CBSA seizes suspected cocaine worth $6M in truck at Manitoba border

Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized more than 63 kg of suspected cocaine with a street value of $6 million at a border crossing in Manitoba. This is the…

Manitoba provides $400,000 a year to promote trucking jobs, support training

The Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) will receive about $400,000 in annual funding from the Manitoba government over the next four years to help inform provincial residents about job opportunities in…

Manitoba twinning Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to Ontario border

Manitoba crews are now officially working on efforts to twin the Trans-Canada Highway from Falcon Lake to the Ontario border. “It is important for Manitobans to have safe and reliable…

Manitoba to spend $33.5M on Trans-Canada Highway upgrades

Manitoba will invest nearly $33.5 million on a section of the Trans-Canada Highway on the western outskirts of Winnipeg. The section of the highway through the Rural Municipality of Headingley…

Prairie provinces partner to boost transport of goods

The Prairie provinces – Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba – joined forces to to advance economic corridors and support the movement of products within Western Canada and to various markets.

Brandon KW dealer moves to new facility

Inland Kenworth – Brandon has moved into a new parts and service facility in Brandon, MB. (Photo: Kenworth) “We’re happy to be back in a permanent location and in a…

Updated: Prairie provinces look to mandate training

REGINA, Sask. – Saskatchewan is joining Manitoba in a move to mandate training for entry-level truck drivers, following the bus and truck crash in Humboldt that killed 16.

Maxim fined $48,000 after employee burned

WINNIPEG, MB - Manitoba's Workplace Safety and Health (WSH) has fined Manitoba-based Maxim Transportation Services nearly $50,000 after an employee suffered burns in a workplace incident in 2014.

MTA, Manitoba to work on interim safety rating policy

WINNIPEG, MB -- Manitoba Infrastructure will be working with the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) over the next two weeks to establish an interim policy for the province's Carrier Profile System (CPS) and safety ratings -- and address an existing model that has reportedly caused Manitoba fleets to lose business opportunities.

Manitoba association looking for memorabilia

WINNIPEG, MB - The Manitoba Trucking Association is calling on its members to help highlight the province's trucking industry in a special display to be featured in its renovated offices.

Manitoba Upgrading Major Roadways

WINNIPEG, MB -- The Manitoba government is launching the first wave of road improvements funded by the Trucking Productivity Improvement Fund, which is based on fees collected from companies that transport overweight cargo on provincial roads. It will invest $1.4 million on provincial roads across Manitoba including $750,000 for improvements and repairs to PR 384, also known as Moose Lake Road; and $250,000 improving PR 392, PR 393 and PR 395 near Snow Lake. "Through this important partnership, the province is repairing the roads that companies use to haul loads above weight limits to improve their productivity," said Premier Greg Selinger. "The fund enhances flexibility for companies, promotes economic development and creates efficiencies for regional businesses. It also ensures that a portion of cost savings to industry are reinvested in the roads that are worn in the process."

Manitoba Trucking Association Setting Up Safety Group

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association announced it will establish a safety association to help reduce worker injury and illness in the province's commercial transportation industry.

Manitoba Amends Vehicle Weight, Dimension Regulations

WINNIPEG -- Regulatory changes have taken place in Manitoba when it comes to the province's vehicle weights and dimensions.

Beaver Truck Centre Opening New Location

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba-based Volvo and Hino dealership, Beaver Truck Centre, will soon open a new location in Brandon and have an open house.

Researchers Need Your Help to Tackle Truck Driving Vibration

WATERLOO, ON -- Now is your opportunity to take part in a research study that aims to address a serious problem truckers face everyday, vibration in trucks and the seats drivers use. A collaborative effort between researchers at the University of Western Ontario and the University of Waterloo, along with the MFL Occupational Centre and the Manitoba Trucking Association, is looking for both fleets and drivers that will allow them measure the vibration in trucks along different Manitoba roadways while comparing different types of seats. There is clear evidence that long-term seated exposure to whole body vibration (WBV) leads to low back pain and disability, according to Nicolette Carlan, project coordinator at the University of Waterloo.