National truck driving champs see first female winner; Ontario scores big

MONCTON, N.B. -- The first female trucker to compete at the National Professional Truck Driving Championships rolled off with top honours in her category this past weekend.

SD speed limits rise to 70 mph on select highways

PIERRE, S.D. -- Speed limits on a few rural South Dakota highways have been hiked.

Labor standards review underway

OTTAWA -- The Federal Labour Standards Review Commission has begun a series of public hearings and consultations intended to improve the workplace.

ISO PRINCIPLES FOR TRUCKING

A book that managers of truck fleets large and small need to read.

Feds promote trucking to young Quebec job seekers

MONTREAL -- Transport Canada is trying to lure Quebec youth into transportation sector jobs, including truck driving.

Schneider launches fleet-wide simulator training

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- North America's largest for-hire truckload carrier will dramatically transform its driver training program over the next two years, incorporating MPRI's motion-based driver training simulator to better prepare drivers for situations on the road.

Schneider hopes to strengthen driver relations with new program

GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National, the Wisconsin-based truckload giant, says its new software solution enhances driver relations and significantly improves driver retention.

Lakeside Packers strike tests resolve of beleaguered Alberta beef industry

BROOKS, Alta. -- An injunction limiting picket activity at Canada's largest slaughterhouse didn't entirely silence striking workers today.

U.S. owner-ops continue to push for fuel surcharge law

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in the U.S. has resumed its campaign to get fuel surcharge legislation introduced in Congress. But this time the plan takes a bit of a curve.

Sikh truckers, CN negotiating settlement over hardhat rule

TORONTO -- A group of about 500 Sikh truck drivers hauling in and out of CP's intermodal yards are still wearing their turbans as they negotiate a settlement with the railway over a workplace rule that requires them to wear hardhats either on top of or in place of the religious head dressing.

CTA wants separate labour law for truck drivers; Asks for o-o status to be codified

OTTAWA - There should be separate labour standards law for truck drivers since the industry doesn't follow the conventional operational practices of the average workweek, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).

DRIVER POLITICS: TEAMSTERS WIN LANDMARK RULING

Canada Industrial Relations Board certifies union local to bargain for agency drivers, owner-operators, and drivers employed by owner-operators.

DRUG TESTING: OVER EXPOSED

An Ontario court decision once again raises questions about the legality of drug testing in Canada

LABOR LAW: EMPLOYEE PRIVACY

Some employers are getting a too intimate look at new Privacy Act rules.

Armour boss says carriers have to boost pay to keep drivers

TRURO, N.S. -- The owner of one Atlantic Canada's largest for-hire carriers says the trucking industry has to start paying drivers up to $70,000 a year and be able to grant better schedule flexibility in order to keep drivers in their seats.