Clear Shot: God Save Trucking

Few might see the similarities between Queen Elizabeth II of England and Canada's trucking industry, but if the Queen were to peruse the front pages of this past year's Truck News, I dare say she would admit that perhaps we've experienced an "annu...

Staff Member Receives Safety Award

CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association's (AMTA's) Southern Alberta injury reduction and training advisor, John Tessier, has received a prestigious safety award.

Viewpoint: Half Empty or Half Full?

If you've just finished reading Ingrid's column, I hope you're ready for - and open to - another point of view.

Publisher’s Comment: Spread the Good Word

We all know as an industry, one of our biggest problems is the negative image we have with the general public. I've spent many an evening explaining to my friends why truckers are getting a bad rap. It's like anything else, I guess the minority ha...

Will You Be Home for the Holidays or Out on the Road?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Long-haul truck drivers face one challenge most people in other occupations don't have to deal with - being away from family and friends for extended periods of time.

Competition Watch: Chicago Express Line Launched by CN

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - CN Rail has launched a new Chicago Express Line as a result of its partnership with B.C. Rail, which the company says can move freight to Chicago two days faster than previously possible by rail.

BRASS Drivers Safe for Now According To CTA

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's transborder trucking industry last month breathed a sigh a relief after learning U.S. Customs officials planned to practice "informed compliance" for a "reasonable period of time," when enforcing the new requirements for BR...

Trailer Guard Trouble

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian trucking insiders fear new trailer under-ride guard standards, announced this fall by Transport Canada, could give U.S. carriers and trailer manufacturers an unfair advantage.

NABRR Eyes Eastern Expansion Following Successful Season

CALGARY, Alta. - This year's North American Big Rig Racing (NABRR) campaign was the largest and most successful yet, but the organization plans to build on its success and is eyeing eastern expansion.

Volvo Pushes for SCR in 2010

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Selective catalytic reduction, possibly in combination with exhaust gas recirculation, is the only existing technology that can conceivably meet U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emissions standards for 2010 and maintain an...

Hagerstown to Get Facelift

GOTHENBURG, Sweden - Volvo's October press briefing in Sweden saw company officials announce plans to begin partially assembling engines for the North American market at the company's soon-to-be transformed plant in Hagerstown, Maryland early next...

18 Wheels, 23 Discs: Workplace Musculoskeletal Injuries – What Really Happens

Christmas holidays are just around the corner. Everyone is working hard; they are tired and ready for a little break. It is usually at these times, when the monotony of work sets in, that injury can occur.

Let’s Talk Insurance: The Death Spiral – Learning From Past Mistakes

We've all seen holiday movies in which ghosts or angels teach the main character an important lesson. Just as in the movies, many truckers today have received visits from ghosts - ghosts of past trucking insurers who left long-haul trucking, leadi...

Are You Violating Labour Code?

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - Some carriers may be in violation of the Federal Labour Code (FLC) while carrying out daily operations and not even know it.

Greatwest Kenworth Opens New Dealership in Western Canada

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Greatwest Kenworth has opened a new store in Grande Prairie at the rapidly-expanding "four mile corner" just north of the city.