Going for Broke in Ontario

Not too long ago, if you were a shipper with just northbound freight -- loads coming to Canada from the United States -- you called a load broker. The broker's pitch to the shipper

HighwaySTAR’s Jim Park shows skin for trucker group

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Owner-Operator's Business Association of Canada, with the help of popular trucker guru and highwaySTAR editor and Jim Park, has raised $100,000 in sponsorship, membership, and pledges of support for the group.

Let’s skip the science for the moment and look at driver hours of service in the context of the real world

In June, the House of Commons Transport Committee endorsed a proposal to change rules governing how many hours a truck driver can work. This proposal, developed by a task force of

Contrans buys Ontario flatbed steel hauler

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Contrans Income Fund -- parent company of Brookville Carriers, Laidlaw Carriers, and the ECL Carriers -- has acquired 50-truck flatbed trucking firm L.A. Dalton Systems of Binbrook, Ont.

The view from afar: Tips for managing remote locations

Twelve years ago, when my company took its first stab at expanding into the United States, we spent two years scouting the market, writing a comprehensive business plan, and paving

New California rule outlaws unfair billing against intermodal truckers

SANTA CRUZ, Calif. -- The American Trucking Associations and its Intermodal Motor Carrier Conference are applauding new trucking fairness legislation, which the group says brings to an end years of unfair intermodal billing practices

Good night, sleep right: The secret to a good snooze

Few pleasures in life are as decadent as a nap. Today, I really enjoy a nap after dinner, my belly full and head swimming with the tastes and smells of a good meal. I'll grab 40 wi

Canada phases in wood packaging enforcement

OTTAWA, -- Canada has joined with the United States in phasing in enforcement of the Wood Packaging Materials (WMP) requirements, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) announced.

I’ve got a secret: Getting the dirt on your rivals isn’t as hard as you think

If you move less-than-truckload shipments between Canada and the United States, I hope you weren't surprised by the news last month that Consolidated Freightways, a large American

Wi-Fi goes green

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Travelers in the Green Mountain State will soon have the benefit of wireless Internet access in all highway rest stops and state information centres.

Going Big: Among regulators, wide tires struggle for acceptance

When people talk about how to improve truck productivity, they think big. Heavier gross weights, longer trailers, more volume, volume, volume. But these days less is more. Frug

It’s bad science. And that’s just the start of why Kyoto should be killed.

It now seems clear that Prime Minister Jean Chretien, in a last-ditch effort at some sort of legacy, is prepared to send this country spiraling into economic uncertainty with his p

OTA offering fuel, food, and VW&D reforms seminars

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association is offering a number of seminars this month that are designed to help boost carriers' operational success. They include:

Drive green, drive safe, drive profits

"I drive each and every day like I am on a road test being evaluated on my safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques." I'm quoting a statement made by a professional driver, Mr

Paccar honoured for technological innovation

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Innovative use of information technology earned Paccar the top position in the recent InformationWeek magazine ranking of companies in the automotive sector.