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TRUCKING INDUSTRY NEWS * Canada: "We need truckers !!! ... "
* British Columbia - Louise Yako: Truckers can’t carry all the burden for safety
Vancouver,BC,CAN -The Province, by Louise Yako: President and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association -Sep 8, 2014: -- When a heavy truck is involved in a road incident — a tractor-trailer jackknifes or there’s a rollover or crash — people can be quick to question the expertise and professionalism of the truck driver. Yes, professional truck drivers must take responsibility for transporting their vehicles and cargo safely, but they are only the most visible link in a supply chain that includes many others who also influence safety outcomes. Buyers, sellers, shippers, distributors, trucking companies and even consumers all need to share the cost of safety. If we continue to download these costs onto professional truck drivers, we’ll all suffer... Tens of thousands of drivers deliver these goods safely and efficiently across B.C., Canada and North America without fail and they deserve a tribute. We need them... Unless something changes, however, there will soon be fewer and fewer professional truck drivers to rely on... Driving a truck can be a satisfying and rewarding career, but it’s also tough... Recently, Anne Ferro, then-administrator of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, noted during an interview that the responsibility for safety needs to be more balanced and widely shared along the supply chain. Ferro suggested that it’s essential for trucking companies to charge their customers rates that allow them to pay professional drivers for all their time on duty, including for delays at warehouses, border crossings and terminals or when roads are closed... But the tide is changing: demand for trucking services is increasing as the industry struggles to attract and retain qualified and skilled professional drivers. Ferro also commented on this situation, recognizing an opportunity for trucking firms and owner-operators to stand tough and “shut out” shippers that abuse their services...
* Ontario - Canadian truckers consolidate as economy improves, trade grows
Toronto,ONT,CAN -JOC, by William B. Cassidy -Sep 9, 2014: -- Canada’s trucking industry is consolidating from the top down, with the largest less-than-truckload players buying smaller competitors to gain territory and build density as the Canadian economy grows... Manitoulin Transport made its second acquisition within three months this week, purchasing the LTL and truckload operations of Westcan Freight Systems in Edmonton, Alberta. The acquisition extends the Ontario-based carrier’s LTL coverage in Canada’s energy-rich Western provinces and mineral-rich Northwest Territories... Montreal-based TransForce are buying up smaller competitors. Most significantly, the two companies battled last fall over Vitran Express Canada after Vitran sold its U.S. operations to Central Transport International. TransForce won that bidding war... TransForce increased revenue by $1 billion from 2009 through 2013, largely through acquisition, building a $2.9 billion trucking holding company with 60 operating carriers across several transportation sectors, including truckload, LTL, parcel and logistics...
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