British Columbia’s “hobbled” supply chains received a major boost with the reopening of the primary transport route for goods heading to and from Metro Vancouver,
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Pressure mounts on B.C. truckers as U.S. border vaccine mandate looms
Surrey Board of Trade CEO Anita Huberman says it’s time for truckers to get vaccinated ahead of a looming deadline that will mandate COVID-19 vaccines
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New training standards proposed for transporting dangerous goods
Canadian regulators are looking to better define what it means to be “adequately trained” when transporting dangerous goods, under proposed rule changes published in Canada
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Potato convoy sends message to Ottawa that border needs to reopen
Potato board chair concerned about growing emotional toll export ban is having on Island farm families Sixteen trucks loaded with half a million pounds of
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Work begins on Canada’s next truck emissions standards and targets
Work on Canada’s next round of vehicle emissions standards is now officially underway, with a related discussion paper formally launched by Environment and Climate Change
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Semi-trailer catches fire east of Winnipeg, closing Highway 1 Tuesday morning
No injuries reported, Trans-Canada Highway now reopened RCMP say a semi-trailer caught on fire while driving on Highway 1 near Deacons Corner Tuesday morning. No
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Truckers start petition to improve safety on Highways 11 and 17 in northern Ontario
Frequent highway closures and collisions are just two of the reasons a group of truck drivers want the provincial government to pay more attention to
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Where were the plows?
Vernon truck driver says there’s a double standard on BC highways, calls for end to private maintenance B.C.’s Ministry of Transportation says it continuously monitors
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WA bridge serving high-traffic railyard to be repaired in the next six weeks
The bridge damaged in Washington after a semi truck lost its load last week will be reopened in the next four to six weeks, city
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Two Ohio weigh stations to be repurposed for truck parking
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) announced plans to convert a pair of weigh stations to provide more truck parking opportunities in Ashland and Medina counties.
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