PMTC seminar to cover contracts, MELT

GUELPH, Ont. – The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) is hosting a regional seminar Jan. 26, covering third-party contracts and mandatory entry-level training. The seminar will run from…

Canadian Freightways closes four locations

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. — In a move that came as surprise to employees, Canadian Freightways shut down four of its British Columbia terminals.

Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation announce O/O development program

HAGERSVILLE, Ont., and VANCOUVER, BC. -- Contrans Flatbed Group and Travelers Financial Corporation have announced   new program to assist Contrans drivers to become new owner/operators. 

Six Canadian trucking companies named Best Fleets to Drive For

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Six Canadian trucking companies have made the 2013 list of the top 20 Best Fleets to Drive For by the Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) and CarriersEdge. The annual survey and contest, now in its fifth year, identifies...

Shippers breathing sigh of relief after tentative deal reached in US East & Gulf Coast labor negotiations

WASHINGTON, DC – The United States Maritime Alliance and the International Longshoremen's Association have reached a tentative deal on a long-term master contract, likely averting a costly strike that would have crippled US East and Gulf...

St. Lawrence Seaway strike averted with tentative CAW deal

MONTREAL, Que. -- The St. Lawrence Seaway Management Corporation (SLSMC) announced today it has reached a tentative collective agreement with the Canadian Auto Workers which represents the Corporation's 475 unionized employees.

Volvo inks five-year deal with truck plant employees

DUBLIN, Va. -- Volvo Trucks North America and the UAW have agreed to terms on a five-year contract covering about 1,300 employees at Volvo's New River Valley truck plant.

It’s in the contract…or is it?

TORONTO, Ont. - The casualness with which employees are hired and fired in this business is enough to make a contract lawyer cringe. Even those carriers that do have employment agreements often have flaws in them that make them unenforceable,...

BEYOND THE WHEEL: The human resource challenges extend to non-driving positions

When the industry speaks of human resource issues, the talk is almost always centred around the need for drivers. Yet, trucking is experiencing difficulties recruiting and retaining many other key non...

CTHRC engages Gordon Box as industry liaison

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) has appointed industry veteran Gord...

Ottawa legislating striking CN rail engineers back to work

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Well, that didn’t take long. Just two days after negotiations between CN Rail and the Te...