TransLink Kills RAV Transit Line

LANGLEY, B.C. - The B.C. Trucking Association is lauding a decision by TransLink to abandon plans to build a costly Rapid Airport-Vancouver (RAV) transit line.

Foot in Mouth

TORONTO, Ont. - New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton's anti-truck comments on the May 26 CTV broadcast of Canada AM provoked no little response from the trucking industry.

B.C. Fleets Exploring Use of Biodiesel

RICHMOND, B.C. - While North America's trucking industry has adopted EGR (exhaust gas recirculation) and ACERT engines (advanced combustion emissions reduction technology) to meet the latest U.S. Environmental Protection Agency emission standards,...

Industry Issues: Still Too Early for MVTA Proclamation

In January 2001, when Bill S-3, amending the Motor Vehicle Transport Act (MVTA) 1987 was introduced in the Senate, then Minister of Transport, David Collenette, stated: "These amendments establish carrier safety as the primary focus of the federal...

Voice of the O/O: OBAC Meets, Joins With Nfld. Group

One of OBAC's primary goals is to establish working relations with provincial and regional trucking groups across Canada.

Private Links: It Gets Curiouser and Curiouser

Life is full of curious things and a couple of interesting ones have come across my desk recently.

Law and the Border: Seasonal Driver Visa Not Available This Summer

There is a perception, and even an expectation, that the U.S. Immigration laws changed drastically after 911, and that things like work visas and waivers are much harder to obtain now.

Viewpoint: Political Ignorance Leads to Traffic, Emissions Troubles

New Democratic Party leader Jack Layton's recent remarks about the need to take trucks off the road drew quick response from irate trucking industry leaders.

Million-Plus Carriers Dwindling: StatsCan

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canadian for-hire carriers with annual revenues of $1 million or more appear to be on the decrease, according to the latest numbers from Statistics Canada.

Cerno Releases 2004 Salary and Benefits Report

TORONTO, Ont. - The 2004 survey of salary and benefits earned by workers in Canada's trucking industry is now available.

Food Haulers: CBP Delaying BTA Enforcement Phase Three

TORONTO, Ont. - The recently-announced postponement of phase three enforcement of prior notice for U.S.-bound food shipments, originally due to kick in May 19, shows U.S. bureaucrats are rushing into security measures prematurely, says Canadian Tr...

U.S. Moving Ahead With Transportation ID Program

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) is moving ahead with its plan to develop a uniform identification credential for all transportation workers requiring unescorted access to secure areas at seaports, airports,...

Femininity and Trucking Skills Make for a Potent Mix

MONTREAL, Que. - Young, and a woman driver?

Ontario Budget Short on Specifics

TORONTO, Ont. - The McGuinty government didn't break any promises to the trucking industry when it tabled its budget, but it didn't make many either. And the few it did make were short on specifics.

APTA Is Asking Truckers to Slow Down

DIEPPE, N.B. - As the price of fuel soars, the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) is urging truckers to ease up on their acceleration pedals.