2006, truckload carriers south of the border saw an increase in the driver turnover rate during the third quarter, the American Trucking Associations reports.

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KRTS, Fanshawe school add new training program

SIMCOE, Ont. -- Fanshawe College in Simcoe, Ont. continues its driver education partnership with Kim Richardson Transportation Specialists.