A research organization is looking for input from Canadian fleets on how they manage their fuel consumption and emissions to be presented at the upcoming Future of Trucking Symposium in Winnipeg. Canadian truck operators are being asked to complete a short survey, approximately 10 minutes long. Data collected will influence Continue Reading

A Transport Canada survey soliciting drivers’ feedback on the availability of adequate truck parking needs more responses, or else the resultss will send the wrong message. Fewer than 1,000 surveys have been completed, yet, according to the Owner-Operators’ Business Association of Canada (OBAC), every day Continue Reading

Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) has extended its deadline for fleets seeking funding to upgrade with aerodynamic components. Originally announced on September 10, 2009, the SmartWay-Certified Technology Fund is offered to the on-road Canadian owned or operated fleets and Owner-Operators for the purchase, the Continue Reading

Empty Miles, a non-profit load board, is gaining momentum as its success in the U.S. will soon spread to Canada. The program, which helps reduce the number of empty trailers on the road, is paying dividends in profits and efficiency. In the U.S., the group is managed by GS1 US along with the Voluntary Interindustry Commerce Solutions (VICS), a supply-chain management company run by its members, and its efforts have
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Two of Canada’s provinces are making an effort to break down barriers in order to boost transportation efficiency. Officials in Alberta and Saskatchewann signed a Memorandum of Understanding that is intended to help grow both provinces’ economies. The agreement is set to harmonize permit conditions for, among others: oversize and overweight loads; the movement of manufactured homes; and relating to the National Continue Reading

NRCan is accepting funding requests through the end of this month to help cover the purchase and installation of SmartWay-certified technologies in Canadian operations. The government can pay up to 50 percent or a maximum of $100,000 of the total project value. The deadline for submitting applications is Continue Reading

The anticipated enforcements of environmental regulations issued by the California Air Resources Board are just around the corner, and a large number of British Columbia fleets are taking notice. With I-5 being a favored and main international route for carriers, the British Columbia Trucking Association is lobbying the province for Continue Reading

While the Ontario Trucking Association’s ban on hand-held cell phones, texting and other communications devices while driving follows similar laws in Canada, it aslo includes a first: a ban on Citizen Band Radios (CBs) and similar two-way radios. The provincial government is looking to phase out CBs within the next three years, operating on the expectation that hands-free technologies will be developed in that time to Continue Reading

The Alberta goverment is pushing to phase out trailers manufacturered pre-1993, but with the number of older trailers in service coupled with a sluggish economy, one lobby group is hoping to defer the enforcement date. The mandate now would require a reduction in a pre-1993 trailer’s GVW by 1,000 kg each year for three years. The province hoped Continue Reading

Fleets and drivers can again apply for incentives through the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) to help pay for aerodynamic and other green technologies. The province’s GrEEEn (Economic and Environmentally Efficient) Trucking Program offers rebates of up to 25 percent ($2,500 per unit) for the use of low rolling resistance tires, aerodynamic Continue Reading