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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…
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Container truckers welcome new opportunity after Commissioner Andy Smith’s resignation
VANCOUVER, B.C.–Container Trucking Commissioner Andy Smith’s surprise resignation creates many opportunities in the industry, according to the union representing the largest number of truckers at Port Metro Vancouver. Unifor says it is eager to get to work with the next…
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Unifor files in court to seek wages owed to container truck drivers
VANCOUVER, B.C.– Unifor is asking a provincial judge to direct the Container Trucking Commissioner to enforce the wages owed to container truck drivers as part of the March 2014 Joint Action Plan. The Plan was signed by Premier Christy Clark, representatives for federal…