TRAINING BOARD: Your Guide to Provincial Trucking Association Courses

BRITISH COLUMBIA TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONFor registration forms and information, call: (604) 942-3200 or 1-800-565-2282 or fax (604) 942-3191August 14 & 18Lift Truck Operator Certification Course8:30 a.m....

Not a rewarding experience

Rewards is an area where drivers and their employers seem to be miles apart. Drivers feel strongly that they should be rewarded for such things as on-time delivery and minimizing cargo damage. However...

Into the fire

WINDSOR, Ont. - The provincial coroner's office has set June 7 as the beginning of an inquest into an 82-vehicle pile-up that has been described by police as one of the nation's worst traffic disaster...

Link links food bank shipments

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Link Logistics has created a program to help the Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) distribute food to the 190 food banks under the organization's umbrella.Under the program...

See the real benefits and forget the handouts

Not every fleet owner wants to see the government dig into its pockets to reward superior safety performance.Joe Bogach, president of Edmonton's Grimshaw Trucking, played a key role in getting Alberta...

Growing concerns

WHITBY, Ont. - Although the passion that marked its early days seems to have subsided, the fledgling National Truckers Association (NTA) took a few more steps last month toward its dream of becoming a...

NTW nominations being sought

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario is looking to recognize the industry's best with the annual National Transportation Week Ontario Awards. But it needs nominees for the honor.Nominees are being sought for: Tran...

Table: Job Satisfaction

Satisfied/NeutralSomewhat/NotNo opinionVery satisfiedat all satisfiedIndustry average46.0%...

Lepp elected MTA president

WINNIPEG, Man. - Alvin Lepp, the owner of Redline Transport in Rivers, Man., has been elected president of the Manitoba Trucking Association, succeeding Allan Penner of Penner International.Lepp, 37, ...

The future Freightliner

What will the future Freightliner look like? Much of that information is hidden behind locked doors at Freightliner offices in Portland, Ore.But in a speech during a Society of Automotive Engineers Bl...

Roll With It

Tires represent one of the largest cost areas for fleets but that also means they offer one of the greatest opportunities for cost savings. The challenge is to work smarter not harder in finding those...

O/Os need to be better compensated

We're facing a fundamental economic problem within our industry.Canada's shippers (our customers) have too much economic leverage, carriers are only too willing to cut rates and give away services, an...

Laskowski to fill policy roles

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) and Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) have both named Stephen Laskowski, a four-year OTA staffer, to new policy positions.At the OTA, Laskowski wi...

Q: What security features have you used on your rig?

When you look at unlocked trucks idling in a truck stop, you begin to wonder if any truckers have security on their minds. Truck News went to the Flying J Truck Stop on Hwy. 540 in Vaudreuil, Que. to ...

Leclerc elected to second term as QTA president

MONTREAL, Que. - The Quebec Trucking Association has re-elected Serge Leclerc as its president, bringing the Clarke Transport Quebec executive into a second term.Marc Brouillette and Jacques Dulude wi...