Alberta crowns top truckers at annual driving championships

CALGARY, Alta. -- Alberta’s top drivers from across the province descended on the Rosenau Transport yard Calgary to compete in the AMTA Truck Driving Champtionship June 16. The annual event, hosted by Alberta Motor Transport Association,...

Pete 579 road tour to make two Canadian appearances

DENTON, Texas -- Peterbilt is taking its new Model 579 on tour in what it's calling the Legend Continues Tour.

Kenworth T680 tour adds four Western Canadian stops

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has added nearly 50 new dates to its North American T680 Road Tour, including four appearances in Western Canada.

Show season officially underway

BRAMPTON, Ont. – The Road Today Truck Show was back at the Powerade Centre in Brampton for its fourth installment May 26-27, attracting about 6,000 attendees over the course of the weekend.

Reaching my limit with the speed limiter debate

Oh, look what’s back in the news. It’s everyone’s favourite debate topic: speed limiters. I visibly cringed when I first heard about a ruling by an Ontario court in which the Justice of the Peace found the controversial...

The real case on truck speed limiters

If you drive truck for a living in Ontario or Quebec, should you be enthused about the dismissal in an Ontario court this month of a speed limiter ticket given to driver Gene Michaud because the Justice of the Peace ruled the province’s...

Parkway project dump truck drivers snub Teamsters…for now

WINDSOR, Ont. – About 140 dump truck drivers – both owner/operators and those working for small companies – seem resistant to an organizing drive by the local Teamsters union.

Michigan opens long-delayed bridge truck road

DETROIT, Mich. – A dedicated truck road, long in the planning, has finally opened on the Detroit side of the Ambassador Bridge, a win-win for truckers who no longer have to navigate the streets of inner city Detroit, and for neighbourhood...

Choppy seas for East Coast carriers as costs soar

DIEPPE, N.B. – Truckers in the Atlantic provinces have seen rate creep this year, but new and higher fees in four areas – fuel surcharges, cost of living, drop trailer and security – at Marine Atlantic keep that ferry operator...

New report details dire driver situation in Quebec

MONTREAL, Que. – A strong demand for Class 1 drivers, an aging workforce and increased competition from other markets spell challenging times ahead for Quebec carriers.

Why profit-sharing may be the ultimate incentive program for owners and drivers

A few months ago I was asked by the Central Ontario chapter of the Fleet Safety Council if I would like to participate in an upcoming panel discussion about driver incentive programs. I accepted, always eager to offer my two cents from a...

We can’t continue to roll over and play dead

Over the past few months there have been a spate of truck rollover incidents all within about 20 kilometres of the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) head office in Toronto. Invariably these have occurred at on- or off-ramps to one of the...

Why doesn’t anyone want to be a trucker anymore?

It is amazing how few people – even those from within the trucking industry – understand the realities of life behind the wheel.For those of you who aren’t living it every day, here’s an example of a day in the life of a...

The fight against fatigue begins with a trip plan

Discussions about a shipment often touch on little more than pick-up and delivery times, details about the freight, and ultimate destinations. The related scheduling efforts?

Starting a business?

Choosing a structure for your business is a very big deal, and your decision will have a significant effect on how you report your income, the type of returns you file each year, and how you support expenses.