Latest News Updates From Margaret Gordetsky
Ill. to Install Weigh-in-Motion Scales
If time is money for truckers, then Illinois is helping them make a few dollars with the installation of 14 new weigh-in-motion systems.
August 14, 2000Canadian Trucking Balks at Diesel's 'Toxic' Label
Canadas ongoing regulatory struggle to classify diesel particulate matter has provoked a strong response from the trucking industry.
August 11, 2000Organizers Cancel 'Truckcan' Show
The show wont go on as the organizer of Truckcan, touted as the Biggest Truck Show in Canada, pulled the plug on Aug. 4.
August 11, 2000Federal Initiative Aims to Improve Driver Health
Eat better and live a healthier lifestyle. That is the advice from a soon-to-be-released report on Gettin in Gear, a federal initiative that seeks to improve the health of the nations truck drivers as an antidote to fatigue and drowsy-driving problems.
August 10, 2000Pre-Arrival Customs Processing Hailed at Canada-U.S. Peace Bridge
Carriers using the Peace Bridge to bring loads from Canada to the United States through Buffalo, N.Y., reportedly are breezing through more easily and in greater numbers than before, thanks to the U.S. Customs Pre-Arrival Processing System and the spans Commercial Vehicle Processing Center.
August 9, 2000'Getting In Gear'
Eat better and live a healthier lifestyle. That is the advice from a soon-to-be-released report on Gettin in Gear, a federal initiative that seeks to improve the health of the nations truck drivers as an antidote to fatigue and drowsy-driving problems.
August 9, 2000Study Finds Canadian Drivers Are Older, Busier, Paid Less Than Other Workers
Long hours, low pay and older men. Thats the profile of Canadian truck drivers and their work patterns, according to Statistics Canada.
August 9, 2000Study: Canadian Truckers Are Older, Paid Less
Long hours, low pay and older men. Thats the profile of Canadian truck drivers and their work patterns, according to Statistics Canada.
August 9, 2000Customs Automation Hits Another Snag
Funding for U.S. Customs automation in fiscal 2001 has hit a new snag. While a House bill has allocated $105 million for Automated Commercial Environment development, the Senate version contains not one dollar for ACE.
August 3, 2000Ontario Court Blocks Random Drug Testing
Requiring employees to submit to random drug tests is an invasion of privacy, a provincial court in Ontario, Canada, has ruled.
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