City of Vancouver to require side guards on its trucks

The City of Vancouver will require side guards or lateral protection devices on all trucks owned or contracted by the municipality, following a unanimous council vote last week. Municipal staff…

Walmart and SPUD bringing green to grocery deliveries

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Grocery deliveries are going green for Metro Vancouver residents. Walmart Canada and Sustainable Produce Urban Delivery (SPUD) are teaming up to bring customers more environmentally friendly options…

Port Metro Vancouver Truckers Return to Court Over Back Pay

VANCOUVER, BC -- One labor union is asking a British Columbia judge to force Container Trucking Commissioner Andy Smith to order the payment of back wages it claims are owed by port trucking companies to container truckers at Port Metro Vancouver. In documents filed with the court on Tuesday, Unifor is alleging that Smith is in a clear conflict of interest because he is employed as both the commissioner and the lead lobbyist of the BC Maritime Employers' Association, an organization representing many commercial interests connected to Port Metro Vancouver. The truckers shut down the port for around four weeks in March 2014 over long wait times and pay, eventually leading to a settlement and ending the protests, known as the Joint Action Plan. It was signed by Premier Christy Clark, representatives for federal Minister of Transportation Lisa Raitt, and Unifor.

Cargo Logistics Canada launches new award

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's largest supply chain expo to recognize the province's top vendors and service providers.

What’s good for the port is good for everyone

VANCOUVER -- Trade through Port Metro Vancouver generates 132,700 total jobs across Canada, according to a recent study prepared for the port by InterVISTAS Consulting.

Senate agrees with harmonized trucking regs, new technology incentives.

OTTAWA -- A senate committee on transportation is recommending that the federal government approve several crucial trucking initiatives urged on by the industry.

Vancouver Truckers’ Strike Hits Businesses

VANCOUVER - Port Metro Vancouver's customers are starting to feel the pinch of the ongoing strike by over 1,000 container truckers demanding better wages and shorter wait times at terminals.

Unionized Port Truckers Join Vancouver Strike

LANGLEY, BC - Unionized container truck drivers at Port Metro voted on Saturday to join a strike by their non-unionized colleagues, who walked off the job earlier last week.

Strike One: Truckers Reject Vancouver Port Deal

VANCOUVER, BC - Unionized truck drivers are walking the picket line at Port Metro Vancouver this Monday after Unifor members voted overwhelmingly to reject a deal made late last week.

Vancouver Port Truckers To Vote on Deal

VANCOUVER, BC - Unionized container truck drivers at Port Metro Vancouver agreed to vote on a deal made with labor mediator Vince Ready, who's been assigned to resolved the conflict by Transport Canada.

Vancouver Port Truckers on Strike, BCTA Clash

LANGLEY, BC - A strike and protest by truckers at the Port Metro Vancouver turned from peaceful to aggressive, according to the Western Canadian Shippers' Coalition (WCSC) and the BC Trucking Association (BCTA).

Whistleblower Tool Set Up for Port Metro Vancouver Drivers

Port Metro Vancouver has a new initiative, spurred on by this year's Vancouver strike, to give truckers a way to voice their concerns.

Port Metro Vancouver Truckers Ordered Back to Work

VANCOUVER - The provincial government is working on a bill to send 250 Unifor truckers, currently on strike, back to work.

Cargo Diverts Because of Port Metro Vancouver Strike

WASHINGTON, DC - U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) ports on the northwest coast of the U.S. have received requests to change the course of vessels because of the truck driver strike in Vancouver.

Strike Two: Vancouver Port Truckers Reject Deal Again

VANCOUVER, BC - Container truckers at Port Metro Vancouver are still striking on Monday after a government and port authority plan to end the job action failed to make headway on the weekend.