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Driving Toward a Cleaner Future
Alternative Fuels in Canada's Commercial Trucking Industry As the global push for sustainability continues to grow, Canada's commercial trucking industry finds itself at a critical turning point. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account for approximately 27% of...
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Driving Toward a Cleaner Future
Alternative Fuels in Canada's Commercial Trucking Industry As the global push for sustainability continues to grow, Canada's commercial trucking industry finds itself at a critical turning point. Medium- and heavy-duty vehicles account for approximately 27% of...
No Place to Rest: Metro Vancouver’s Truck Parking Crisis
Every night across Metro Vancouver, commercial truck drivers finish long shifts only to discover there is nowhere legal and safe to park. Surrey’s own 2019 Truck Parking Strategy revealed a stark reality: approximately 6,000 heavy commercial vehicles call the city...
Cracking Down on Driver Misclassification- Roadside Enforcement Begins May 13
A shift is underway in Canada’s trucking industry. Governments are stepping up enforcement against companies that misclassify drivers under the illegal Driver Inc. model. This practice treats drivers as incorporated contractors instead of employees, even though they...
What is a Truck? How Harmonizing Local Government Regulations Can Transform BC’s Trade Landscape
In the face of trade disruptions, while governments grapple with inter-provincial trade, our biggest struggle in British Columbia is intra-provincial trade. While it’s important to remove barriers in shipping wine from BC to Ontario, what about removing delays and...
Trucking Responds to TransLink: More Taxes? We Call for More Services
TransLink is seeking new, long-term funding sources to sustain and expand its services, which will have direct cost implications for businesses and taxpayers. As TransLink explores ways to generate revenue, BCTA is examining the possible impacts on the trucking industry, especially in light of a slowing economy and the push to decarbonize.
Driving Green: Why BCTA’s CleanBC HDVE Program Deserves a Boost
The CleanBC Heavy-Duty Vehicle Efficiency (HDVE) Program, administered by the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) and funded by the Ministry of Transportation and Transit, is playing a crucial role in the decarbonization of trucking in British Columbia.
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