Researches find trucking rate-per-mile system outdated; big contributor to R&R issues

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Management researchers at the University of Arkansas have reinforced what many of North America's truckers already believe -- that a combination of poor working conditions and sub standard pay issues is why many truckers put the brakes on their driving careers.

MTO taking applications for driver apprenticeship program

TORONTO -- The Ministry of Colleges, Universities and Training has given final approval to the criteria and curriculum for the new Voluntary Apprenticeship Program for Professional Truck Drivers in Ontario.

New website highlights transport jobs in the West

OTTAWA -- In an effort to attract more young people to Western transportation jobs, the Western Transportation Advisory Council has launched a youth-oriented "Careers in Transportation" website.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: B.C. likes single life for tires

VICTORIA -- Single tires may soon be an option for some B.C. fleets now that the province's Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) branch has made several changes to the Commercial Transport Act Regulations.

VPA legally entitled to enforce drayage licence system: Court

VANCOUVER -- The Port of Vancouver has the legal authority to continue enforcing a mandatory container truck licensing system for drayage firms, the Federal Court of Canada has ruled.

Atlantic bridge commission urges axle-based tolls; scrap token payment

DARTMOUTH, N.S. -- Halifax-Dartmouth Bridge authorities want to change the registered GVW classification for commercial trucks to an axle-based classification system.

B.C. allows ‘reversed B-trains’

VICTORIA -- Following the example of other Canadian jurisdictions, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Enforcement Branch of B.C. has increased the allowable axle weight threshold for 'reversed B-trains' up to 23,000 kg under certain conditions.

Breaking the Rules: Hundreds of CPX o-o’s see big raises from profit sharing program

SURREY, B.C. -- A progressive B.C. carrier is shelling out more than $400,000 in profits to its drivers and owner-operators this year.

Bruce R Smith first fleet to offer driver training scholarship

SIMCOE, Ont. -- After obtaining two Honour BAs in university, Christine Reu of Jarvis Ont. wants to be a truck driver. And this time, she won't have to pay for school.

TransLink may put the brakes to fast speeds on the Pattullo Bridge

VANCOUVER -- TransLink is looking to slow down vehicles on the Pattullo Bridge after a series of recent fatal collisions on the span, the Globe & Mail reports.

Canned: Carrier plans taking VPA to high court over drayage licence

VANCOUVER -- The fight isn't over yet. So says one of the drayage firm owners contesting the Vancouver Port's authority to impose on carriers a controversial licensing system that sets rates and surcharges paid to independent truck operators.

‘Tug of war’ emerging among truckers: OTA boss

TORONTO -- Is the qualified driver shortage good or bad for the industry? It's a question carriers have begun asking themselves and each other with no clear consensus, says Ontario Trucking Association President David Bradley.

Driver turnover rate falls, but market still tight

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The driver turnover rate among American truckload carriers declined during the second quarter of this year, but the job market for professional drivers remains tight, the American Trucking Associations reported this week.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: DC test proves high-tech tools save lives

HANOVER, Germany -- Technology can save many lives, says DaimlerChrysler Commercial Vehicles chief Andreas Renschler, but European truck operators not unlike their North American counterparts -- are not buying into that idea at a terribly fast pace.

VERIGO’S WIRELESS LOGBOOK

Handheld electronic driver's log can transmit data over cell network.