Mullen looks north

ALDERSYDE, Alta. - Mullen Transportation has struck a deal on yet another bargaining table, with Mullen Logistics now signing a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the Inuvialuit Development Corpor...

We need to hear from people who want to improve driver training

Dear Editor,The Truck Training Schools Association of Ontario (TTSAO) has been working for many years to get in place standards for the training of entry-level truck drivers, as well as standards for ...

Where do we fit in?

One of the main criticisms of Canada's booming transportation industry is that each mode tends to work in isolation. There is little sharing of information and understanding of positioning among the f...

NOT DONE YET

In one fell swoop this summer Meritor Automotive doubled its size by merging with Arvin Industries. The new $7.5B company, ArvinMeritor, ranks as the 11th largest automotive supplier. But in a meeting...

Management – Human Resources: Create the Right Path

Truck drivers are not the dissatisfied lot many assume them to be, according to a recently released study on driver retention conducted by the respected Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute of ...

Spec-ing – Medium-Duty Trucks: Medium-Duty Basics

You run a handful of medium-duty trucks to get your product to market but trucking is far from being your first order of business. Speaking of business, it's booming and your trucks are starting to sh...

Where the money goes

Finally an understanding of the relative importance of each mode can be gained by comparing the amount of government spending it attracts. In terms of direct federal subsidies, grants and contribution...

Transportation.com launches online industry marketplace

Transportation.com, an Internet transportation marketplace, has launched www.transportation.com, a site which offers a selection of transportation management and logistics consulting services. Transpo...

Roadchecked

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's trucks recorded a 23 per cent out-of-service rate during the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz from June 6 to 8, with 1,580 trucks and 142 drivers cited for defects or violatio...

Re-think border controls, says Consul General

WHISTLER, B.C. - Traditional border crossings along the Canada-U.S. border are nothing but "nonsense" and a "make-work project" that fail to catch those who continue to sneak from one country to the o...

Trucking industry outpaces economy

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's economy may be red hot, but growth in the transportation industry continues to beat the pace, according to the 1999 Transportation in Canada report released by Transport Canada...

Perhaps your sperm could use a reefer

OTTAWA, Ont. - Sure, you may be keeping a close eye on engine temperatures, and the cool air pumping out of the reefer on your trailer, but it turns out that shouldn't be the only temperature-related ...

CN chops full day from transit times

Most eastbound moves will also see a day shaved from transit times."With the introduction of our boldly redesigned schedules, CN offers shippers for the first time a transcontinental rail intermodal s...

‘If anybody in their right mind thinks we’re going to take trucks off the highways … they’re dreaming’ Intermodal deals must be based on market: Bradley

WINDSOR, Ont. - So-called intermodal partnerships that shift freight from one mode of transportation to another are nothing but a "smokescreen" when they aren't working to serve the best interests of ...

Truckers honored in ceremony

WINDSOR, Ont. - The trucking industry was front and center last month during ceremonies in Windsor to honor National Transportation Week.Michel Besner, president of Transport Besner of Saint-Nicolas, ...