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Industry Issues: Tune Into This Reality Show and Be a Survivor
It has been said that there are few, if any, industries that have less control over their destiny than trucking. Economic conditions, currency fluctuations, world oil markets, insurance industry machinations, demographics, borders, laws, regulatio...
Private Links: PMTC Celebrates the Best in Trucking
This is an exciting time of year at the Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC). We're now accepting entries for our annual awards programs and collecting data for our annual Private Fleet Compensation Survey. The awards programs collectively...
Voice of the O/O: Establishing the Real Value of Drivers
There has been a lot of speculation about the impact of the new hours of service regulations on rates and payscales for owner/operators and drivers. As of this writing, the rules in the U.S. have been in effect for almost a month and, despite the...
Law and the Border: Law and Carriers Don’t Have to Register as Food Facilities
In 2002, U.S. Congress passed legislation regarding public health security and bioterrorism to take steps to protect the public from attacks on the U.S. food supply. In October of 2003, the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a...
Bison Transport Joins U.S. EPA SmartWay Transport Partnership
WINNIPEG, Man. - Bison Transport has announced that it has joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay Transport Partnership, a national Partnership to reduce greenhouse gas and other emissions from ground freight transportati...
Canadian Campaigns Target Unsafe Container Chassis
WINDSOR, Ont. - While Teamsters union officials in the United States have raised alarms over the safety of truck chassis that haul seagoing containers, trucking officials in Canada say the issue has not really posed threats here and that regulator...
