Business Tips

BCTA adds classified section to website

LANGLEY, B.C. -- As part of their strategy to provide tools and support to members tackling labor shortages, the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has added a new feature on their transportation career website.

Minister Bradley talks speed limiters at photo op; says PQ on its way

TORONTO -- After touring the Truck World 2008 show in Toronto with his namesake from the Ontario Trucking Association, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley stopped by the Kenworth booth to show how speed limiters work and answer questions about the technology from the media.

DOT solicits ideas on vehicle-highway communication

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration is looking for input on potential financing and operation of a nationwide communications network between vehicles and the roadway infrastructure.

BCTA calls for better balance between freight and labor

LANGLEY, B.C. -- More than two-thirds of trucking companies responding to a recent survey in B.C. expect to hire or contract an average of five full-time Class 1 drivers during the next year.

Safety the bulk of the work for fuel haulers

CALGARY, Alta. -- A handful of western carriers got a bit of recognition recently from the people who produce the products they haul.

Speed limiter activation could suck millions from trucker pool

TORONTO -- If Ontario's plan requiring speed limiters on trucks comes to pass, owners would be looking at fees of about $120-150 to set the road speed parameter in the engine's ECM to the mandated limit of 105 km/h.

National recognition for lost loved ones

VANCOUVER -- It's not a celebratory occasion, but April 28 is an important day for many workplaces.

Alberta report disses banning cellphones

EDMONTON -- Legislation banning hand-held cellphones while driving does not appear to cut down on the number of collisions, according to a new study quietly released by the Alberta government.

Western Promises: HOS rules are coming to Alberta, speed limiters are not

BANFF, Alta. -- Hope for nationwide implementation of speed limiter legislation hit a roadblock in Alberta, as the province's Transport Minister revealed he has no intention of pursuing the idea.

Keeping drivers requires a personal touch

BANFF, Alta. -- While finding good qualified drivers may be difficult, some days keeping them around may seem just as tough.

BC big rigs in rig brig

VICTORIA -- B.C. Transportation Minister Kevin Falcon says he likes the idea of impounding unsafe trucks for 30 days.

Program change piques student interest

RED DEER, Alta. -- With new changes in place, Alberta's pioneering Professional Driver Certificate program is finding interest where it needs it most, with prospective student.

Could limiters mean even safer roads?

TORONTO -- Truckers could be forgiven for wondering why the government and the Ontario Trucking Association are bent on mandating speed limiters on all trucks when the province's roads and highways are already the second safest on the continent.

Crash Course: Startling results from ATRI driver training study

ARLINGTON, Va. -- There's no connection between how much time a student driver actually spends behind the wheel training and the likelihood of having an accident once he gets a CDL.

Wide single tires get national acceptance; in principle

OTTAWA -- The provincial Ministers of Transportation recently agreed the new generation of wide base single tires are deserving of increased weight limits.