OTA renews battle against Ontario’s 70% fee increases
TORONTO, Ont. — A new premier, a new finance minister and a new transport minister means a new opportunity for the trucking industry to battle the 70% increase in commercial vehicle plate fees, announced last year under then-Premier Dalton…
Shaw Tracking introduces Driver Scorecard feature
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Shaw Tracking has launched a new Driver Scorecard feature that converts fuel economy performance into actionable reports.
What’s behind January’s spot market freight boom?
TORONTO, Ont. — There has been an abundance of available freight on the spot market to begin 2013, creating one of the most freight-rich months on record.
triOS College launches Professional Transport Operator program
BRAMPTON, Ont. — Potential students of triOS College’s new Professional Transport Operator program were treated to a candid discussion covering the ins and outs of a career in trucking at a pair of career fairs this week. The Trucking…
Ontario Trucking Association shakes up events line-up for 2013
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association has decided to shake up its events line-up for 2013.
Cut speed limit, deter heavy trucks, trucker says
Reducing the speed limit for commercial trucks along Highway 5A would achieve the same effect as a ban sought by residents and MLA Kevin Krueger, says a professional driving instructor.
TransCore Canadian Freight Index hits record load volumes in January
TORONTO, Ont. — TransCore’s Link Logistics Canadian Freight Index recorded the highest load volumes for January, surpassing the record set for the month in January 2011 by 3%. January’s load volumes increased 25% from December 2012…
Lower Nazareth, Upper Nazareth townships steps closer to truck ban on Werner Road
Lower Nazareth Township supervisors directed the township solicitor Wednesday to draw up an ordinance banning truck traffic on Werner Road.
Training targets new truckies
Trucking companies are so in need of qualified big-rig drivers they have rallied together and once again engaged an accredited training institute to come into the area and deliver a Heavy Transport Driver Training Programme for “wanna-be truckies”. Oto…
B.C. container fleet rolls out red carpet for truck inspectors
DELTA, B.C. – Freight idled on the roadside while the powers-that-be poke around your equipment may not be the trucking equivalent of a colonoscopy, but – whether they’re a royal pain or a minor irritation – they still throw a…