CTA applauds plans for perimeter security at border

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding plans for Canada and the US to improve cooperation and coordination at the border.

CTA, provincial trucking associations offering input at red tape hearings

TORONTO, Ont. -- A federal commission working to reduce red tape and compliance burden in business is holding hearings across Canada - and at each stop so far the local provincial trucking association has been on-hand to provide input.

CTA says study supports stance that LNG incentives needed

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says its belief that the trucking industry needs tax incentives to fully benefit from liquefied natural gas (LNG) has been supported by a new government report.

CTA interested in US-Canada perimeter strategy scuttlebutt

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is intrigued by reports the feds are working with the US to pursue a Canada-US security perimeter strategy.

B.C. trucker wins national driver of the year award

SURREY, B.C. -- Canadian Freightways trucker Heinz Alvin (John) Beeler has been named the 2010 Canadian Trucking Alliance/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year. The announcement was made at the British Columbia Trucking Association's (BCTA)...

CTA calls for changes to truck configurations to improve comfort, space

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is urging the National Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Task Force to amend the national Memorandum of Understanding on truck configurations in the interest of both comfort and...

Organizers calling latest Driving for Profit seminar a success

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The latest instalment of the Driving for Profit seminar series attracted about 100 industry professionals to the Capitol Banquet Centre in Mississauga Nov. 9.

CTA joins campaign to catch ‘evil thugs’ behind brutal trucker attack

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has joined the British Columbia Trucking Association's (BCTA) campaign to identify, catch and convict the persons who beat and left a veteran truck driver for dead.

Perception matters

Still to this day, one of the great preoccupations for the trucking industry is its relationship with the motoring public and public perceptions of the industry.

Study finds biodiesel mandate’s negatives outweigh benefits

OTTAWA, Ont. -- A study that calls into question the benefits of Canada's plan to mandate a 2% biodiesel ...

CTA calls on rail to improve service, reliability (May 03, 2010)

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian trucking industry is calling on rail to get its act together so the two mode...

Future of new, second crossing at Windsor-Detroit rests with Michigan Legislature

After all the debate, the studies and public hearings, the future of the new, publicly-owned bridge at Windsor-Detroit currently rests with the Michigan Legislature.

CTA warns feds not to copy US fuel economy standards (April 28, 2010)

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Word out of Ottawa that the feds are considering implementing fuel economy standards for ...

CTA launches cargo crime study (April 09, 2010)

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA), working in partnership with the provincial trucking asso...

CTA expands enviroTruck definition to include natural gas, hybrids

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has expanded its enviroTruck criteria to include inc...