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TCA names best fleets to drive for - (Headline News) from
January 27, 2010
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TORONTO -- The second annual Truckload Carriers' Association Best Fleets to Drive For results are in and out of the 17 winning truck companies, seven are Canadian.
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No basis for shorter HOS; Trucks safer than ever says ATA - (Headline News) from
January 21, 2010
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- Just a few months after special interest groups convinced the U.S. DOT to rewrite hours of service rules because truckers supposedly weren't safe enough, the industry posted the largest ever year-to-year drop in truck-involved fatalities.
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Schneider doesn't sleep on retention strategies - (Headline News) from
January 21, 2010
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- A former U.S. Army officer, Don Osterberg, VP of safety and training at Schneider National, compares the task of retaining truck drivers to a saying used in the Armed Forces: “We recruit soldiers in the military, but we retain families.”
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Flu knocked out 9% of workforce - (Headline News) from
January 15, 2010
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OTTAWA -- The H1N1 virus tag-teamed with the regular seasonal flu this fall to put 9 percent of Canadian workers out of commission.
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Work safety groups unite - (Headline News) from
January 12, 2010
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TORONTO -- Three existing health and safety associations have merged into a new organization called the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA).
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Transport sector still leads Canada job losses - (Headline News) from
January 12, 2010
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OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing were two sectors of the Canadian economy to see job losses in December, according to Statistics Canada.
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Truckers don't get EPA green light on empty trailer campaign - (Headline News) from
January 11, 2010
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WASHINGTON -- The EPA has declined to join Canadian and American trucking carriers in their effort to convince U.S. regulators to change the archaic and redundant empty trailer movement rules affecting foreign drivers.
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Backlog expected as Ontario test centres reopen - (Headline News) from
January 05, 2010
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TORONTO -- After a four-month deadlock, the labour dispute at Ontario’s DriveTest Centres ended with services resuming yesterday.
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Truckers' meal tax break almost fully restored - (Headline News) from
January 04, 2010
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OTTAWA -- The Ministry of Finance continued serving up its meal tax allowance recipe for truck drivers this New Year.
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Strike Over: DriveTest centers to reopen in Jan - (Headline News) from
December 21, 2009
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TORONTO -- The strike by Ontario's 590 driving examiners at 93 drive-test sites is over and they'll be back to work in the New Year, but the crippling effects of the four-and-a-half-month dispute will be felt for a long time to come.
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Drug-testing rules for domestic truckers relaxed - (Headline News) from
December 21, 2009
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TORONTO -- Reefer screening (and no, we don't mean refrigerated trailers) for domestic truck drivers may be acceptable in some circumstances under human rights rules.
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B.C. gravel haulers waiting for New Year to take action - (Headline News) from
December 10, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- Disgruntled gravel truck owner-operators in B.C.’s Lower Mainland have decided not to play Scrooge during the holiday season and will until the New Year to decide how to deal with declining hauling rates.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Top court settles pivotal freight forwarding-logistics case - (Headline News) from
December 03, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The Supreme Court of Canada (SCC) has finally ruled on a critical case that could change how some freight forwarders, logistics companies, and hybrid highway carriers are governed under provincial and federal law.
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CN makes another call to end strike through binding arbitration - (Headline News) from
December 02, 2009
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MONTREAL -- On the eve of a back-to-work legislation vote in Ottawa, Canadian National Railways has called again for the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference to agree to binding arbitration.
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DriveTest strike testing workers patience - (Headline News) from
December 01, 2009
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TORONTO -- Two recent demonstrations by DriveTest employees hoped to sway the Ontario government into intervening in the ongoing labour dispute, but to no avail.
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Strike threatens rail rebound - (Headline News) from
November 30, 2009
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TORONTO -- Well, this is one way to boost truck freight volumes. Patches of container truckers across the country might be the select few who aren't complaining too hard that Canadian National Railway locomotive engineers hit the bricks this weekend.
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EXCLUSIVE: Teamsters target Challenger truckers, owner-ops - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2009
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CAMBRIDGE, Ont. -- As Challenger Motor Freight's Montreal-based workers enjoy their company Christmas party today, more than a few will undoubtedly be huddled up, discussing the labor standoff unfolding at the fleet behind the scenes.
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Farmers brace for CN strike - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2009
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WINNIPEG -- Canada's agriculture sector is worried the country’s status as a reliable supplier of grains and oilseeds will be threatened if a labour dispute between Canadian National Railway and its locomotive engineers turns into a strike.
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All aboard: CN locomotive engineers file strike notice - (Headline News) from
November 25, 2009
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MONTREAL -- Canadian National Railways received a 72-hour strike notice from the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) of its plan to strike the company just after midnight on Nov. 28.
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Feds to ensure foreign worker jobs are as advertised - (Headline News) from
November 25, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The federal government is proposing legislation that would protect temporary foreign workers recruited by Canadian businesses, CBC reports.
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B.C. gravel haulers deciding future - (Headline News) from
November 24, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- In late October, members of the B.C. Teamsters Union rejected a plan to reduce the going hourly rate for gravel haulers, and now they’ll vote whether or not to continue working.
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Rocky road for B.C. gravel haulers - (Headline News) from
November 16, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- As the hourly rate for gravel haulers in B.C. slides downward, truckers are looking to their union for a solution, which might include a work stoppage.
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DriveTest workers reject latest offer - (Headline News) from
November 11, 2009
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TORONTO -- At the suggestion of their bargaining committee, the membership of United Steelworkers Local 9511 voted down their employer's latest offer, continuing the strike at Ontario’s DriveTest centers.
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Employment falls, except for transport jobs - (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing was the only industry in Canada to experience a notable employment gain in October while unemployment levels continued to rise in most other sectors.
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- (Headline News) from
November 06, 2009
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Drive testers voting to go back to work - (Headline News) from
November 04, 2009
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TORONTO -- The thousands of Ontario drivers and would-be drivers waiting to get their licence tests will be relieved to know that the approximately 500 strikers will be voting over the next few days on a new contract.
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Sleep apnea program should be law: US safety board - (Headline News) from
October 22, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Trucking rulemaklers should implement a program to identify commercial drivers at high risk for obstructive sleep apnea, or OSA, says the National Transportation Safety Board.
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OTA seeks clearer guidelines on trucker smoking regs - (Headline News) from
October 16, 2009
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TORONTO -- The head of the Ontario Trucking Association has written to the Minister of Health Promotion, Margarett R. Best, about clarifying for drivers the rules regarding truckers smoking in their cabs.
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Carrier won challenge to truck smoking fine years ago - (Headline News) from
October 15, 2009
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TORONTO -- The haze may be lifting from the smoking-in-trucks issue in Ontario.
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Zeppelin ready to rock Calgary - (Headline News) from
October 05, 2009
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CALGARY - - Think some of your competitors are full of hot air? Just wait until the people from SkyHook get into the freight-hauling game.
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Teamsters look north to expand FedEx union drive - (Headline News) from
October 01, 2009
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TORONTO -- FedEx, already battling large-scale unionization efforts stateside, will have to deal with a national organization campaign by the Teamsters in Canada as well.
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Alberta truckers urged to vote on WCB pricing options - (Headline News) from
September 30, 2009
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CALGARY -- The WCB has offered general trucking employers in Alberta the ability to determine the pricing structure for its industry.
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OTA calls for quick end to licence examiners strike - (Headline News) from
September 25, 2009
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TORONTO -- The union representing Ontario's striking driving examiners and the company that operates provincial Drive Test facilities need to resume labor talks, says the Ontario Trucking Association.
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OTA urges diligence in HRSDC overtime pay survey - (Headline News) from
September 22, 2009
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TORONTO -- Researchers are looking into "prevailing industry practice(s)" for establishing overtime pay for short-haul truck drivers and the Ontario Trucking Association wants to make sure it's done right.
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Gears jammed in DriveTest strike talks - (Headline News) from
September 18, 2009
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TORONTO -- Ontario DriveTest workers frustrated that strike negotiations have broken down, yesterday hit the bricks outside of Serco DES, the British-based company that which owns and operates the province's DriveTest facilities.
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ESA VS HOS: The battle continues - (Headline News) from
August 17, 2009
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TORONTO -- Not only are there significant inconsistencies in the way various provincial transport departments apply federal hours-of-service rules, but the driving time regime remains at odds with provincial labor legislation as well, trapping most private fleets behind the eight ball.
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Survey Sez: Truckers dealing with Megan Fox syndrome - (Headline News) from
August 17, 2009
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COLUMBUS, OHIO - - Truck drivers across the North America suffer from much the same problem as Hollywood starlet Megan Fox. Apparently, they get no respect.
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Fission for answers in nuclear trucking mishap - (Headline News) from
August 06, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Sure, if you wanted bigger margins, you could always try hauling nukes.
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BC increases apprentice training tax credit - (Headline News) from
July 15, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- As of the first of this month, the British Columbia Training Tax Credit has been doubled.
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Truck plant future foggy as contract talks down to the wire - (Headline News) from
June 29, 2009
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CHATHAM, Ont. -- Navistar's offer to keep its Chatham, Ont. heavy truck plant open -- albeit barely -- is totally unacceptable, complains the head of the CAW.
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Mack consolidates production - (Headline News) from
June 25, 2009
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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Trucks has decided to move forward with its previously announced plan to consolidate production of its entire product line at its assembly facility in Macungie, Pa.
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Down and out in Ontario - (Headline News) from
June 05, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Never mind the fact that Ontario has been tagged as a "have-not province." Its economy, however sluggish, is big enough that when it goes sour, it drags everybody down with it.
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VanPort truck regulations up for review - (Headline News) from
May 26, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- It’s been relatively smooth sailing at Vancouver’s ports since the summer of 2005, and now the feds are looking to make sure it stays that way.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Shops laud Right to Repair bill passage - (Headline News) from
May 15, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Talk about a landslide. Bill C-273, a.k.a., the "Right to Repair Bill," was passed by Parliament this week by a vote of 248 to 17.
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13 Not a Charm: Another anti-scab bill voted down - (Headline News) from
May 04, 2009
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OTTAWA -- For at least the third time in a couple of years, legislation to ban federally regulated companies from hiring replacement workers during labor strikes has been defeated.
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Trucker strike will not affect port, operator says - (Headline News) from
April 30, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- Port Metro Vancouver has issued a statement indicating that a handful of independent truckers on the verge of striking have overstated the impact a walkout will have on Vancouver port operations.
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CTHRC taps private fleet chairman - (Headline News) from
April 30, 2009
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OTTAWA, Ont.-- The Canadian Trucking Human Resource Council (CTHRC) has named Kevin Riley chair of the organization’s Board of Directors.
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Swine flu nothing for truckers to snort at - (Headline News) from
April 29, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- There's concern among truckers and traders that escalating fears over swine flu could restrict the flow of goods between the Canada-U.S.-Mexico borders.
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California ports might be forced to clean up environment program - (Headline News) from
April 28, 2009
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LOS ANGELES -- A handful of controversial measures making up the Ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles’ Clean Port program were put on hold by a U.S. federal judge recently.
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Vanport peace shaky; truckers could strike - (Headline News) from
April 28, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- It seems that a summer can't pass without at least a few container truckers going on strike at the port of Vancouver.
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Truck aftermarket to exceed $17B: Report - (Headline News) from
April 17, 2009
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The aftermarket for medium- and heavy-duty truck parts and components will increase 3.8 percent annually to $17.1 billion in 2013, according to a new study from The Freedonia Group, a Cleveland, Ohio-based industry research firm.
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More truckers lose jobs: ATA - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2009
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WASHINGTON-- Another 663,000 jobs were lost in March and unemployment rose, while for-hire trucking payrolls fell nearly 15,000, reports the American Trucking Associations.
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Navistar could lay off all remaining Chatham workers - (Headline News) from
April 06, 2009
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CHATHAM, Ont. -- The last 350 or so workers at the Navistar International truck plant in Chatham, Ont. received layoff notices recently, signifying a possibility that the facility could be idled later this summer.
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Driver pay down, dispatchers up: Market study - (Headline News) from
April 06, 2009
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- It's not unusual that owner-ops' wages are falling along with carriers' bottom line in the current freight market.
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More BC businesses hopeful; truckers, not so much - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- The Canadian Federation of Independent Business reports that a few more B.C. business owners foresee happier economic times ahead.
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Study confirms obesity-sleep apnea link in truckers - (Headline News) from
March 25, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- Mandating obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) screenings for truck drivers could reduce the risk of fatigue-related truck crashes, according to a new study which confirms OSA is linked to obesity.
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TCA honors Canuck fleets as best employers - (Headline News) from
March 16, 2009
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OTTAWA, Ont. -- A total of nine Canadian carriers were named the 'best Fleets to Drive For' by the Truckload Carriers Association and Toronto-based online training provider CarriersEdge.
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Unemployment rate edges up; construction hit worst - (Headline News) from
March 13, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The number of laid off truck drivers and other transportation workers in February was not anywhere as severe as the previous month.
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Employee 'Free Choice' Act not free at all: Businesses - (Headline News) from
March 11, 2009
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WASHINGTON -- American workplaces could look a lot more like those in Quebec or Western Europe if Democrat leaders get their way.
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Retailer not exempt from paying truckers overtime: US Court - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2009
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TRENTON, N.J. -- A New Jersey Appeals Court ruled that a furniture retailer cannot take advantage of the trucking exemption in the state's overtime pay laws to avoid paying its delivery workers time-and-a-half when they work more than 40 hours a week.
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New PNP: Truckers not included - (Headline News) from
February 27, 2009
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TORONTO -- It may be moving painfully slow compared to other provinces, but Ontario is expanding its Provincial Nominee Program. The bad news? Unlike most other jurisdictions with PNPs, truck drivers are still not allowed to participate in that province.
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Carrier preaches what it practices - (Headline News) from
February 27, 2009
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LONDON, Ont. -- Voyageur Transportation is so proud of its top-notch in-house training and safety programs they’re offering them to the public.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Supreme Court to rule on pivotal freight forwarding case - (Headline News) from
February 24, 2009
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OTTAWA -- Anxious Canadian freight forwarders will have to wait a little longer for the Supreme Court of Canada's landmark decision on whether cross-dock, intermodal carrier Consolidated Fastfrate can be federally unionized.
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Feds study impacts of work stoppages on businesses - (Headline News) from
February 24, 2009
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OTTAWA -- The federal government has released a report that attempts to explain the causes and impacts of strikes and lockouts to the nation's federally regulated private sector.
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Truckers big part of heavy job losses - (Headline News) from
February 06, 2009
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OTTAWA -- An unprecedented number of Canadians began the New Year out of work in 2009.
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NRCan subsidizes training school's fuel-saving pilot program - (Headline News) from
January 22, 2009
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CASTLEGAR, B.C. -- Natural Resources Canada wants to find out if a truck driving simulator can reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
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CAW-Daimler reach deal over St. Thomas plant closure - (Headline News) from
January 20, 2009
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TORONTO -- Daimler Trucks will pad the landing for workers who will lose their jobs after the truckmaker eliminates the Sterling brand and closes its St. Thomas, Ont. assembly plant on March. 27.
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Port workers in strike position; no action from truckers yet - (Headline News) from
January 05, 2009
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VANCOUVER -- The Port of Vancouver could be on the verge of boiling over -- again.
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Human Rights panel puts foreign worker programs at risk: Industry - (Headline News) from
December 18, 2008
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VICTORIA -- The B.C. Human Rights Tribunal's recent ruling that dictates pay structures for foreign workers could create a precedent that puts provincial temporary foreign worker programs in jeopardy.
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Average cost to run a truck over $80/h: ATRI - (Headline News) from
December 16, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- The top costs for truck owners continue to be diesel fuel-oil prices, driver wages and truck/trailer lease or purchase payments.
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Manitoba shifts into economic sweet spot - (Headline News) from
December 12, 2008
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CALGARY -- The Canada West Foundation has released its latest economic profile and forecast for Manitoba, and the future looks bright.
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CPx again honored as one of best Canadian employers - (Headline News) from
December 09, 2008
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SURREY, B.C., Dec. 8, 2008 – Coastal Pacific Xpress has been recognized as one of the best employers in B.C.
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Vanport owner-ops stirring the port again - (Headline News) from
December 03, 2008
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VANCOUVER -- Independent can haulers at the Port of Vancouver staged a noisy protest yesterday, indicating that more labor unrest in the Lower Mainland is a possibility.
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How’s your sex drive? Truck school has the answer - (Headline News) from
November 28, 2008
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ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- Maybe they’re inspired by the can-do spirit of their governor and media star Sarah Palin, or maybe they’re just fed up with the cold and want to hop in a cab and drive anywhere, as long as it’s south.
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Getting kids into trucks - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2008
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TORONTO -- Trucking is more than driving. It’s logistics; computer science, psychology, high finance and finally, it can be fun and quite lucrative, too.
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Officials looking for glimpse into truck plant’s future - (Headline News) from
November 13, 2008
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CHATHAM, Ont. -- Local politicians in Chatham, Ont. are eager to meet with Navistar officials in an effort to figure out the future of the community's truck facility.
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Poor literacy a safety hazard in the workplace: Study - (Headline News) from
October 21, 2008
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OTTAWA -- Canadian companies invest in occupational health and safety training and new equipment, yet they spend little on upgrading the basic skills and literacy of their workers,
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ZF, Meritor win patent lawsuit filed by rival - (Headline News) from
October 20, 2008
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TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, and ZF Meritor have won a patent infringement suit brought by Eaton Corp. on the ZF FreedomLine transmission.
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Supply chains still strong, despite surging costs: Survey - (Headline News) from
October 09, 2008
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BOSTON -- A survey of logistics executives revealed that reverse globalization, softer revenue forecasts and sustainability are key issues affecting global supply chains.
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Fuel, economy & regs most pressing concerns for carriers: Survey - (Headline News) from
October 07, 2008
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Not surprisingly, the price of diesel and the crumbling economy in the U.S. were ranked as the top two most critical issues the trucking industry faced in 2008.
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Looming strike could shut down Seaway transport: Report - (Headline News) from
October 02, 2008
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OTTAWA -- The federal government is being asked to intervene in a brewing labor dispute that could see shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway come to a halt.
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Investment in Alberta school to help boost technician grads - (Headline News) from
September 11, 2008
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EDMONTON -- While many industries clamor to recruit fresh faces, Finning and Caterpillar are investing in the future of a program with proven success.
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Shell, HDCC dish out $12Gs in techie scholarships - (Headline News) from
September 08, 2008
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CALGARY – Shell Canada and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada are teaming up to battle the shortage of technical workers in the trucking industry by offering the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship.
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Finning reinvests in Alberta technician program - (Headline News) from
September 05, 2008
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EDMONTON -- Finning and Caterpillar are expanding their partnership with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) by investing millions in the school’s Heavy Equipment Technician and Technology Programs.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Highland re-energized, says president - (Headline News) from
September 04, 2008
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TORONTO -- Now that its longstanding labor issues are finally settled, Highland Transport is gearing up for what is hoped to be a small rebound in the truckload market over the next year.
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Trucking still one of most injury prone Manitoba jobs - (Headline News) from
August 28, 2008
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WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba's Workers Compensation Board reports a 1.8 percent increase this year through to July.
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BREAKING NEWS: Highland operators say 'yes' to revised contract - (Headline News) from
August 27, 2008
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TORONTO -- Amid threats that their carrier company would be shuttered, unionized Highland Transport owner-operators have voted to accept a new contract that pays them less, among other concessions, todaystrucking.com has just learned.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Highland postpones firing O-Os after last-ditch offer - (Headline News) from
August 15, 2008
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TORONTO -- Highland Transport has agreed to hold off on firing its owner-operators, pending a second vote on a new union contract later this month
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Trucking gets modest rate boost from WorkSafe BC - (Headline News) from
August 15, 2008
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VICTORIA -- WorkSafeBC has slightly raised insurance rates for "general trucking" in 2009 by 2 percent -- from $4.87 to $4.89 per $100 of assessable payroll.
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LA Port says clean truck rules will go on despite lawsuit - (Headline News) from
August 14, 2008
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LOS ANGELES -- The Port of Los Angeles says a lawsuit by the American Trucking Associations will not affect implementation of the first phase of its Clean Truck Program, which starts Oct. 1.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Highland to begin terminating drivers - (Headline News) from
July 30, 2008
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TORONTO -- New talks between TransForce and the union representing owner-operators at its Highland Transport division did not produce an agreeable settlement that would have saved the drivers' jobs.
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BREAKING NEWS: Cloud hanging over Highland Transport's future - (Headline News) from
July 29, 2008
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TORONTO -- Negotiations going on today between union leaders and TransForce execs could determine the fate of the trucking giant's Highland Transport division.
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Senate agrees with harmonized trucking regs, new technology incentives. - (Headline News) from
July 21, 2008
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OTTAWA -- A senate committee on transportation is recommending that the federal government approve several crucial trucking initiatives urged on by the industry.
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Schneider looking for road warriors - (Headline News) from
July 08, 2008
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National has launched a new program aimed at turning veteran military personnel into professional owner-operators.
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Trucking WSIB rates increase - (Headline News) from
June 27, 2008
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TORONTO -- After enjoying decreases the last two years, Ontario truckers will see a modest hike to their Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) premiums in 2009.
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Hate to say we told you so but… - (Headline News) from
June 20, 2008
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TORONTO -- Everybody's tired of old adages so here's a new one. If you're tired of oil speculators reaping obscene profits off the backs of consumers, do a bit of hedging to protect yourself. That'll fix ya.
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Ontario introduces restricted Class A licence - (Headline News) from
June 03, 2008
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TORONTO -- Ontario has taken steps to ensure that Class A licensed drivers tested in the province are qualified to operate traditional tractor-trailers.
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More immigrants finding work in transport sector - (Headline News) from
May 13, 2008
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OTTAWA -- Newcomers to Canada continue to flood the transportation sector, according to Stats Canada's newest Immigrant Labour Market report.
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Protestors now up in the dumps, progress cited - (Headline News) from
May 12, 2008
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MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Organizers of last Thursday's big rally that saw hundreds of dump trucks pull their rigs off job sites, form a convoy and drive around Toronto are far happier today than they were this time last week.
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Crash Course: Startling results from ATRI driver training study - (Headline News) from
May 08, 2008
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- There's no connection between how much time a student driver actually spends behind the wheel training and the likelihood of having an accident once he gets a CDL.
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Keeping drivers requires a personal touch - (Headline News) from
May 01, 2008
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BANFF, Alta. -- While finding good qualified drivers may be difficult, some days keeping them around may seem just as tough.
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CTHRC launches industry information website - (Headline News) from
April 25, 2008
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OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resource Council (CTHRC) recently launched a new website dedicated to bringing new people into the trucking industry.
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BCTA calls for better balance between freight and labor - (Headline News) from
April 22, 2008
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LANGLEY, B.C. -- More than two-thirds of trucking companies responding to a recent survey in B.C. expect to hire or contract an average of five full-time Class 1 drivers during the next year.
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BCTA adds classified section to website - (Headline News) from
April 15, 2008
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LANGLEY, B.C. -- As part of their strategy to provide tools and support to members tackling labor shortages, the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has added a new feature on their transportation career website.
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Apprenticeships have 50-60 % completion rate: Study - (Headline News) from
April 15, 2008
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OTTAWA -- Nearly two in three individuals who registered in an apprenticeship program in Alberta in 1993 had completed their training a decade later -- usually in the same trade they started in a decade earlier.
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American carriers sign recruiting deal with Army - (Headline News) from
April 15, 2008
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Army Reserve have entered into a recruiting partnership that would see professional truck drivers traded between industries.
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Canadian employment keeps creeping higher in '08 - (Headline News) from
April 04, 2008
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OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing industries led another surge in Canadian employment in March.
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Truckers' lumping suit granted class action status - (Headline News) from
March 19, 2008
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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner Operator Independent Drivers Association's lawsuit against U.S. grocery giant SuperValu alleging lumping coercion has been granted class action status.
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Truckers have lower life expectancy: Study - (Headline News) from
March 17, 2008
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TORONTO -- Truck drivers live 10 to 15 years less than the average North American male, who lives to 76, according to a new study authored by Toronto researcher Dr. Martin Moore-Ede.
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Foreign Policies: Carriers grapple with retaining immigrant drivers - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2008
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SASKATOON -- Some cynics in trucking (yeah, they exist) will tell you that carriers who recruit manpower from overseas are just sticking bargain-basement Band Aids on Canada's growing driver recruitment quandary.
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Trucking no longer top job for Canadian males - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2008
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OTTAWA -- For the first time in decades, Canadian men are opting to be sales clerks rather than truck drivers.
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No Surprise: Labor unrest looms in B.C. trucking biz - (Headline News) from
March 04, 2008
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VANCOUVER –- British Columbia Teamsters are taking issue with the construction business in this province and as a result the trucking industry is under threat of more labor unrest.
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Labour decisions put in the hands of the province - (Headline News) from
February 29, 2008
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VANCOUVER -- Nobody knows better what the B.C. economy needs like British Columbians, and two recent agreements with the federal government will give the province more input into addressing its labour needs.
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Indo-Canadian trucker group formed to fight for community issues - (Headline News) from
February 26, 2008
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TORONTO -- A group of Indo-Canadian truckers have established what is being called the first North American Indian trucking industry-lobbying association.
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Most BC carriers would take part in provincial training standard - (Headline News) from
February 25, 2008
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LANGLEY, B.C. -- It's nearly unanimous. About 97 percent of truckers surveyed by the BC Trucking Association agree that a provincial driver-training program is a necessity.
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B.C. program targets trucking labour shortage - (Headline News) from
February 06, 2008
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VICTORIA -- B.C. is launching a two-year pilot project aimed at foreign workers to help offset serious labour shortages in the trucking and tourism/hospitality industries.
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BREAKING NEWS: Touch of class saves driver training program - (Headline News) from
January 29, 2008
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RED DEER, Alta. -- Alberta's pioneering Professional Driver Certificate program has steered through its first rough patch and will continue on with a few new touches.
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A Reading From the Book of Profits - (Headline News) from
January 29, 2008
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LONDON, Ont. -- Quick (and although this sounds like a joke it's serious) -- can you name the three types of truck drivers on the road today?
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SPECIAL REPORT: Court ruling loosens drug-testing constraints for businesses - (Headline News) from
January 14, 2008
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CALGARY -- Canadian carriers should be less dazed and confused about drug-testing restrictions after an Alberta court ruled that a construction company did nothing wrong when it fired a worker who tested positive for marijuana.
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Alberta workers butt out; in truck cabs too - (Headline News) from
January 09, 2008
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EDMONTON -- Albertans ushered in the New Year on Jan. 1, but the province's smokers were forced to say goodbye to their cigarettes -- at least in public spaces and workplaces.
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Schneider National owner-ops can act as own dispatchers - (Headline News) from
January 08, 2008
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GREEN BAY -- Picking your own load and compensation isn't usually part of the job description for an owner-operator.
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Quebec carrier makes ROB Top 50 Employer list - (Headline News) from
January 02, 2008
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TORONTO -- Report on Business magazine has released its 2008 list of the 50 Best Employers in Canada, which includes a leading for-hire carrier.
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U.S. DOT proposes mandatory training rules - (Headline News) from
January 02, 2008
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WASHINGTON -- In a few years, individuals looking to obtain a new commercial driver's licence (CDL) must complete both classroom and behind-the-wheel training
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Fix labor discrepancy in HOS rules, private carriers tell ministry - (Headline News) from
December 24, 2007
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TORONTO -- There is no need for two sets of rules to govern hours of work for provincially regulated truck drivers.
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Alta. professional driver certification in jeopardy - (Headline News) from
December 11, 2007
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RED DEER, Alta. -- It was supposed to be Canada's first professional truck driver training standard. Now, it looks as if the Professional Driver Certificate Pilot Program will be shelved.
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Working in the Dark: Seeing brother techs in action is believing - (Headline News) from
December 10, 2007
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YORKTON, Sask. -- Think you could rebuild a transmission blindfolded? How about overhaul an engine in complete darkness? Eric Statchuk can. And he can't see.
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WSIB offers amnesty for absentee employers - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2007
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TORONTO -- The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) is implementing a Voluntary Registration policy in which non-registered employers,
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CP Rail and Teamsters agree to disagree - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2007
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CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference (TCRC) have extended their no strike/no lockout agreement while negotiations continue.
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BCTA, gov't, and union join forces to tackle driver shortage - (Headline News) from
November 22, 2007
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SURREY, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association, in company with Service Canada and Teamsters Canada, has launched the right track BC Trucking Industry Human Resources Strategic Plan.
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Manitoba to enhance apprenticeship system via new commission - (Headline News) from
November 05, 2007
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WINNIPEG -- A newly formed Apprenticeship Futures Commission will engage the public and industry to make recommendations on enhancing
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U.S. truck regulators asked to toughen drug-testing rules - (Headline News) from
November 01, 2007
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ARLINGTON, Va. -- A high-profile carrier in the U.S. stood before U.S. decision makers this week and urged them to step-up enforcement and testing of drug and alcohol use by drivers in the trucking industry.
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APTA chairman sees new approach to HR challenge - (Headline News) from
October 29, 2007
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The trucking industry should be looking further afield for answers to its human resources issues, says Gord Peddle, incoming chairman of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association.
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That’s a lotto truck! - (Headline News) from
October 29, 2007
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PRINCE GEORGE. B.C. -- If you sign up for a truck-driving licence course at Fox Pro driver-training school, you will get a very serious crack at winning a free and very sleek brand new fully loaded Peterbilt 388.
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BCTA clears hurdle towards provincial driver training standard - (Headline News) from
October 15, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- The B.C. Trucking Association says it is one step closer to achieving a minimum, non-mandatory professional driver-training standard after it received approval in principle by the Industry Training Authority (ITA).
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Market conditions slow down shortage, but won't stop it: Experts - (Headline News) from
October 01, 2007
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TORONTO -- The term "truck driver," as defined in any statistical profile, covers a lot of ground. Pinpointing the exact number in Canada is difficult because of the variety of sectors in which drivers work.
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CTA resumes fight against anti-scab legislation - (Headline News) from
September 27, 2007
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OTTAWA -- For the second time this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is launching a campaign aimed at the defeat of proposed legislation to ban replacement workers in federally regulated organizations in the event of a labor stoppage.
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U.S. sees major drop in truckload turnover rate - (Headline News) from
September 19, 2007
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The line-haul driver turnover rate among large for-hire truckload carriers experienced its first quarterly decrease in a year during the second quarter of 2007, according to the American Trucking Associations.
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Sleep apnea program offered to carriers - (Headline News) from
August 29, 2007
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HOUSTON -- The creators of a sleep apnea detection and treatment program has announced full availability of the comprehensive solution for enhancing truck driver safety and lowering health care costs for motor carriers.
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Older workers still punching the clock: StatsCan - (Headline News) from
August 27, 2007
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OTTAWA -- The threat of an immediate labor shortage is being delayed thanks mainly to older workers who are deciding to stay on the job longer, according to a new study by Stats Canada.
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Schneider lauded for mature worker hiring policies - (Headline News) from
August 23, 2007
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National has been certified as an Age Friendly Employer by RetirementJobs.com, a top career website for job-seekers aged 50-plus.
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Confidence in truck driver pool receding: CTHRC study II - (Headline News) from
August 21, 2007
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OTTAWA -- More than a third of individuals who've obtained their class 1/A licence don't ever migrate to the trucking industry as drivers.
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Schneider drivers to get major pay raise - (Headline News) from
August 16, 2007
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Despite a truckload downturn, North America's largest TL carrier, Schneider National, has beefed up the paycheques for its entire company driver fleet.
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Suing the Messenger: FedEx owner-ops want to be paid as employees - (Headline News) from
August 14, 2007
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SOUTH BEND, Ind. -- About 150 FedEx owner-operators in this state have taken the courier to court in an effort to be recognized as full-time employees.
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Fed rule mandates union-like rates for container owner-ops - (Headline News) from
August 01, 2007
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OTTAWA -- As expected, the federal government is attempting to maintain labor stability at the Port of Vancouver and Fraser River with a regulation that ensures independent owner-operators
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American carriers want mandated drug & alcohol database - (Headline News) from
August 01, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations wants Congress to authorize and fund a centralized clearinghouse for positive drug and alcohol testing results of commercial motor vehicle drivers.
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Learning steep curves - (Headline News) from
July 23, 2007
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SURREY, B.C. -- It’s probably better to face your first Rocky Mountain brake failure in a lab than in a blizzard.
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How old is too old to drive? Researchers ponder the question - (Headline News) from
July 16, 2007
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TORONTO -- The same regulation that can put an experienced commercial driver out to pasture at 65, has vastly different rules for other classes of drivers. Holders of class G or M licenses
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CTA-BCTA battle rule requiring union rates to owner-ops - (Headline News) from
July 16, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- B.C. drayage carriers are concerned that Ottawa's proposal forcing them to pay independent owner-ops union-type rates would send a "disturbing message" to other "disgruntled and disenfranchised groups."
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New regs to toughen VanPort licence program - (Headline News) from
June 25, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- Drayage companies working the Port of Vancouver who complain that container truck licensing rules restrict free-market enterprise won't like what's next for the sector.
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BCTA inks deal with CTHRC for driver-technician training program - (Headline News) from
June 22, 2007
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OTTAWA, Ont. -- Future truck drivers who earn a new $3,000 training award from the British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) will be required to take an industry-approved training program developed
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U.S. driver turnstile keeps spinning: ATA - (Headline News) from
June 21, 2007
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The driver turnover rate for large truckload and less-than-truckload carriers increased again during the first quarter of 2007, marking their highest turnover rates since the end of 2005.
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WSIB slashes trucking rates - (Headline News) from
June 13, 2007
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TORONTO -- For the second straight year, Ontario’s Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) has cut General Trucking rates.
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Shell offers heavy-duty technician scholarships - (Headline News) from
June 06, 2007
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CALGARY -- Shell Canada and the Heavy Duty Distributor Council of Canada (HDDC) are teaming up to help address the shortage of technical workers in the trucking industry with the introduction of the Heavy Duty Technician Scholarship.
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NS program tries to keep HD and auto mechanics at home - (Headline News) from
June 04, 2007
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TRURO, N.S. -- A pilot project has been launched to keep vehicle technicians under the trucks in Nova Scotia.
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Rail workers claim success in stopping CPR Expressway trailer train - (Headline News) from
May 30, 2007
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BRIGHTON, Ont. -- Striking CP Rail workers put the brakes on the railway's main roll-on/roll-off intermodal train just outside of Brighton, Ont. yesterday.
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CPR Strike Update: Court tells western pickets to move out of the way - (Headline News) from
May 25, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- Striking CP Rail employees picketing at intermodal yards in Calgary and Vancouver have been ordered by the courts not to hold up trucks trying to unload or pick up containers.
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CP Strike Update: railway seeks injunctions against pickets - (Headline News) from
May 23, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- Lawyers for CP Rail were back in court today trying to get injunctions against striking workers at vital intermodal terminals.
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SPECIAL REPORT: CP strike shackles intermodal; Strike heating up - (Headline News) from
May 18, 2007
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TORONTO -- Tensions are escalating between CP Rail and 3,200 picketing workers as the three-day rail strike heads into the weekend.
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Strike On: CP workers walk off the tracks - (Headline News) from
May 16, 2007
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CALGARY -- White collar CP Rail managers have tool belts hanging from their waists today after the railway dispatched them to take over for 1,300 inspectors and maintenance workers that walked of the job.
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Rail Strike Part Deux? CP headed for disruption this week - (Headline News) from
May 14, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Weeks after getting back on track from a major CN Rail disruption in March, some shippers may soon be bracing for another strike -- this time by workers at Canadian Pacific.
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Will you still need me when I'm 65? BC says yes - (Headline News) from
May 11, 2007
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VICTORIA -- B.C. is following in the footsteps of Ontario and other provinces in introducing legislation that bans mandatory retirement for workers 65 and over.
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Train with Trimac program launched in the West - (Headline News) from
May 10, 2007
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CALGARY -- Trimac Transportation has agreed to train its entry-level drivers using the comprehensive Earning Your Wheels program developed by the Canadian Trucking Human Resource Council (CTHRC).
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SPECIAL REPORT: EOBR rule needs a lot of work, commentators say - (Headline News) from
May 07, 2007
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TORONTO -- The U.S. DOT's controversial plan to mandate EOBRs (electronic on-board recorders) for repeat hours-of-service violators is far from perfect, most commentators say.
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CPX named one of best employers in Canada - (Headline News) from
April 23, 2007
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SURREY, B.C. -- One of Canada's most innovative trucking companies on labor issues has been recognized by a leading business magazine.
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Celadon Canada workers enjoying company wellness project - (Headline News) from
April 18, 2007
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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Celadon truckers are taking off the pounds almost as fast as they're hauling them.
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CN Strike Update: Union decries back-to-work law; Railway calls stalemate - (Headline News) from
April 17, 2007
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OTTAWA -- The Conservative government in Ottawa says it'll fast-track previously introduced back-to-work legislation to end a renewed strike by CN workers, just as railway declared a national agreement with the fragmented United Transportation Union could never be reached.
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Manitoba Public Insurance to subsidize truck driver training - (Headline News) from
April 17, 2007
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WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Public Insurance announced that will invest $5 million in a truck driver training.
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CN Strike Update: Atlantic port workers refuse to picket - (Headline News) from
April 12, 2007
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HALIFAX -- Once again the United Transportation Union (UTU) does not have complete member solidarity as a Halifax UTU local says it won't participate in rotating strikes if ordered to by head office.
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Alberta trucker certification classes begin soon - (Headline News) from
April 12, 2007
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RED DEER, Alta. -- The long-awaited, post-Class 1 truck driver certification program at Red Deer College is set to open up this coming June.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Trucker defense network branches into Canada - (Headline News) from
April 09, 2007
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TORONTO -- For most Canadian cross-border truckers there are very few unknowns about our neighbor to the south.
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10 for 10: What will be the hottest trucking issues over the next decade? - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2007
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TORONTO -- The myriad issues surrounding 2007 -- from the introduction of smog-free engine technology, to new hours-of-service rules, to a recent downturn in freight volume -
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Skilled Search: Association launches transportation job site - (Headline News) from
March 26, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- There are dozens of Canadian industries scrambling for skilled labor these days -- arguably none more than trucking and transportation in the West.
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Ont budget includes driver apprentice tax break, big cash for hwys - (Headline News) from
March 23, 2007
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TORONTO -- Truck driving is finally being treated like most other trained skills in Ontario.
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BREAKING NEWS: Anti-scab bill scrapped in Parliament - (Headline News) from
March 22, 2007
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OTTAWA -- The House of Commons, under a Tory minority government, has defeated a controversial bill that would have banned replacement workers during strikes at federally regulated companies.
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Vote to officially end CN strike extended to April - (Headline News) from
March 22, 2007
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OTTAWA -- The United Transportation Union, which represents about 2,800 CN workers who went on strike for two weeks last month, says the ratification vote on the tentative agreement it signed with the railway has been extended.
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BREAKING NEWS: Meal tax rate for truckers restored - (Headline News) from
March 19, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Who says carriers, owner-ops, and unions can't all work together to get something done in trucking?
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Union strife could railroad CN deal; Teamsters trying takeover - (Headline News) from
March 16, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Former Canadian representatives of the United Transportation Union are trying to scuttle a tentative labor agreement with CN Rail by mounting a Teamsters takeover of the U.S.-based union.
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Union shows cracks as back-to-work law prepared for rail strike - (Headline News) from
February 22, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Canada Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn officially filed notice with Parliament that he would be introducing back-to-work legislation to end the 13-day strike by 2,800 CN workers.
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Rural Canada economies evolving: Report - (Headline News) from
February 21, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Technology, prices and demography are key forces driving the economy in Canada rural areas, a study by Stats Canada found.
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Labour board says strike not illegal; Gov't mediator named - (Headline News) from
February 19, 2007
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OTTAWA -- The pickets will remain for now at CN terminals across the country after the Canada Industrial Relations Board refused to declare the 10-day strike illegal today.
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QUESTION PERIOD: Kriska's Mark Seymour lays it down - (Headline News) from
February 19, 2007
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TORONTO -- As the newly elected chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), it falls to Kriska Holdings Ltd.'s Mark Seymour of Prescott, Ont. to carry the torch on speed limiters, EOBRS, incentives for green truck technology, and other high-profile campaigns.
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Ask the Man Who Works Here: A 'super' approach to recruitment - (Headline News) from
February 12, 2007
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DIEPPE, N.B. -- When you see Midland Transport Driver Jason Ling on the tube talking about why it's so great to work for this Atlantic Canada carrier, his slight Maritime accent and grin make you want to believe everything he says.
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Bus industry studies familiar driver issues - (Headline News) from
February 07, 2007
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RICHMOND HILL, Ont. -- Canada's bus and motor coach industry competes with trucking carriers for manpower behind the big wheel. It also faces many of the same driver shortage challenges and is now launching a campaign to attract and retain drivers from an ever-shrinking pool.
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Career seekers get up front view of trucking - (Headline News) from
February 02, 2007
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TORONTO -- High school students and some out-of-work adults had an opportunity to check out trucking and logistics careers when Ontario Trucking Association members in the Windsor area threw their doors open for facility tours recently.
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Anti-scab law would shake trucking industry: CTA - (Headline News) from
February 01, 2007
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OTTAWA -- A labor union-spurred law that makes replacement workers and picket crossing illegal could "unnecessarily disrupt the stability of labor relations balance in the trucking industry," says Canadian Trucking Alliance Chief Executive Officer David Bradley.
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Uniform trucking port licences advocated in U.S. - (Headline News) from
January 24, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- A "taxi-style" licensing proposal for container truck drivers who access U.S. ports is being touted by two transportation researchers.
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Westerners, Ontarians put in more hours: Study - (Headline News) from
January 24, 2007
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OTTAWA -- Workers in the Prairie provinces and Ontario punched out later at work in 2004 than their counterparts in other regions of Canada, according to a new Stats Canada on regional differences in work hours.
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Lowest total forestry fatalities follows '05 record high - (Headline News) from
January 18, 2007
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VANCOUVER -- Forestry related deaths in B.C.'s northern interior fell dramatically in 2006 from the year before -- but trucking injuries and fatalities are still notably high.
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Industry wants national driving standard; Call for tuition subsidies - (Headline News) from
January 16, 2007
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OTTAWA -- After studying how next generation drivers are being prepared for the industry, driver trainers and trucking carriers are calling for enhanced training programs, improved licensing standards, and new policies for distributing training funds.
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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. proposes 'black box' rule; only repeat violators affected - (Headline News) from
January 11, 2007
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WASHINGTON -- Two strikes and it's in. That's what the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) on trucks.
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Driver turnover climbs again in U.S. - (Headline News) from
December 21, 2006
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- After improvements in the first half of 2006, truckload carriers south of the border saw an increase in the driver turnover rate during the third quarter, the American Trucking Associations reports.
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Canadian survey predicts steady employment in '07 - (Headline News) from
December 13, 2006
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TORONTO -- Canadian employers in the transportation-public utilities sector expect a 17 percent boost in hiring in the first quarter of 2007.
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SPECIAL REPORT: US HOS? No thanks, drivers say in survey - (Headline News) from
December 11, 2006
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TORONTO -- The Hours of Service rules are supposed to be about safety, right? Seems odd then, that a large majority of the drivers who responded to an exclusive HOS survey Today's Trucking and highwaySTAR conducted over the past few months said they didn't feel safety had been enhanced by the new, more restrictive rules that went into effect in 2004 south of the border.
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Union raises cash for striking Goodyear workers - (Headline News) from
December 08, 2006
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SUDBURY, Ont. -- Picketing Canadian Goodyear employees with empty pockets got a bit of relief this week when the United Steelworkers union handed more than $15,000 to striking plant workers and their families.
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Ohio bans smoking in truck cabs - (Headline News) from
December 07, 2006
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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It looks like Smokies behind billboards aren't the only things truckers in Ohio have to be mindful of. How about actual smoking in their truck?
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Judge agrees with owner-ops in leasing spat with carrier - (Headline News) from
December 05, 2006
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GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A few months ahead of the long-awaited OOIDA vs Landstar trial in the U.S., a federal judge ruled in October that Landstar System violated U.S. Truth in Leasing regulations when it failed to provide backup documentation in support of chargebacks charged to owner-operators leased to the company.
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Truckers partner with feds in Aboriginal hiring program - (Headline News) from
November 27, 2006
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HALIFAX -- Atlantic trucking companies looking for more manpower behind the wheel may be able to get it from the Aboriginal community after an employment partnership was truck between Ottawa and native leaders.
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Hauler beefs up R&R with advanced simulators - (Headline News) from
November 15, 2006
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BARRIE, Ont. -- Muskoka Transport says it has revolutionized its driver recruitment and retention programs by expanding its simulation programs.
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Truth Be Told: Honesty keeps drivers behind the wheel, survey says - (Headline News) from
November 08, 2006
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TORONTO -- Want to hang on to your drivers?
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BREAKING NEWS: Taxman hikes flat meal claim for truckers - (Headline News) from
October 26, 2006
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OTTAWA -- Effective on 2006 tax returns, truckers and other transportation workers can expense $17 per meal up to a maximum of $51 a day when claiming meal deductions.
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Opposition waves through 'anti-scab' law - (Headline News) from
October 26, 2006
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OTTAWA -- A private members bill that bans companies from brining on replacement workers during workplace strikes is one step closer to becoming law.
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Schneider offers drivers over-the-road health perks - (Headline News) from
October 26, 2006
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National drivers in North America will get a full range of health and wellness services at no charge, the giant truckload carrier announced.
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Fuel, no drivers worry truckers around the world: Report - (Headline News) from
October 24, 2006
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MONTREAL - No doubt there are many differences between trucking in Miramichi and Montpellier, but a new survey of 1,200 trucking industry execs in several countries shows an all-too-common link: A uniform concern over rising fuel costs.
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Making a Meal of It: Meal tax battle heads for high court - (Headline News) from
October 23, 2006
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SUMMERLAND, B.C. -- Failing to convince a B.C. appeals court that not allowing truck drivers to match the federal government's $73 daily tax free meal allowance for civil
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Feds contribute to trucking R&R project in Quebec - (Headline News) from
October 10, 2006
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OTTAWA -- Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn has announced funding for a trucking recruitment and retention program at Laval University.
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Goodyear workers give 3-day notice for strike; truck production could be affected - (Headline News) from
October 03, 2006
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PITTSBURGH -- The union representing nearly 14,000 Goodyear Tire & Rubber workers at 12 U.S. plants is threatening to call employees to the streets this Thursday.
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Driver turnover rate falls, but market still tight - (Headline News) from
September 22, 2006
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The driver turnover rate among American truckload carriers declined during the second quarter of this year, but the job market for professional drivers remains tight, the American Trucking Associations reported this week.
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'Tug of war' emerging among truckers: OTA boss - (Headline News) from
September 19, 2006
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TORONTO -- Is the qualified driver shortage good or bad for the industry? It's a question carriers have begun asking themselves and each other with no clear consensus, says Ontario Trucking Association President David Bradley.
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Canned: Carrier plans taking VPA to high court over drayage licence - (Headline News) from
September 18, 2006
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VANCOUVER -- The fight isn't over yet. So says one of the drayage firm owners contesting the Vancouver Port's authority to impose on carriers a controversial licensing system that sets rates and surcharges paid to independent truck operators.
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Breaking the Rules: Hundreds of CPX o-o's see big raises from profit sharing program - (Headline News) from
August 10, 2006
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SURREY, B.C. -- A progressive B.C. carrier is shelling out more than $400,000 in profits to its drivers and owner-operators this year.
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'07 downturn may spark layoffs at Navistar's Chatham plant; Over 800 jobs on the line - (Headline News) from
August 04, 2006
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CHATHAM, Ont. -- Navistar International's announcement that it may have to slash jobs from its Canadian heavy-duty assembly plant doesn't mean workers will most likely be sent home, says the truckmaker's chief spokesman.
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New website highlights transport jobs in the West - (Headline News) from
July 21, 2006
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OTTAWA -- In an effort to attract more young people to Western transportation jobs, the Western Transportation Advisory Council has launched a youth-oriented "Careers in Transportation" website.
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VPA legally entitled to enforce drayage licence system: Court - (Headline News) from
July 18, 2006
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VANCOUVER -- The Port of Vancouver has the legal authority to continue enforcing a mandatory container truck licensing system for drayage firms, the Federal Court of Canada has ruled.
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MTO taking applications for driver apprenticeship program - (Headline News) from
July 11, 2006
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TORONTO -- The Ministry of Colleges, Universities and Training has given final approval to the criteria and curriculum for the new Voluntary Apprenticeship Program for Professional Truck Drivers in Ontario.
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Researches find trucking rate-per-mile system outdated; big contributor to R&R issues - (Headline News) from
July 10, 2006
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FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Management researchers at the University of Arkansas have reinforced what many of North America's truckers already believe -- that a combination of poor working conditions and sub standard pay issues is why many truckers put the brakes on their driving careers.
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QUESTION PERIOD: David Bradley on the case for EOBRs in Canada - (Headline News) from
June 19, 2006
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We go to CTA boss David Bradley for his take on what EOBRs will mean for trucking
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Ontario driver apprenticeship now a reality - (Headline News) from
June 16, 2006
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GUELPH, Ont. -- Meet Mike Yeo and Tim Atkinson -- the first two drivers to sign on to Ontario's new Voluntary Apprenticeship Program for Professional Truck Drivers
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ArvinMeritor workers locked out of Ontario brake plant - (Headline News) from
June 06, 2006
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TILBURY, Ont. -- ArvinMeritor has temporarily ceased operations at its Tilbury, Ont. brake plant after labor negotiations between the commercial vehicle component manufacturer and the Canadian Auto Workers (CAW) Local 1941 fell apart last night.
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No Need For Nic-Fit: Federal carriers not governed by tough Ont anti-smoking law - (Headline News) from
June 01, 2006
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TORONTO -- Federally regulated trucking companies are not bound by Ontario's controversial blanket smoking ban, which fines fleet owners for employees puffing in truck cabs.
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All Smoke, No Fire? Cloud hovers over new Ontario truck smoking ban - (Headline News) from
May 31, 2006
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TORONTO -- When the clock struck midnight this morning, truckers' carriages didn't turn into pumpkins, but much to some drivers' dismay they did transform into non-smoking workplaces.
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Truck dealer-facility honored by Ontario government - (Headline News) from
May 26, 2006
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TORONTO -- As part of its plan to strengthen the education and skills of Ontarians, the provincial government has recognizing four employers for their commitment to training apprentices and promoting careers in the skilled trades, including commercial vehicle maintenance facility and Mack dealer 401 Trucksource of Maidstone, Ont.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Peace at the Port? - (Headline News) from
May 22, 2006
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Container haulers at VanPort are being unionized, and even drayage companies admit it may save the Lower Mainland from more chaos.
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Diabetic truckers may see relaxed medical rules in U.S. - (Headline News) from
May 03, 2006
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WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is considering whether to amend its medical qualifications standards to allow drivers with insulin- treated diabetes mellitus (ITDM) to operate commercial trucks in interstate commerce.
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Bookmark This: Fuel and wages is costing shippers more, says CTA boss - (Headline News) from
April 26, 2006
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TORONTO -- Even though tight transportation capacity has allowed truckers to haul in good coin the last few years, profit margins among carriers are not anywhere "near thick enough" to be able to absorb skyrocketing costs like fuel.
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Ready or Not: Controversial VanPort licence scheme still in effect - (Headline News) from
April 24, 2006
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VANCOUVER – Carriers contracting independent truckers at Lower Mainland container terminals still have to abide by provisions laid out by government mediator Vince Ready in order to obtain a valid licence to access ports, says the Vancouver Port Authority.
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Feds change licence scheme at VanPort; Owner-ops not impressed - (Headline News) from
April 21, 2006
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VANCOUVER – The federal government may not be extending a container truck licence regime which mandated set rates and fuel surcharges paid to owner-operators, but it has tabled legislation that institutes a separate licensing rule for carriers working the ports in the Lower Mainland of Vancouver.
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VanPort container haulers threaten another strike - (Headline News) from
April 19, 2006
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VANCOUVER -- Just eight months after a controversial licensing rule lured them back to work, can-haulers at Vancouver's coastal ports are threatening to shut down their engines once again.
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Ont. Sterling plant workers go back to work - (Headline News) from
March 24, 2006
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- The two-week strike at Sterling's truck assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ont. is over.
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Sterling strike talks stall; no bargaining planned - (Headline News) from
March 19, 2006
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- Sterling's St. Thomas truck plant remains closed for a second week in the middle of one of the busiest truck sales periods in history.
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Trimac, top BC school create new driver mentoring-training program - (Headline News) from
March 17, 2006
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CALGARY -- Bulk carrier Trimac Transportation is partnering with the respected Mountain Transport Institute in Castlegar, B.C. to shore up qualified drivers at its fleet through a new mentoring program that subsidizes training for new recruits.
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Sterling strikers want security as downturn looms: CAW - (Headline News) from
March 13, 2006
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- Before a strike by 2,000 CAW workers shut it down last Friday, Sterling Trucks' St. Thomas, Ont. plant was producing more trucks than ever.
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BREAKING NEWS: Sterling workers on strike at St. Thomas plant - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2006
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ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- More than 2,000 CAW Local 1001 members at the Sterling Truck assembly plant in St. Thomas, Ontario walked off the job at midnight on a legal strike.
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BCTA rolls out driver recruitment initiative - (Headline News) from
March 10, 2006
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LANGLEY, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association has launched a new online campaign that addresses the skills shortage in the trucking industry by having real people in the sector explain why they chose trucking as a career path.
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Mad at Hat Rule: Sikh port truckers may challenge hardhat policy - (Headline News) from
March 08, 2006
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MONTREAL - Canadian Sikh truck drivers are preparing to once again fight workplace safety rules requiring hardhats to be worn on the job -- this time in Quebec.
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CTHRC program offers subsidies to employers that hire trucker grads - (Headline News) from
February 22, 2006
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TORONTO -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) launched a Youth Employment Strategy (YES) program to help the trucking industry hire more young people.
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Where have all the workers gone? West, of course - (Headline News) from
February 17, 2006
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OTTAWA -- 2005 was another banner year for the resource sector in attracting Canadian workers says a new Stats Canada report released today in the Canadian Economic Observer.
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Shades of Gray: Mandatory retirement law may be a double-edged reg - (Headline News) from
February 13, 2006
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Ontario's mandatory retesting of older drivers could soon be stricken from the books
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Clarke Transport union workers locked out - (Headline News) from
February 06, 2006
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CONCORD, Ont. -- Halifax-based Clarke Inc. has locked out about 66 unionized dock workers from a Concord, Ont. trucking terminal after the employees voted to reject a final labour contract offered by the company.
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Stats Can publishes truck driver shortage study - (Headline News) from
January 27, 2006
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OTTAWA -- For the first time, truckers 55 years-old and over outnumbered those under 30 last year, confirming that the gap in the so-called driver shortage is going to get a whole lot wider in the next few years, says a new Statistics Canada study.
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Blue collar workers migrating to Alberta's patch: Stats Can - (Headline News) from
January 27, 2006
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OTTAWA -- Freight carriers who assume that recent manufacturing plant closures in Canada may spark an exodus of potential truck drivers to their companies should get in line for skilled help.
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OTA announces labour law seminar - (Headline News) from
January 19, 2006
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TORONTO -- Trucking CEOs, senior managers and others responsible for labour and employment matters won't want to miss this upcoming OTA seminar that covers a number of issues that have an impact on profitability. This full day seminar, which includes lunch, takes place on Feb. 16 in Toronto.
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Truck driving one of best jobs around: Career firm - (Headline News) from
January 13, 2006
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CHICAGO -- A U.S. national online job bank has ranked heavy-duty truck driving number18 on its list of the top 25 jobs for 2006.
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Ontario outlaws mandatory retirement for workers - (Headline News) from
December 09, 2005
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TORONTO -- The Ontario Liberal government has just passed a new law that restricts companies from pushing workers to retire at the age of 65.
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VanPort to extend operating hours - (Headline News) from
November 25, 2005
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VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Port Authority will extend hours of operations at container terminal truck gates in the Port of Vancouver, beginning in January 2006.
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First-ever top Canadian dispatcher named - (Headline News) from
November 22, 2005
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TORONTO -- Two of Canada's top dispatchers were recently recognized for their commitment to the trucking industry and their companies.
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Driver apprenticeship program confirmed in Ontario - (Headline News) from
November 21, 2005
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TORONTO -- A group of carriers and driver trainers lobbying for a truckers' apprenticeship program finally got their wish.
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CTA, OTA honor best truckers, Highway Hero named - (Headline News) from
November 18, 2005
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TORONTO -- Wayne Dixon, a driver with Muskoka Transport of Bracebridge, Ont., has been named the Canadian Trucking Alliance/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year for 2005.
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Canada Customs strike causes chaos at Ont border crossings - (Headline News) from
November 10, 2005
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WINDSOR, Ont. - Trucks attempting to enter Canada from the US were held up for hours at several Southern Ontario border crossings this afternoon as front line Customs Border Services Agency officers walked off the job.
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SPECIAL REPORT: VanPort strike task force wants mandated licence scheme; Questions O-O status - (Headline News) from
November 07, 2005
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VANCOUVER -- For-hire trucking operations in Canada have been deregulated for about the last 20 years, but the rules for hauling containers in B.C.'s Lower Mainland are likely going to get a lot stiffer judging by a report released by the task force looking into this summer's six-week trucker strike at the Port of Vancouver.
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Armour boss says carriers have to boost pay to keep drivers - (Headline News) from
November 07, 2005
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TRURO, N.S. -- The owner of one Atlantic Canada's largest for-hire carriers says the trucking industry has to start paying drivers up to $70,000 a year and be able to grant better schedule flexibility in order to keep drivers in their seats.
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Hazmat background checks hurting truckers: Celadon boss - (Headline News) from
November 02, 2005
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WASHINGTON -- The five-month-old hazardous materials truck driver background check implemented by the Transportation Security Administration as is hurting the trucking industry by imposing higher operating costs and deterring drivers from obtaining "hazmat" endorsements, a top trucking executive testified before Congress this week.
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CTA lobbies U.S. to substitute FAST card for passport - (Headline News) from
November 01, 2005
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OTTAWA -- Proposed security measures requiring travellers entering the U.S. to produce a passport or related documents could exasperate current delays at the border and intensify the long list of costs already being absorbed by truckers, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.
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CTA wants separate labour law for truck drivers; Asks for o-o status to be codified - (Headline News) from
October 26, 2005
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OTTAWA – There should be separate labour standards law for truck drivers since the industry doesn’t follow the conventional operational practices of the average workweek, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA).
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Sikh truckers, CN negotiating settlement over hardhat rule - (Headline News) from
October 24, 2005
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TORONTO -- A group of about 500 Sikh truck drivers hauling in and out of CP's intermodal yards are still wearing their turbans as they negotiate a settlement with the railway over a workplace rule that requires them to wear hardhats either on top of or in place of the religious head dressing.
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Schneider hopes to strengthen driver relations with new program - (Headline News) from
October 18, 2005
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GREEN BAY, Wis. -- Schneider National, the Wisconsin-based truckload giant, says its new software solution enhances driver relations and significantly improves driver retention.
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U.S. owner-ops continue to push for fuel surcharge law - (Headline News) from
October 18, 2005
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association in the U.S. has resumed its campaign to get fuel surcharge legislation introduced in Congress. But this time the plan takes a bit of a curve.
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Lakeside Packers strike tests resolve of beleaguered Alberta beef industry - (Headline News) from
October 17, 2005
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BROOKS, Alta. -- An injunction limiting picket activity at Canada's largest slaughterhouse didn't entirely silence striking workers today.
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Labor standards review underway - (Headline News) from
October 05, 2005
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OTTAWA -- The Federal Labour Standards Review Commission has begun a series of public hearings and consultations intended to improve the workplace.
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National truck driving champs see first female winner; Ontario scores big - (Headline News) from
September 28, 2005
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MONCTON, N.B. -- The first female trucker to compete at the National Professional Truck Driving Championships rolled off with top honours in her category this past weekend.
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Workers to hold rally opposing plan to scrap Marine Atlantic drop service - (Headline News) from
September 22, 2005
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NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. -- Marine Atlantic workers are organizing a rally this weekend to warn the community of Transport Canada's plan to drop the ferry's drop trailer service and to discuss the effects of the proposal on the regional economy.
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Fuel price blockade: APTA makes no apologies for position - (Headline News) from
September 21, 2005
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MONCTON, N.B. -- The president of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is defending the group's decision to distance itself from a ad-hoc coalition of independent truckers that blocked sections of the Trans Canada to protest surging fuel prices.
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PEI trucking rates go up -- but not enough, say owner-ops - (Headline News) from
September 19, 2005
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SUMMERSIDE, P.E.I. -- Prince Edward Island is on the verge of giving a group of truckers a boost in pay, but the Island owner-ops don't think it'll be enough to cover the soaring cost of fuel.
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Three Strikes and You're Out: Trucker strike hurts VanPort's reputation - (Headline News) from
September 01, 2005
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Is it all talk, or are they serious this time? The buzz is that some of the nation's top importers are so incensed over yet another labour disruption at
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Sikh truckers file human-rights complaint over CP hardhat rule - (Headline News) from
August 28, 2005
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A group of 500 Sikh truck drivers hauling in and out of CP Rail yards are taking the railway to the Ontario Human Rights Commission over a rule that req
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U.S. trucking giant to pay drivers practical route miles - (Headline News) from
August 26, 2005
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LINCOLN, Neb. -- Crete Carrier Corp., one of the largest trucking companies in the U.S., will start paying its drivers practical route miles
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Task force to explore causes of Vancouver trucker strike - (Headline News) from
August 09, 2005
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Transport Canada has created a task force to review the underlying factors that caused the six-week truckers' strike at the Port of Vancouver.
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Log Haulers Hit Picket Lines in Northern B.C. - (Headline News) from
August 04, 2005
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HOUSTON, B.C., (Aug. 4, 2005) -- Just as one trucker strike in B.C. slowly downshifts to a stop, another labour disruption to the north of the province is getting underway.
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U.S. bill may allow diabetic truckers - (Headline News) from
August 02, 2005
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Transportation legislation passed last week in both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate contains an important provision that will en
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KRTS Driving School Partners with College - (Headline News) from
July 29, 2005
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SIMCOE, Ont. (July 29, 2005) -- Starting this fall, Fanshawe College in Simcoe will be offering a transportation program in partnership with Caledonia-Ont. based Kim Richardson Tra
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Alberta driver certification pilot delayed - (Headline News) from
July 14, 2005
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RED DEER, Alta. (July 14, 2005) -- A pilot program that would train and certify Alberta truck drivers as professionals has been delayed until late fall.
An Alberta Transportatio
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Strike crippling port; Carriers need shipper support to end conflict - (Headline News) from
June 28, 2005
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VANCOUVER, -- Thousands of containers full of goods are piling up at the Port of Vancouver as an owner-operator strike enters its fourth full day.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE. Driver pay gets big boost: Cerno Research - (Headline News) from
June 22, 2005
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TORONTO, (June 22, 2005) -- A nation-wide study shows that total pay for truck drivers jumped by 8 percent over the last year -- one of the largest increases in any labour sector.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Stability control or 'black boxes' for Quebec TDG haulers - (Headline News) from
June 12, 2005
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Hazmat-hauling tanker trucks made after August 2006 will need an electronic stability system or a 'black box' in Quebec.
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ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Truckers in the dark on brake adjustment - (Headline News) from
June 01, 2005
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TORONTO, (June 1, 2005) -- A shockingly low number of truck drivers in North America have a clear understanding of air brakes and brake adjustment, states a continent-wide knowledg
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U.S. trucking needs 20,000 drivers now: ATA - (Headline News) from
May 26, 2005
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ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The ATA says that the U.S. long-haul trucking industry has a national shortage of 20,000 drivers
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HRDC reviewing Canada's Labour Code - (Headline News) from
May 23, 2005
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OTTAWA, -- When it comes to trucking, many carriers feel Canada's Labour Code is hopelessly out of date. The good news is that the government may be
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Be considerate: court to bosses - (Headline News) from
April 25, 2005
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TORONTO, -- A new Ontario Court of Appeal decision strongly reinforces a rule that requires employers to provide sufficient compensation to employees
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New Ont. labour rules require approval for 48 hour-plus work week - (Headline News) from
February 24, 2005
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TORONTO, -- The Ontario Trucking Association is reminding the province's carriers that new rules requiring employers to seek permission for
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Trucking named most back-breaking job - (Headline News) from
October 18, 2004
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ARLINGTON, Va. (Oct. 18, 2004) -- Heavy truck and tractor-trailer drivers top the American Chiropractic Association's list of the 10 most back-breaking jobs.
According to the as
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Driver pay needs to rise by 50%: Fleet execs - (Headline News) from
October 13, 2004
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ATLANTA, (Oct. 13, 2004) -- A handful of CEO's from some of the largest carriers in the U.S. admit that driver pay is going to have to jump up substantially -- as much as 50 per ce
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Future EOBRs will be all-encompassing - (Headline News) from
October 11, 2004
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TORONTO, (Oct. 11, 2004) -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration wasted little time in responding to a U.S. court's suggestion to reevaluate several aspects of its final
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SPECIAL: Recent labour decisions show unions aren't so punchless - (Headline News) from
July 26, 2004
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TORONTO, (July 26, 2004) -- The dominos continue to fall two years after a landmark Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision that certified the Teamsters union to bargain
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Recent labour decisions show unions aren't so punchless - (Headline News) from
July 26, 2004
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TORONTO, -- The dominoes continue to fall two years after a landmark Canada Industrial Relations Board (CIRB) decision that certified the Teamsters
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Privacy law always evolving - (Headline News) from
May 03, 2004
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TORONTO, -- While it's applied to federally-regulated companies since 2001, only as of Jan. 1, this year -- when the Personal Information Protection and Electronic
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CRA extends meal tax filing period - (Headline News) from
April 01, 2004
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OTTAWA, (April 1, 2004) -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is reporting that the Canada Revenue Agency has extended the look-back period to 2002 for the receipt-free meal allowance.
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