Executiveview With Alberta Motor Transport Association Executive Director Kim Royal

MT: You have been at the helm of the AMTA for two and a half years. How has the experience been thus far?

reality check

Any vehicle accident on the 401, even a relatively minor one, is quite capable of causing havoc, traffic chaos, and disrupting business of all sorts. The delays cannot be replaced, and the tempers and frustration of drivers take their toll.

Border Blues

Electronic prenotication to include truck manifests...

Publisher’s Comment: In Praise of Older Workers Everywhere

The latest debate around my local pub concerns the Ontario government's latest move to end mandatory retirement.

New Freightliner 106V geared towards specialized applications

Freightliner Trucks, looking to boost its market share in the medium-duty market to the dominating position it already enjoys in the heavy duty sector, has unveiled a new Business Class M2 106V vocational vehicle.

Freightliner to hit peak production levels in second quarter of 2005

Freightliner continues to ramp up production for its heavy duty vehicles to keep up with the strong demand for new iron and should hit its peak capacity by the second quarter of next year, according to Mark Lampert, senior vice president, sales an...

Top Eleven Border Crossings

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Borkowski captures reality of transportation sales role...

A closer look at border truck traffic patterns

A mind-boggling 25 trucks a minute cross the Canada-United States border.

Boomerang Tracking leads to stolen reefer trailers

Boomerang devices are developing a reputation for their ability to track down stolen cars, but they also regularly return cargo shipments to their owners with the same degree of efficiency.

Wireless begins shipping its Fleet-Link asset-tracking device

CSI Wireless has announced its Fleet-Link asset-tracking product is now being shipped to application service providers, OEMs and other customers.

Weighing the options

Logging truck drivers in Saskatchewan have the tricky task of eyeballing the weight of every load, since they have no access to commercial scales. When they overestimate, they miss out on revenue, as they are paid by weight. If they underestimate...

Does the stick work better than the carrot in reducing health insurance costs?

Employers have been trying to sweet talk, cajole and harangue their workers into healthier lifestyles for at least two decades now - remember the aerobics craze of the late 80s? The main corporate reason for this, of course, has been a need to con...

Lawsuit Jitters

SUMMERLAND, B.C. - A national class action lawsuit by truckers against Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) over meal allowances is proving successful for most participants, but it seems to depend largely on where they reside, says Tom Johnsto...

He’s Popeye the Trucking Man

OAKVILLE, Ont. - Come Sept. 10, Denne Kornechuk will be trading his truck driving clothes for the starched white navy outfit of Popeye the Sailor Man.