Wheel-Off Decision Coming Soon

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's highest court will rule within the new few months on whether the absolute liability provisions of Sec. 84.1(1) of the Ontario Highway Traffic Act are fair.The provisions in q...

Fields on Wheels Conference Coming

WINNIPEG, Man. - The eighth annual Fields on Wheels Conference is slated for Nov. 25 in Winnipeg, and this year's agenda will interest anyone in the grain hauling business.The keynote presentation wil...

Finally Taking Action? – What Can Be Done to Ensure the Safety of Drivers

Dear Editor,I read with interest the article "Trailer Brake Alarm Sounds." As one of the participants in the original 1996 discussions of this subject, I'm glad to see the industry finally wake up to ...

Insurance the Main Issue Come Election Time

It must be election time. It seems that regardless of the province, or the parties in power, you can count on auto insurance to become an election issue. Soaring auto insurance premiums almost cost th...

Dazed and confused: FDA customs rules too complicated?

TORONTO, Ont. - Just when you thought you were getting a handle on the newly-proposed Customs Border Protection (CBP) rules for pre-notification, along comes the Food and Drug Administration, with a w...

Ignoring employee emotional health can be a wake-up call

TORONTO, Ont. - Stress, a taboo subject more often ignored than dealt with, can have disastrous consequences for employees and the companies for which they work.With a troubled economy and war in the ...

Under wraps: Tarping and tie down systems

TORONTO, Ont. - Safety is a critical part of every operation, and it is a priority of the trucking industry to look after its number one resource - its drivers.A critical part of a driver's day is sec...

Law & The Border: More tax amnesty in the U.S.

The downturn in the U.S. economy has had an impact on government budgets at the federal, state and local levels. States that had budget surpluses just a few years ago, are now facing budget deficits.O...

Reporting accidents early saves money

TORONTO, Ont. - An accident on a U.S. interstate highway can be a Canadian trucker's worst nightmare, but it doesn't have to be.A truck crosses the Canadian-U.S. border every 2.5 seconds so the likeli...

O/Os will be hit hard by WSIB premiums: OTA

TORONTO, Ont. - As the new year starts, Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums for Ontario's trucking industry have jumped 5.9 per cent, and the Ontario Trucking Association(OTA) says th...

Norm Sterling discusses transportation in Ontario

TN: In the six months you've held the Ministry of Transportation portfolio, what has proved to be the most challenging issue as far as commercial transportation is concerned?Sterling: The issue I have...

New York provides limited tax amnesty

Sometimes taxpayers find themselves in a dilemma. They discover they are delinquent in tax reporting, perhaps for several years, and don't know what to do. An admission could result in significant tax...

Carriers win fight with TCT receiver, for now (September 01, 2002)

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario carriers have been rewarded by the courts in their action to get funds held in trust after the TCT Logistics bankruptcy.Madame Justice Susan E. Greer ruled load broker provisio...

Insurance: Don’t let your broker break you

TORONTO, Ont. - The truck insurance market in Ontario is without question a unique one, in that it demands a specialized knowledge from not only the insurer, but more importantly, from the broker. Und...

N.S. report on WCB now out

HALIFAX, N.S. - Nova Scotia Minister of Environment and Labour, David Morse, has released a report on the review of the workers' compensation program in his province.The review identifies Nova Scotia ...