B.C. government highlights initiatives aimed at improving conditions for trucking industry

KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure provided an update on a slew of initiatives across the province recently, including the Weight2GoBC bypass program. Issuing over 1.2 million…

Saskatchewan makes super single tire pilot program permanent

Harmonizes single wide-base tire program with Ontario's

Saskatchewan expands wide-base tire pilot

REGINA, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s single wide-base tire pilot will continue for another year, allowing trucks to increase the weight and operate on all paved national highway systems in the province.

B.C. ups weight limit for super singles

VICTORIA, B.C. – The B.C. government has increased weight limits for single wide-base tires, approving a single-axle weight of 8,500kgs. The government says the increase will help the trucking industry…

AMTA to continue being voice, standard, and resource for its members

BANFF, Alta. – The person at the helm may have changed, but the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s (AMTA) priorities have not. Recently appointed association president Chris Nash said the AMTA…

At par single wide-base tires approved in Saskatchewan

REGINA, Sask. – The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) announced that single wide-base tires will run at par with duals on provincial highways starting July 1 on a pilot permit system,…

Several industry issues on Alberta government’s radar

BANFF, Alta. – The Government of Alberta has a full plate when it comes to how to best move forward with several issues facing the province’s trucking industry. Shaun Hammond,…

Transportation industry changing fast, says MLA Westhead

BANFF, Alta. – Cameron Westhead, Alberta MLA for Banff-Cochrane, says the transportation industry is on the brink of some major changes. “We are now standing on the edge of a…