OTA begins Knights search

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association has begun the search for its fourth Road Knights team.Since 1995, the uniform-clad drivers have been selected for two-year terms during which they teac...

Transforce buys flatbed specialist

SAINT-LAURENT, Que. -Trans Force has announced that it plans to acquire flatbed specialist Entreprises R.R. Mondor in a deal that was to close in July."This transaction reflects our commitment to expa...

Bradley is no trucker

Dear Editor,Re: David Bradley's column, "My name is Dave and I'm a Canadian trucker" (TN, July 2000)David Bradley seems to forget that the Canadian trucker is the trucking industry. People like him ar...

Human resources study:

KENTVILLE, N.S. - While almost half of the 4,770 businesses in Nova Scotia's trucking industry hope to expand within the next five years, a human resources crisis is already creating an "urgent requir...

Quebec forum comes to life

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Quebec's permanent forum on trucking was enshrined into law on June 16, beginning a process that could have a dramatic impact on the lives of the province's truckers.The new group ...

Do your research before considering life as Driver Inc.

I recently fielded several calls concerning truck drivers who offer their services as independent contractors, invoicing companies for their work rather than opting for traditional "employee" status.O...

Q: What has to be done to attract new candidates into trucking careers?

NEW MINAS, N.S. - A recent study suggests that Nova Scotia's trucking industry is in the midst of a human resources crisis. Carriers want to expand, but there's a shortage of trained professionals to ...

Patience is a virtue on the highway

With tourist season upon us - and the sun beating down on the hood of the truck - I could probably fill a column with notes about how I'm ticked off by slow-moving RV drivers who decide to make left t...

Are carriers passing the money?

Dear Editor,I have been a commercial driver for more than 27 years, in the capacity of a company driver and an O/O, so I have an idea as to the hazards of the commercial truck driver's life.But I wond...

NTL ad wins award

LONDON, Ont. - A National Truck League advertising campaign that appears exclusively in Truck News and Truck West has been recognized with a Silver Award of Excellence from the London Advertising and ...

Mullen invests in Payne Tspt.

ALDERSYDE, Alta. - Mullen Transportation has announced that it will offer up to $1 million in capital to Payne Transportation, a new fleet to be based in Winnipeg. And with the investment, Mullen will...

Re-torque politicians’ lug nuts

Dear Editor,Re: Fuel prices cited in suicide, May 2000I wonder, how many more incidents such as this will we have to see before the government decides to open their eyes and face the fuel problem at h...

Diesel danger

TORONTO, Ont. - Canada faces the threat of another massive spike in fuel prices next winter because of diesel inventories that are as much as 80 per cent lower than those that led to record price hike...

Quebec moves to outlaw highway blockades

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - If Transport Minister Guy Chevrette has his way, the kind of highway demonstrations Quebec has seen over the past two years will be forbidden after June 23.Bill 130, expected to pa...

Canada’s minimum wheelbases need to be rethought

In the heavily regulated world of trucking in which we live, nothing is more bewildering than the regulations that surround the weights and dimensions of commercial vehicles.If there is any individual...