Stolen Moncton load recovered, thanks to observant trucker

MONCTON, N.B. -- An observant truck driver is being credited for providing information that resulted in the arrest of a cargo thief and the recovery of $150,000 worth of stolen cheese.

Truck News September 2011

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US trucking groups praise Obama’s call to address transportation problems

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Industry associations in the US have applauded President Barack Obama's call for Congress to address the nation's inadequate surface transportation system.

RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index finds new order growth strengthens in August

OTTAWA, Ont. -Incoming new work at Canadian manufacturers increased at a marked pace during August, according to the RBC Canadian Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index, an indication that Canadian business perhaps should not be as gloomy in...

Port Metro Vancouver partnership helping cut port-related emissions

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Port Metro Vancouver and two Washington State ports continue to make significant progress in the cross-border effort to reduce port-related emissions in the Georgia Basin - Puget Sound air shed, according to the Northwest...

Ground transportation costs rise for fourth straight month: CGFI report

TORONTO, Ont. -- The cost of ground transportation for Canadian shippers increased again in June, the fourth consecutive monthly increase, according to results published by the Canadian General Freight Index (CGFI).  

Verspeeten Cartage deploys new lightweight Titan trash trailers

INGERSOLL, Ont. -- Observant drivers along Ontario's Hwy. 401 may have noticed a sleek new aluminum trash trailer being pulled by Verspeeten Cartage tractors in recent months.

Cargo crime crunch

MONTREAL, Que. - It's a criminal free-for-all featuring cargo theft, fraud, cyber-fraud, identity theft, extortion, robbery, drug and weapons smuggling, brokerage fraud, Internet crime, credit card theft, gun violence, kidnapping, murder,...

Fergus deserves another shot to get it right

This year's Fergus Truck Show was, by all accounts, a disappointment. And for once we can't blame it on the weather. One of Canada's greatest trucking events has lost its way in recent years, straying too far from its original roots as a truck...

Theft by deception

Cargo crime is an issue that deserves prime time attention. It could be costing our industry up to $5 billion annually, although that's just an estimate because until recently disjointed interest has led to a lack of proper data in addition to...

Driver shortage deja vu

KING CITY, Ont. - The shortage of qualified drivers that was so prominent in 2007 is coming back with a vengeance, Linda Gauthier, executive director with the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CHTRC) warned at the Private Motor Truck...

‘Holy, Jesus!’

WOODSTOCK, N.B. - On July 8 and 16, thieves stole a total of seven tractors and five trailers from the Woodstock area and Grand Falls, N.B. In fairly short order - RCMP did not provide dates - six of the seven tractors and four of the five...

Quebec paves way for young drivers to begin trucking careers

MONTREAL, Que. - Current Class 1, 2 and 3 licensing laws in Quebec make it pretty much impossible to start driving tractor-trailers, straight trucks or buses before the age of about nineteen-and-a-half.

As professional drivers, we need to look after ourselves first

I wanted to continue writing about driver health issues this month, but was beginning to feel like I was flogging a dead horse. That isn't the case according to the results of a recent Health and Wellness Survey of Transport Truck Drivers...

Where did all the toy trucks go?

I was walking around a toy store a few days ago and something struck me: there were hardly any toy trucks for sale. In fact, apart from Bob the Builder's construction equipment and a few Transformers, there was nothing that resembled a big...