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Intermodal containers removed from US tariff list
Arlington, VA — The trucking industry is relieved that tariffs on Chinese-made, 53-foot domestic intermodal containers would not go into effect as previously announced. “Trucking and trade are synonymous and we are happy with this most recent announcement by the…
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Container moved through New York port with a zero-emissions truck
Port Newark, NJ — Best Transportation announced its first usage of a fully electric class A tractor, which successfully picked up a container in Maher Terminal and delivered the container to a Costco Wholesale location within New Jersey without incident.…
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Volvo Trucks’ autonomous vehicle transports containers at port
Gothenburg, Sweden — Volvo Trucks’ electric, connected and autonomous vehicle Vera will form part of an integrated solution to transport goods from a logistics centre to a port terminal in Gothenburg, Sweden. The assignment is a result of a new…
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Ottawa investing $47 million to increase capacity at the Port of Halifax
Halifax, NS — The Port of Halifax is getting $47.5 million from Ottawa to boost its capacity to handle goods, but the big news for most residents will be the resulting reduction in container truck traffic in the downtown core…
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B.C.’s container truckers welcome new pay increases
Vancouver, BC — Unifor says efforts are paying off for container truck drivers in B.C.’s lower mainland as the provincial government introduced a suite of changes that will make work better for more than 1,700 truckers and help to stabilize…
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CEVA commences regular trucking service between China and Europe
Baar, Switzerland — CEVA Logistics has further extended its highway to the west road service between China and Europe following on from its first ever TIR truck to Poland at the end of last year. This week, the company marked…
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Amar Transport celebrates 20 years with Growth 500 award
Kleinberg, ON — 2018 was a benchmark year for the family owned and operated container transport, storage and trucking company. Along with receiving the prestigious 2018 Growth 500 award (formerly known as the PROFIT 500), Amar Transport celebrated its 20-year…
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B.C. container truck drivers see boost in enforcement and rates
Victoria, BC — The B.C. government has committed to beef up enforcement and increase trip rates and hourly wages for container truck drivers. “Our government has heard clearly from the container truck industry that more needs to be done, urgently,…
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Port of Vancouver lowers access charges for smaller trucking companies
Vancouver, BC — The Port of Vancouver announced that effective January 1, 2018, the amount the port authority charges container trucking companies that are authorized to operate within the port will be changed to benefit smaller companies. According to the…
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BC Supreme Court rules in favour of container truckers
Vancouver, BC — The Supreme Court of British Columbia has upheld the wage floor in the Container Trucking Act, after ten trucking companies sued the provincial government in an effort to avoid back pay and keep industry wages down. “Container…
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Unifor urges port trucking customers to work with companies charging new minimum rates
VANCOUVER, B.C.– Unifor is urging port trucking customers to do business with companies that accept the new minimum rates established by the government. The union said that responsible shippers can and should choose from among the dozens of port trucking companies…
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Harbour Link container services concludes settlement agreement with truck drivers
DELTA, B.C.–Harbour Link Container Services Inc. has concluded a settlement agreement with its unionized truck drivers represented by Unifor-VCTA and the Company is now fully open for business. “It was imperative for us to negotiate a contract that would meet…