Taxes can be so taxing: Part 2

The Story So Far…Mark visits his post-office box and finds another letter from the Canada Revenue Agency. He’s been receiving more and more of these in the mail, but has ignored them all. He’s had bad experiences in the past...

Q: How do you use the Internet when you’re on the road?

BRADFORD, Ont. – In the old days of long-haul trucking – some would say the “good” old days – solitude was part of the job description, with only the camaraderie of fellow CB radio users to keep drivers company...

2012 May

Industry stakeholders bend government’s ear on plans for GHG emissions regs

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Ottawa has encouraged industry feedback on its proposed legislation mirroring the US mandate to reduce heavy duty truck GHG emissions and government officials got an earful here today at a conference hosted by the University...

COMPETITION WATCH: Consolidated Fastfrate to build new Regina cross-dock facility

REGINA, Sask. -- Consolidated Fastfrate (CFF) has announced plans to move into Regina’s Global Transportation Hub with a 10,000 sq.-ft. cross-dock facility.

Kenworth T680 to make two Canadian stops on Road Tour

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth’s slick new T680 is hitting the road for the first leg of its Road Tour, including stopovers at two Canadian Kenworth dealers.

Windsor-Essex Parkway truckers park to protest wages

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Work on the Windsor-Essex Parkway was halted Friday, as truckers hauling gravel and dirt for the project parked their trucks in a dispute over wages, the Windsor Star reports.

Caravan Logistics donates $2,000 to Trucking for Wishes charity

TORONTO, Ont. -- Trucking for Wishes’ “money booth” did more than just muss up some hair during its recent appearance at Truck World. The air-charged booth, which gives participants 45 seconds to collect as many wind-blown...

OBAC joins awareness campaign to fight human trafficking

OTTAWA, Ont. -- A group fighting against the crime of human trafficking has teamed up with the Owner-Operator’s Business Association of Canada (OBAC) to launch an awareness campaign for truck drivers.

Heavy Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions conference starts Monday

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The University of Manitoba Transport Institute (UMTI) is hosting the “Heavy Duty Vehicle GHG Emissions and Fuel Efficiency in Canada,” Conference, in Winnipeg, Man.,  on April 30th –May 1st, 2012 at the...

Gravel haulers interrupt truck inspections in Milton, North Bay

MILTON, Ont. -- Truck inspection activities have been ground to a halt at the Trafalgar South Inspection Station over the past two days, as disgruntled gravel haulers have overtaken the site to protest overloading by customers and overzealous...

Mack names Saskatchewan dealer Canada’s top distributor

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack Trucks has named Redhead Equipment of Regina, Sask. its Distributor of the Year for Canada in 2011.

ATA rallies up support for EOBRs

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) has issued a call to members of the upcoming conference committee on the surface transportation bill, to support a proposal to mandate electronic logging devices (or electronic...

Proposed EOBR mandate burdensome, expensive: OOIDA

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says a potential law requiring all longhaul trucks to be equipped with electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) will cost the industry US$2 billion.

OTA Education Foundation seeking applicants for memorial scholarship

TORONTO, Ont. -- The OTA Education Foundation once again offering the OTA Professional Driver Memorial Scholarship to a university student who is the son or daughter of a professional truck driver.