Velocity Truck Centres opens new dealership in Kelowna

Velocity Truck Centres has opened a new 40,000 sq.-ft. dealership in Kelowna, B.C., located at 6320 Lapointe Drive. The dealership will sell Freightliner trucks, Rizon electric trucks, Lode…

Hexagon Purus sets roots in Kelowna, where it will design and build BEV battery packs and…a new truck?

Kelowna, B.C., birthplace to diesel-powered Western Star mining and logging trucks, is now the home to a state-of-the-art battery plant that will power battery-electric commercial trucks, including one that…

Industry needs to tell its story

KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) president and CEO Dave Earle says the trucking industry is not good at telling its good news stories. Opening the BCTA’s AGM and…

B.C. government highlights initiatives aimed at improving conditions for trucking industry

KELOWNA, B.C. – B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure provided an update on a slew of initiatives across the province recently, including the Weight2GoBC bypass program. Issuing over 1.2 million…

B.C.’s trucking vacancy rates highest of any sector

KELOWNA, B.C. – “I don’t even know how you’re operating if that is at all possible.” That was the reaction from B.C. economist Ken Peacock after learning from Statistics Canada…

CTA highlights efforts on Driver Inc. during BCTA conference

KELOWNA, B.C. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has taken several strides in its attempt to reign in Driver Inc. in an attempt to help level the playing field for…

Paperwork must be in order for carriers to avoid liability issues

KELOWNA, B.C. – Carriers take huge risks transporting valuable goods from a shipper to a receiver, and according to Michael Silva, a lawyer with Whitelaw Twining Law, bills of lading…

BC trucking industry on steady climb

BC economist paints economic picture for BCTA conference attendees