Thirty-three Lower Mainland drayage companies have filed a lawsuit against Port Metro Vancouver and the federal government over the recent dispute resolution with the port’s container truckers. The trucking companies claim that the ...
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The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has created a reference guide for carriers looking to recruit drivers from overseas. Guide identifies key considerations for carriers that wish to hire immigrant drivers. It provides an overview of the ...
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The BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has developed a new skills assessment tool called IDRIVE and is looking for 25 recent immigrants with professional truck-driving experience to participate in a pilot test to be scheduled in November or ...
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Truxpo, Western Canada's largest trucking and logistics show, will be held Sept. 19-20, 2014 at the Tradex Centre in Abbotsford, the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has announced. This year, it will be sponsored by the other provincial ...
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Diesel fuel was in shorter supply than normal across the west as September rolled over into October. And it looks as if the crunch may be an annual occurrence for diesel supplier Suncor and its Petro-Canada wing. The shortage was reported ...
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National Trucking Week began today, meant as a time to appreciate the role of trucking in Canadian life, and particularly to applaud the skill and professionalism of its drivers. Many will have comments to make but we thought Louise Yako, ...
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Louise Yako, president and CEO of the B.C. Trucking Association, penned the following open letter to the nation's professional drivers in honour of National Trucking Week. Thanks to the Industry & Professional Drivers during National ...
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The B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) has teamed up with the Kamloops/Thompson School District to help promote careers in the trucking industry to young people and to develop their skills for a career in trucking. The partnership will ...
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Japanese lifestyle brand MUJI has announced the development of an eco-friendly natural dyeing plant in Cambodia, as part as its commitment to the Business Call to Action (BCtA). The retailer, with international brand presence in nearly ...