New brake adjustment system to have RFID technology

TORONTO -- Brake problems on trucks and buses could be spotted and fixed sooner with a radio frequency identification (RFID) inspection system being developed by Zonar Systems and Canadian firm Spectra Inc.

Mad at Hat Rule: Sikh port truckers may challenge hardhat policy

MONTREAL - Canadian Sikh truck drivers are preparing to once again fight workplace safety rules requiring hardhats to be worn on the job -- this time in Quebec.

BREAKING NEWS: Sterling workers on strike at St. Thomas plant

ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- More than 2,000 CAW Local 1001 members at the Sterling Truck assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ontario walked off the job at midnight on a legal strike.

BCTA rolls out driver recruitment initiative

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association has launched a new online campaign that addresses the skills shortage in the trucking industry by having real people in the sector explain why they chose trucking as a career path.

Sterling strikers want security as downturn looms: CAW

ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- Before a strike by 2,000 CAW workers shut it down last Friday, Sterling Trucks' St. Thomas, Ont. plant was producing more trucks than ever.

Trimac, top BC school create new driver mentoring-training program

CALGARY -- Bulk carrier Trimac Transportation is partnering with the respected Mountain Transport Institute in Castlegar, B.C. to shore up qualified drivers at its fleet through a new mentoring program that subsidizes training for new recruits.

Sterling strike talks stall; no bargaining planned

ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- Sterling's St. Thomas truck plant remains closed for a second week in the middle of one of the busiest truck sales periods in history.

Ont. Sterling plant workers go back to work

ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- The two-week strike at Sterling's truck assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont. is over.

Bruce R Smith offers Learn To Earn scholarship

SIMCOE, Ont. -- Bruce R. Smith has created a full scholarship open to any individual in Ontario looking to start a career as a commercial truck driver.

VanPort container haulers threaten another strike

VANCOUVER -- Just eight months after a controversial licensing rule lured them back to work, can-haulers at Vancouver's coastal ports are threatening to shut down their engines once again.

Feds change licence scheme at VanPort; Owner-ops not impressed

VANCOUVER - The federal government may not be extending a container truck licence regime which mandated set rates and fuel surcharges paid to owner-operators, but it has tabled legislation that institutes a separate licensing rule for carriers working the ports in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver.

Ready or Not: Controversial VanPort licence scheme still in effect

VANCOUVER - Carriers contracting independent truckers at Lower Mainland container terminals still have to abide by provisions laid out by government mediator Vince Ready in order to obtain a valid licence to access ports, says the Vancouver Port Authority.

SPECIAL REPORT: Peace at the Port?

Container haulers at VanPort are being unionized, and even drayage companies admit it may save the Lower Mainland from more chaos.

BENDIX DIAGNOSTICS, TRAINING SOFTWARE

New software applications help technicians diagnose, repair, and recalibrate ABS, traction and stability systems.

Speed limiter debate in Legislature? Bring it on, says OBAC boss

OTTAWA -- The director of Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada says she isn't worried that a private member's bill mandating a speed limit on all trucks has been quietly moving up the legislative ladder at Queen's Park. In fact, Joanne Ritchie says, she's looking forward to an open, public debate on the issue.