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Basic driver training tips for the road
A lesson can introduce the lesson. Reinforcement is what helps it stick. This free ebook provides safety managers with a collection of short, one-page Training Tips they can use to support classroom sessions, increase compliance, and keep key safety messages alive after the training is over. Get more out of…
CBSA seizes nearly 87kg of cocaine from truck at Alberta border crossing
Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers seized 86.9 kilograms of suspected cocaine from a commercial truck at the Coutts port of entry in southern Alberta. The seizure was made on February 15 when CBSA officers examined a truck carrying a cargo declared as product bound for Calgary, Alta. During a…
TCA rebrands Bridging Border Barriers event as Truckload Forum
The Truck Carriers Association (TCA) is rebranding its annual Ontario-based Bridging Border Barriers event as the TCA Trucking Forum. The event is scheduled for November 19 at the Mississauga Convention Center and will focus on cross-border truckload operations and freight transportation across North America. The association said the new name…
Two Ontario truck drivers charged after CBSA occupies cocaine worth $ 43.7 million on the border
The Canadian Border Service Organization (CBSA) says the officers hampered two large cocaine suspected missions in separate incidents at the Blue Water Bridge port at Point Edward, Ont. Last month. On August 13, border officials sent a commercial truck that arrived from the United States for a secondary inspection. Inside…
CTA welcomes the appeal of police chiefs for stronger border enforcement
The Canadian Association of Police Chiefs (CACP) calls for an urgent improvement in Canada's borders-a movement of the Canadian truck Alliance (CTA) reports that it is aligned with its own impetus for greater security in the field of cross-border trucks. At this annual summit, CACP reiterated many of CTA's concerns…
Bridging TCA Border Barriers to Address Benchmarking, Market Strategies, Industry Outlook
The Trucking Association (TCA) has set the agenda for its Bridging Border Barriers meeting on Nov. 20 in Mississauga, Ont., which will feature industry experts, including executives from companies such as Erb Transport, TFI International, Kriska Transportation Group and XTL Transport , who will address key topics such as benchmarking,…
US truck driver charged over stolen drug-laced firearm found at Ontario border
An American truck driver has been charged after Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) officers discovered a stolen, loaded firearm and methamphetamines in his truck in Lansdowne, Ont. port of entry on August 24. Cedric Cunningham, 42, was referred to a secondary inspection after he claimed he accidentally crossed the border…
US scraps planned rules on dogs crossing border
The US Centers for Disease Control (CDC) will not require burdensome forms for dog owners crossing the border from Canada this summer. The agency had announced new rules in May aimed at keeping rabies out of the country. They said the dogs had to be microchipped, vaccinated against rabies and…
A border strike was averted after the union reached a tentative agreement with Ottawa
Canada's border workers no longer plan to go on strike this week after their union reached a tentative deal with the federal government. The Canadian Public Service Alliance announced Tuesday that it has reached a settlement with the government for Canada Border Services Agency employees after they worked "around the…
Strike for Canadian border workers on hold until Wednesday: union
The union representing 9,000 CBSA workers said Friday it would not strike until at least Wednesday as mediation continues. The Public Service Alliance of Canada initially said border guards were set to strike as early as 4 p.m. Friday if the two sides did not reach an agreement. (Photo: iStock)…