Viewpoint: Time to Reinvest

I've got one wish for the industry this year, and it's important to everyone making a living plying our highways.

Cellucci Addresses Trucking Worries

TORONTO, Ont. - Truck drivers who aren't Canadian citizens won't necessarily be turned back at the border Dec. 31, said U.S. Ambassador Paul Cellucci to reporters at the OTA's annual convention in Toronto.

Peace Bridge SCAC No Longer Available

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - Recent changes to carrier identity processing under the U.S. Trade Act, implemented Nov. 15, are causing less chaos than expected at the border.

Let’s Talk Insurance: The DeathSpiral – Learning From Past Mistakes

We've all seen holiday movies in which ghosts or angels teach the main character an important lesson. Just as in the movies, many truckers today have received visits from ghosts - ghosts of past trucking insurers who left long-haul trucking, leadi...

TransLink Approves Spending, Despite BCTA Concerns

VANCOUVER, B.C. - TransLink is moving ahead with a plan that will see $1.9 billion injected into the Greater Vancouver Regional District's (GVRDs) roads, bridges and public transit system. This despite suggestions from the B.C. Trucking Associatio...

Carriers Gain Due To CN Strike

MONTREAL, Que. - The Canadian National (CN) Railway strike in March and what looked like yet another disaster for intermodal carriers turned into a cloud with a silver lining for some, when shippers started switching more cargo from trains to truc...

N.S. and N.B. to hold annual safety conferences

HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Nova Scotia Safety Council will hold its annual conference from Mar. 24 to 26 and the New Brun...

New Hours: Are You Going to Play or Pay?

It's finally here. The first substantial changes to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) Hours-of-Service (HOS) rules in 65 years. And many truckers have greeted its coming with fea...

Better Days Ahead in 2004?

TORONTO, Ont. - What's in store for 2004? According to some, better times. For others, full on disaster. But no matter how you look at it there's no question that things are going to get even more int...

Seeing Yellow: CEO Jack Welch Dishes on Merger With Roadway

Yellow Transportation president and CEO James L. Welch speaks to Truck News on the impact of the Roadway deal in Canada, overcoming challenges at the border, and the need for a new shipper-carrier rel...

New Rules Will Bring Repercussions

Dear Editor,We run two trucks to the U.S. Gulf Coast each week specializing in LTL. In order to remain in compliance for log times, we have always had to utilize the option of split bunk time to effec...

Reefer Madness Part Two

The story so far ...Mark takes a reefer load of frozen beef from a company called BETTER BEEF in Regina Saskatchewan. As he heads for the docks in Vancouver, he notices he's being following by a truck...

On the Brink…

PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. - In the self-professed livestock capital of Canada, there are mounting concerns about the long-term repercussions of a single case of mad cow disease in Canada.Picture Butte, Alt...

Study says Hwy. 63 disaster just a matter of time

FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. -- A recent study indicates a deadly spill of hazardous materials in this Northern Alberta cit...

AMTA releases position paper regarding mad cow crisis

CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is appealing to the federal and provincial governm...