Regulations B.C. truckers face massive change, challenge in 2021 December 4, 2020 LANGLEY, B.C. – British Columbia’s trucking industry faces an array of changes and challenges in the coming year, as it prepares for mandatory entry-level driver training, ELDs, the dawn of…
Sustainability CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency Program opens September 17, 2020 LANGLEY, B.C. – Registration is open for this year’s CleanBC Heavy-duty Vehicle Efficiency Program, the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) announced Thursday. The program features a course for fleets on fuel…
Infrastructure $30-M truck parking facility coming to North Surrey August 4, 2020 SURREY, B.C. – Work begins this month on a new truck parking facility in North Surrey, B.C., as part of a $30-million project funded by the federal and provincial government.
Transportation Trucking app supports trip planning around Metro Vancouver July 20, 2020 VANCOUVER, B.C. – The new Truck Route Planner unveiled by TransLink and B.C.’s provincial government offers a free app to plan truck routes and tap into a variety of…
Transportation 1/3 B.C. trucking companies are worried about business survival June 17, 2020 LANGLEY, B.C. – Surveyed members of the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) don’t expect to return to pre-Covid-19 business levels for 10-11 months, while motor coach companies among them expect…
Transportation ECONOMIC WATCH: B.C. fleets face massive Covid-19 revenue losses May 22, 2020 LANGLEY, BC – Surveyed members of the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) are reporting a 29.8% drop in revenue due to Covid-19 – representing a further 9.3% drop since March. The…
Regulations Little action after western auditor general reports January 15, 2020 Auditor generals in Western Canada have highlighted several gaps in enforcement resources. CALGARY, Alta. — Governments are rarely accused of working too fast, and when it comes to some truck…
Business Management Fresh delivery: picking a refrigerated services carrier August 8, 2014 VANCOUVER, B.C. – Food needs to be transported safely. It’s a simple message, but it’s one the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) feels is worth publicizing, especially as more and more…
Health & Safety Truckers won’t reach higher speeds: BCTA July 2, 2014 KAMLOOPS, B.C. – Even though passenger car and light truck drivers can now legally cruise along at 120km/h on British Columbia’ Othello Road/Highway 5 and on Highway 97C from Aspen…
Transportation Former grand champion repeats as winner at B.C. Professional Truck Driving Championships June 24, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. – A repeat winner claimed his third grand champion title at the B.C. 2014 Professional Truck Driving Championships. Dean Grant, a Duncan, B.C.-based driver for Agrifoods International Co-op,…
Transportation BCTA names driver of the year June 12, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. – David Pringle has been a driver for Bandstra Transportation Systems Ltd. for more than three decades, but today he has a new title: 2014 B.C. Professional Driver…
Business Management BCTA elects board, executive committee and chair June 10, 2014 Kevin Johnson has been named the new chair of the BCTA after the organization held elections to pick its new board of directors and executive committee.