Driver Inc., driver shortage among leading files for new CTA chairman

MONTREAL, Que. – Jean-Claude Fortin recalls precisely the day he obtained his CDL. It was March 11, 1961. He was 17 years old. Decades later, he finds himself serving as…

QTA renews ExpoCam support for next 20 years

Newcom Media President Joe Glionna, ACQ President and CEO Marc Cadieux, and Newcom Media Chairman Jim Glionna celebrate their continuing business relationship. MONTREAL, Que. — Newcom Media Inc. and the…

Quebec association reaches out to next generation

LA MALBAIE, Que. – The Quebec Trucking Association continues to reach out to a new generation of workers as it responds to a shortage of drivers, dispatchers, mechanics, and…

Top Quebec driver named

Michel Bernicky and his wife are accompanied by Alain Delisle (Volvo Trucks Canada), Véronyque Tremblay (Ministry of Transportation, Sustainable Mobility, and Transportation Electrification), Patrick Turcotte (TYT Group), Norbert Demers (…

Bedard warns against adding capacity

LA MALBAIE, Que. – Alain Bedard, chief executive officer of TFI International, is emphasizing the value of a stable workforce -- and warning carriers to avoid the temptation of adding capacity at a time when the demand for transportation is exceptionally strong.

‘The future is here’: Nikola CEO

GATINEAU, QC - The founder and Chief Executive Officer of Nikola Motor Company suggests today's truck manufacturers face a fate similar to Kodak, which watched its film business collapse during the advent of digital cameras. "They [Kodak] were so powerful that they never expected to change anything," Trevor Milton said in an address to the 66th annual meeting of the Quebec Trucking Association. "Why change something that already works?" His Utah-based company is certainly looking to reinvent the idea of a Class 8 truck, as it looks to produce a hydrogen-powered electric model known as the Nikola One.

QTA balks at Autoroute 30 toll increase

MONTREAL, QC - The Quebec Trucking Association is calling on Transport Minister Laurent Lessard to help block the latest toll increase on Autoroute 30, and has met with elected representatives from throughout the region in a bid to find a long-term solution to skyrocketing prices.