New Brunswick announced that truck drivers are now exempt from the travel registration program coming into effect on Sept. 22. The registration system, which requires
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Category: Politics
What does Trudeau’s election win mean for freight?
Canadian voters stick with status quo: a minority government and generous spending Canada’s election on Monday produced an outcome that looks an awful lot like
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The ABC of AB5 spells trouble for trucking
It seems Canadian regulators are not alone in raising concerns about misclassified truck drivers. But while the focus on this side of the border involves
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Saskatchewan leaning toward paper logs for trucks that remain in province
Federally regulated carriers will need to equip trucks with electronic logging devices (ELDs), but at least one jurisdiction doesn’t seem to be in any rush
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WFS and Air Canada Join Forces to Support Canada’s COVID-19 Vaccine Campaign
WFS’ team of pharma specialists use temperature-controlled pallets, containers, dollies and trailers to carefully prepare the shipments and load them onboard Air Canada flights to
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Sask. government to roll out $150 annual tax for passenger electric vehicles
EVs do not currently contribute to highway maintenance through the provincial fuel tax. The Saskatchewan government will implement a new tax for passenger electric vehicles,
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Supreme Court backs federal carbon tax
The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that Canada’s national carbon pricing is constitutional, dealing a blow to several provinces that had mounted a challenge
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Town raises concerns over rest area improvements
Alberta Transportation has identified four existing rest areas, two of which are located 27 kilometres north of Fox Creek along both sides of Highway 43
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Canadian ELD mandate enforcement coming on June 12 — What to know if you cross the border
The Canadian electronic logging device mandate’s similarities the U.S. ELD rule are on the order of about 75%-80%, said Scott Stofer, director of product development
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‘The governor has fixed the problem.’ Hazmat ban on bridge retained
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has crossed out a provision, tucked into a COVID relief bill, that would have allowed hazmat trucks on the Ambassador Bridge
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