Transportation Senkow takes MTA reins May 1, 2002 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) has a new president after Bob Senkow has grasped the baton from past president, Redline Transport chief Alvin Lepp.Joined by first vice-preside...
Transportation Report released on WCB review April 19, 2002 HALIFAX, N.S. -- Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Labour, David Morse, has released a report on the review o...
Transportation Trucker released after wheel-off incident April 4, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. -- The driver of a fuel tanker that lost a set of duals yesterday morning has been released after ini...
Transportation Full coverage, full independence March 1, 2002 In late January, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (formerly the Workers' Compensation Board or WCB) issued a consultation paper entitled "Coverage Under the WSIA."The paper is short an...
Transportation Special Report: Making a successful hire February 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - Many owner/operators will at some point or another face the difficult challenge of finding another driver for their rig. Whether it's in order to expand the operation, or simply find ...
Regulations Knorr-Bremse takes control of Bendix January 25, 2002 ELYRIA, Ohio -- Knorr-Bremse AG has assumed operational control of Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC from Honey...
Transportation Carrier insurance costs skyrocket December 18, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Motor Carriers across Canada are being hit hard by sky rocketing insurance costs and shippers shoul...
Transportation FMCSA warns of potential attacks by truck December 1, 2001 LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The possibility of trucks being used as the weapon of choice in future terrorist attacks in the U.S. is real.That's the message the U.S Department of Transportation's Federal Moto...
Transportation What is your association doing for your business? December 1, 2001 Over the past few years since being given the opportunity to write this column, I have resisted using it to blow CTA and OTA's horn; (generally at the request of Truck News' editor, John Curran) howev...
Transportation Watch out for extra taxation from states December 1, 2001 Many carriers are happy to accept the restrictions on cabotage and would rather not go to the trouble of establishing domestic U.S. operations.They obtain U.S. operating authority expecting to engage ...
Transportation Picking a fight November 1, 2001 WINDSOR, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is close to floating a legal balloon, which could help fleets and owner/operators recover millions in lost revenues through the courts.When a fre...
Transportation Carbis releases new safety system July 24, 2001 FLORENCE, S.C. -- Carbis has unveiled its new flatbed fall protection system, which the company claims protects wor...
Transportation Are you collecting all your freight charges? July 6, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) will present carriers with a seminar on need-to-know inform...
Regulations Manitoba Tories may not support photo radar June 20, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Tories are taking a close look at the prospect of photo radar and red light cameras...
Transportation National Truck League hires specialist June 11, 2001 LONDON, Ont. -- Linda Miller has joined the National Truck League Insurance Brokers team to head the general insura...
