Rail workers claim success in stopping CPR Expressway trailer train

BRIGHTON, Ont. -- Striking CP Rail workers put the brakes on the railway's main roll-on/roll-off intermodal train just outside of Brighton, Ont. yesterday.

PTDI reviews certification standards

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Professional Truck Driver Institute (PTDI) announced it will embark on a review of its skill, performance, curriculum and certification standards. PTDI was established in 1986 by the transportation industry as a certifying body for commercial motor vehicle operator (CMV) education and training courses.

Truck accident rates fall down south

WASHINGTON -- Large truck fatalities in the U.S. dropped 3.7 percent to 5,018 in 2006 compared to the year before, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates in a preliminary report on traffic safety.

NS program tries to keep HD and auto mechanics at home

TRURO, N.S. -- A pilot project has been launched to keep vehicle technicians under the trucks in Nova Scotia.

Shell offers heavy-duty technician scholarships

CALGARY -- Shell Canada and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada (HDDC) are teaming up to help address the shortage of technical workers in the trucking industry with the introduction of the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship.

Rocky Mountain trainer climbing higher peaks

CASTLEGAR, B.C. -- Mountain Transport Institute Ltd. has inked a driver training partnership with one of the more innovative carriers in Canada.

WSIB slashes trucking rates

TORONTO -- For the second straight year, Ontario's Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) has cut General Trucking rates.

New Saskatchewan pre-trip rules to take affect soon

REGINA -- In a few weeks, all commercial vehicles operating in Saskatchewan over 5,000 kg and any trailers in transit must be inspected by the driver or a qualified person every 24 hours.

PIC 2.0: Alberta re-launches improved carrier compliance program

EDMONTON -- It's back. And now that Alberta's one-of-a-kind Partners in Compliance (PIC) program has been given a real shot to succeed, its rescuers are already working on exporting it to the rest of Canada and the U.S.

BCTA inks deal with CTHRC for driver-technician training program

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Future truck drivers who earn a new $3,000 training award from the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) will be required to take an industry-approved training program developed

U.S. driver turnstile keeps spinning: ATA

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The driver turnover rate for large truckload and less-than-truckload carriers increased again during the first quarter of 2007, marking their highest turnover rates since the end of 2005.

New regs to toughen VanPort licence program

VANCOUVER -- Drayage companies working the Port of Vancouver who complain that container truck licensing rules restrict free-market enterprise won't like what's next for the sector.

Alleged truck licence mill uncovered in B.C.

SURREY, B.C. -- Authorities are investigating a B.C. truck-driving school for allegedly dolling out forged class 1 licence documents to about 160 Indian immigrants, the Globe & Mail reported this weekend.

Thunder Bay, Kenora police launch truck enforcement taskforce

THUNDER BAY, Ont. -- If you're hauling in northwestern Ontario these days you may have noticed an increased number of Boys 'n Blue perched to the side of the road.

Canadian truckers perform well at ’07 Roadcheck blitz: OOS rate down

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) is the first NAFTA agency to reports this year's CVSA Roadcheck results. The verdict? The large majority of Canadian truckers passed inspections with flying colors.