Canadian employment keeps creeping higher in ’08

OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing industries led another surge in Canadian employment in March.

TRAILER STABILITY

Two new Bendix TABS-6 systems are available in single- or multi-channel configurations for almost any trailer

Doctors suggest testing truckers for sleep apnea

WASHINGTON -- American medical experts have recommended to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that obese truck drivers be tested routinely for sleep apnea.

American carriers sign recruiting deal with Army

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Army Reserve have entered into a recruiting partnership that would see professional truck drivers traded between industries.

Apprenticeships have 50-60 % completion rate: Study

OTTAWA -- Nearly two in three individuals who registered in an apprenticeship program in Alberta in 1993 had completed their training a decade later -- usually in the same trade they started in a decade earlier.

Feds studying truck sideguards

ST. JOHN'S -- Federal Transportation Minister Lawrence Cannon told acting St. John's Mayor Dennis O'Keefe's that Ottawa is in the process of studying the possibility of mandatory sideguards on all Canadian trucks.

BCTA adds classified section to website

LANGLEY, B.C. -- As part of their strategy to provide tools and support to members tackling labor shortages, the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has added a new feature on their transportation career website.

Minister Bradley talks speed limiters at photo op; says PQ on its way

TORONTO -- After touring the Truck World 2008 show in Toronto with his namesake from the Ontario Trucking Association, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley stopped by the Kenworth booth to show how speed limiters work and answer questions about the technology from the media.

DOT solicits ideas on vehicle-highway communication

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Research and Innovative Technology Administration is looking for input on potential financing and operation of a nationwide communications network between vehicles and the roadway infrastructure.

BCTA calls for better balance between freight and labor

LANGLEY, B.C. -- More than two-thirds of trucking companies responding to a recent survey in B.C. expect to hire or contract an average of five full-time Class 1 drivers during the next year.

Safety the bulk of the work for fuel haulers

CALGARY, Alta. -- A handful of western carriers got a bit of recognition recently from the people who produce the products they haul.

Speed limiter activation could suck millions from trucker pool

TORONTO -- If Ontario's plan requiring speed limiters on trucks comes to pass, owners would be looking at fees of about $120-150 to set the road speed parameter in the engine's ECM to the mandated limit of 105 km/h.

National recognition for lost loved ones

VANCOUVER -- It's not a celebratory occasion, but April 28 is an important day for many workplaces.

Alberta report disses banning cellphones

EDMONTON -- Legislation banning hand-held cellphones while driving does not appear to cut down on the number of collisions, according to a new study quietly released by the Alberta government.

Western Promises: HOS rules are coming to Alberta, speed limiters are not

BANFF, Alta. -- Hope for nationwide implementation of speed limiter legislation hit a roadblock in Alberta, as the province's Transport Minister revealed he has no intention of pursuing the idea.