Infrastructure

Feds to invest in Port of Trois-Rivieres

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. – The federal government will invest $33.4 million into constructing a new 100,000 sq.-m. multipurpose terminal at the Port of Trois-Rivieres. Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau announced the…

Ontario to invest in northern rest areas

THUNDER BAY, Ont. – The province of Ontario has committed to building four new rest areas in Northern Ontario and will also expand or repair 10 existing facilities. The announcement…

Proposed legislation would permanently allow 24-hour deliveries in Ontario

TORONTO, Ont. – Proposed legislation in Ontario would pave the way for 24-hour deliveries to businesses. The Main Street Recovery Act, 2020, introduced by Associate Minister of Small Business and…

Precision Specialized to tackle most challenging oversize load yet

BURLINGTON, Ont. – It’s a move so long and complex, nothing is being left to chance. Even a mobile washroom is being taken along. Yet, the pickup and delivery locations…

CVSA video explores future of enforcement

GREENBELT, Md. – The future of commercial vehicle enforcement is hardly child’s play, but it is being described with a childlike voice and some stop-motion animation. Welcome to the…

Report calls for changes to B.C. Container Trucking Act

VANCOUVER, B.C. – An independents study on the off-dock container movements at the Port of Vancouver is calling for changes to the Container Trucking Act to improve fairness and efficiency…

Electric vehicle rollout faces power generation barriers

TORONTO, Ont. – Interest in electric vehicles continues to grow, but energy analyst Robert Bryce points to an array of barriers that must be overcome before any widespread rollout –…

Coquihalla rescuer: Nothing is staged for ‘Highway Thru Hell’

Al Quiring and his team of heavy-tow operators have been rescuing trapped drivers and their vehicles from the treacherous Coquihalla Highway in British Columbia for years. The 52-year-old has built…

Ontario moves forward on emissions, towing crackdowns

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario plans to have a new truck emissions inspection regime in place by early 2022, under a series of regulatory changes that are currently in the works.

Port commissioner defends unlicensed off-dock trucking

VANCOUVER. B.C. – The controversy surrounding unlicensed off-dock trucking at the Port of Vancouver deepened this week, with the Office of the B.C. Container Trucking Commissioner (OBCCTC) defending the work.

Unifor demands action against container trucking ‘black market’

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Canada’s largest private sector union is demanding a crackdown on what it calls the growing container trucking black market at the Port of Vancouver. Unifor said Thursday…

Quebec to allow LCVs on statutory holidays

QUEBEC CITY, Que. — The Quebec Ministry of Transport (MTQ) announced it is lifting the ban on the movement of long combination vehicles (LCVs) for all statutory holidays for a…

New truck staging site opens in Delta

DELTA, B.C. — A new truck staging facility has opened in Delta, B.C., making room for up to 140 vehicles. This will help to address long-standing road safety concerns in…

Montreal port strike could be costly: ACQ

MONTREAL, Que. — After rail blockades and the Covid-19 pandemic, the Quebec trucking industry is now facing another issue as the union of longshoremen of the Port of Montreal filed a…

Details emerge for Ontario’s new 400 Series highway

TORONTO, Ont. – Ontario has confirmed the preferred route for a new 400-series highway that will cut through York, Peel and Halton regions, serving an area that accounts for some…