New report quantifies Canada’s driver shortage

BRAMPTON, Ont. – The shortage of qualified truck drivers in Canada may reach the tens of thousands by the start of the next decade, according to a recently released report from the Conference Board of Canada, leaving the industry...

SPECIAL REPORT: Can I get a DPF Delete?

TORONTO, Ont. — As long as there have been pollution controls on engines, someone has tried to mess with them, either by removing, bypassing or modifying components. With all the…

Brian Kurtz Trucking and Bison Transport take grand prizes in TCA’s National Fleet Safety awards

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- Canadian carriers pulled off a clean sweep of the top National Safety Awards presented at The Truckload Carriers Association conference.

Are your data backup procedures compliant with CBSA requirements?

Understanding the transportation and logistics industry, Canada Border Services Agency regulations and the Patriot Act as they relate to your data can mean the difference between keeping your trucks on the road or having them parked while you...

Clean air standards caught in Canadian jurisdictional limbo

The heavy truck air quality regulations culminating in the 2010 “smog-free” truck engines have been heralded by governments and industry alike as among the most important clean air initiatives in history.

NOC and FCR: Both are overdue for revision

We seem to have general agreement that there is a shortage of qualified truck drivers in Canada, and now the attention of the industry and the government needs to be turned towards remedies.

Small fleets, large worries

Large carriers are always in the spotlight – they drive trucking association policy, are usually the first to test new technologies, and get a disproportionate share of the headlines. But the reality of the Canadian trucking market is...

Late for the party

The stunning collapse in the value of many Internet companies near the turn of the century – known as the burst of the “dot-com bubble” – had far-reaching consequences, with many still being felt to this day. The most...

TSQ: Do company drivers or owner/operators have a brighter future?

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Muir’s Cartage delivered a shocking blow to its company drivers to start the new year, as the carrier with over a century in business announced its company drivers would be released and it would operate solely...

Ontario Fleet Safety Council puts out call to truck safety professionals

TORONTO, Ont. – The Fleet Safety Council of Ontario, at one time a very influential organization whose expertise was frequently called upon by regulators, is looking to enhance its profile in 2013.

Prime Inc. travelled a rocky road to prosperity

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – From the highest highs to the lowest lows and then back again, the eventful history of Prime Inc. is probably best told by its founder and CEO Robert Low. With his quick wit and self-deprecating sense of humour, Low...

Mega-move

WINNIPEG, Man. – It was a show that gave Winnipeg-area insomniacs – as well as those involved and interested rubberneckers – a trio of opportunities to witness something that doesn’t come along every day: the sight of...

Whose loss is it anyway?

Imagine a carrier who dispatches a tractor to pick up a trailer at a shipper’s loading dock. The trailer is sealed for security reasons and the driver merely hooks on and proceeds towards the delivery point. Happens thousands of times a...

Natural gas brings new opportunities to Vedder Transport

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Being an early adopter of liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered trucks has landed Vedder Transportation Group some new business opportunities, including the formation of a solid waste division, which seems an unlikely fit...

Embracing the changing times

As a publisher, I take great interest whenever I hear of magazines or newspapers shutting their doors. Nine times out of 10, the owners/management will blame declining advertising revenues, increased printing and labour costs or that nasty...