Bison creates rewards program for mechanics too

WINNIPEG -- Bison Transport has a new Mechanic Safety Award Program (MSAP) designed to promote and reward Bison's mechanics for their performance and commitment to the fleet.

CN makes another call to end strike through binding arbitration

MONTREAL -- On the eve of a back-to-work legislation vote in Ottawa, Canadian National Railways has called again for the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to agree to binding arbitration.

Strike threatens rail rebound

TORONTO -- Well, this is one way to boost truck freight volumes. Patches of container truckers across the country might be the select few who aren't complaining too hard that Canadian National Railway locomotive engineers hit the bricks this weekend.

SPECIAL REPORT: Top court settles pivotal freight forwarding-logistics case

OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has finally ruled on a critical case that could change how some freight forwarders, logistics companies, and hybrid highway carriers are governed under provincial and federal law.

Nova Scotia’s high LCV lights are history

HALIFAX -- One Maritime province down; one to go.We're referring to the battle to eliminate the high-mounted trailer lights on the backs of long combination vehicles (LCVs).

Humber College hosting SmartDriver session

TORONTO -- Humber College's Transportation Training Centre and FleetSmart (ecoENERGY for Fleets) will host a SmartDriver for Highway Trucking train-the-trainer session in Toronto.

Trucking stats: Big numbers of small talk

WINDSOR, Ont. -- It's the holiday season. You're going to be meeting people socially.

B.C. gravel haulers waiting for New Year to take action

VANCOUVER -- Disgruntled gravel truck owner-operators in B.C.'s Lower Mainland have decided not to play Scrooge during the holiday season and will until the New Year to decide how to deal with declining hauling rates.

New England states LCV pilot closer to reality

WASHINGTON -- A U.S. bill that includes establishing long combination vehicle (LCV) pilot projects in two northeast border states could be approved as early as this weekend.

End truck-killing RR crossings: TSB

MALLORYTOWN, Ont. -- There are thousands of potentially deadly railway crossings in Canada and they should be fixed as soon as possible.

Drug-testing rules for domestic truckers relaxed

TORONTO -- Reefer screening (and no, we don't mean refrigerated trailers) for domestic truck drivers may be acceptable in some circumstances under human rights rules.

Strike Over: DriveTest centers to reopen in Jan

TORONTO -- The strike by Ontario's 590 driving examiners at 93 drive-test sites is over and they'll be back to work in the New Year, but the crippling effects of the four-and-a-half-month dispute will be felt for a long time to come.

DRIVER MANAGEMENT

Tenstreet introduces software to enhance driver communication and compliance

CVSA’s safe driver campaign has mixed results

WASHINGTON -- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver education and enforcement blitz last year saw improvements in both drivers and vehicles regarding the number of out-of-service (OOS) violations and citations issued per roadside commercial vehicle safety inspection.

Truckers’ meal tax break almost fully restored

OTTAWA -- The Ministry of Finance continued serving up its meal tax allowance recipe for truck drivers this New Year.