Transportation Country marks National Trucking Week September 8, 2020 TORONTO, Ont. – Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau is praising workers in the trucking industry as the sector celebrates the National Trucking Week. “This year more than ever before you’ve…
Transportation APTA blasts Saint John proposal to raise $1M from truck permits April 27, 2020 SAINT JOHN, N.B. – Saint John has come under fire over a proposal to generate $1 million through permit fees from heavy vehicles hauling goods in the city amid the…
Transportation Group to offer free meals to truckers April 9, 2020 QUISPAMSIS, N.B. – A group of New Brunswickers has launched an initiative called Help a Trucker – NB to provide up to 150 hot meals daily to the drivers…
Health & Safety APTA names David Dowden Driver of the Year December 16, 2019 The winners from left: James McNulty, Janice Belliveau, Jeff Wilkins, Jeremy Nichols, Blair Lamey, David Dowden and Dave Miller. DIEPPE, N.B. – David Dowden of East Can Transport Services…
Transportation ‘A love letter to the industry’ November 5, 2019 Joel Miller, the author of 100 Years of Trucking in Atlantic Canada. This Scotia Equipment store in Halifax was the forerunner of Parts for Trucks. PfT photo. HALIFAX,…
Supply Chain Parts for Trucks celebrates a century of success October 10, 2019 Corey Miller, president of Parts for Trucks, with Donnie Fillmore, president of Atlantic Pacific Transport. DARTMOUTH, N.S. — Parts for Trucks has celebrated its 100th birthday by…
Transportation APTA meeting to discuss emerging technologies October 8, 2019 HALIFAX, N.S. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) opens its annual conference here today, but delegates can relax – there will be no speeches on the perennial problem…
Transportation APTA wishes drivers Happy National Trucking Week September 4, 2018 DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is wishing the thousands of professional drivers working in Canada’s eastern provinces a Happy National Trucking Week Sept. 2-8. The association…
Human Resources APTA creating trucking career awareness campaign May 9, 2018 DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) has hired a transport outreach liaison officer to help it address the labor shortage. “Lately, if you read anything…
Transportation APTA, Trailer Wizards donate to Trucks for Change Network October 17, 2016 DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) and Trailer Wizards have donated more than $17,000 to Trucks for Change Network. Trucks for Change provides a charity-load posting tool…
Human Resources New Brunswick chips in to help solve trucking’s labor shortage September 27, 2016 MIRAMICHI, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) will get up to $200,000 from the New Brunswick government to identify ways to address labor shortages in the trucking industry.
Human Resources APTA honours members December 15, 2014 DIEPPE, N.B. — Five individuals were singled out by the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) for their contributions. This year the association’s annual banquet was held in Moncton, where the…
Business Management Trucking isn’t a low wage, unskilled job says APTA July 11, 2014 DIEPPE, N.B. – The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is once again decrying the federal government’s recent changes to the temporary foreign workers’ program (TFW). Last month, the…
Transportation APTA says Atlantic Canada needs temporary foreign truckers June 24, 2014 DIEPPE, N.B. – The inability to hire temporary foreign workers will result in trucks being parked across Atlantic Canada. By altering the Temporary Foreign Worker Program and making it both…
Transportation Atlantic Driving Championships crowns winners June 12, 2014 DIEPPE, NB – Team Atlantic’s roster is now set and ready to take on the rest of the country at the national finals of the Canadian Truck Driving Championships. On…
