Mobile and IT Testing of e-documents for dangerous goods shipments underway February 3, 2020 OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada has begun testing the use of electronic documents for dangerous goods shipments, the federal agency announced on its website. The Transportation of Dangerous Goods…
Business Management Sound bites of 2019 December 31, 2019 “If I had a dollar for every time I heard ‘truck driver shortage’, I wouldn’t be here today.” – Kristen Monaco, associate commissioner at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, who doesn’t believe there is a driver shortage in the trucking industry.
Health & Safety New lighting standard comes into force in 2021 November 8, 2019 OTTAWA, Ont. — Transport Canada is introducing a new lighting standard to help vehicles and drivers see, and be seen, the department said in a post on its…
Transportation National truck driver training standard promised by 2020 January 21, 2019 Federal Transport Minister Marc Garneau (right), discusses the communique with fellow transportation ministers following their meeting in Montreal. (Photo: Steve Bouchard) MONTREAL, Que. – Canada’s transportation ministers have committed to…
Transportation Transport Canada tackles ‘phantom’ vehicle lighting March 21, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada will soon require updated lighting packages in new cars, in a bid to address those who travel in the dark without any lights. As of…
Transportation New TDG wording replaces summons with tickets February 26, 2018 OTTAWA, Ont. – Transport Canada introduced a series of “short form wordings” to be used when enforcing Dangerous Goods offences, which allows tickets to be issued rather than a court…
Equipment Navigating the roadblocks November 5, 2014 Figuring out how to make a self-driving truck is the easy part. Integrating autonomous technology into society is where the challenge truly begins.
Transportation Some important topics to consider May 1, 2010 A few items of interest have crossed our desk recently that will interest the trucking community. First, there is a minor tempest brewing in the HazMat community that we hope will be resolved before i...
Transportation Regina to establish itself as global transport hub April 1, 2010 REGINA, Sask. - A meeting of transportation and logistics professionals was held here recently to flush out a vision of establishing the region as a global transportation hub. The Global Transportatio...
Transportation Did you know? (April 01, 2010) April 1, 2010 Since the start of sharply rising transportation prices witnessed since 2004, our Transportation Buying Trends research has found increasingly greater willingness among Canadian shippers to change mod...
Transportation EOBRs? Let’s fix what’s really broken April 1, 2010 After close to a decade of dithering about black boxes, regulators are finally looking seriously at developing a national standard to mandate the use of EOBRs in commercial vehicles. In the spring of ...
Transportation Railways Getting Off Track March 1, 2010 Boy, have the times changed. I remember when I started writing about transportation 20 years ago truckers used to have a field day every time a report came out detailing the shortcomings of the railwa...
Transportation Majority of shippers unhappy with CN, CP rail service: survey January 29, 2010 TORONTO, Ont. -- A recent survey has found that the majority of shippers are dissatisfied with the rail freigh...
Transportation Moncton airport approved for transshipment program February 8, 2008 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Greater Moncton International Airport has received approval to participate in the international...
Transportation Road fatalities in Canada down in 2006: report January 31, 2008 OTTAWA, Ont. -- New statistics reveal that fewer people died on Canada's roads in 2006 than in 2005. The latest edi...
