2012 “ROADEO”
Regional Driving
Championships
Saturday, June 2nd, 2012 ~
Commercial Safety College, Masstown, NS
& HERE for
revised Driver Kit
SUPPORT OUR PROFESSIONAL
DRIVERS!!!
Winners will qualify for the NATIONAL DRIVING
CHAMPIONSHIP
Hosted by the APTA in Moncton, NB - September 6th to
9th, 2012
Sponsorship Opportunites for 2012 National Driving
Championship available: click HERE
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APTA's 8th Annual Charity Golf
Tournament Wednesday,
June 27, 2012 Mountain Golf &
Country Club - Truro, NS
SOLD
OUT!!!
NEXT GOLF
TOURNAMENT: August 23rd -- APTA will
host a golf tournament to raise funds for the 2012 National
Professional Truck Driving Championship being held in Moncton,
September 6th to 9th.
The tournament
will be at Lakeside Golf & Country
Club details to
follow...
*** News Archives ***
International Roadcheck June 5-7,
2012
International Roadcheck, a 72-hour commercial vehicle
inspection event, will take place June 5-7 at the eastbound scales
at St-Jacques, N.B., and at the westbound scales in Cabano, Quebec.
This is the first time the neighbouring provinces have partnered
for this event.
Newly aligned department to focus on efficiency
improvements
(May 2, 2012)
FREDERICTON (GNB) — The Department of Transportation and
Infrastructure, as part of the government renewal process, will be
focusing on delivering programs and services more
efficiently. The minister, Claude Williams, made this
announcement while releasing the department’s $273.3 million
ordinary account estimates for 2012-13.
Canadian Truckers Drive Home Message on Mandatory
EOBRs
Transport minister provides strongest indication yet
that Canada moving towards harmonized mandate with
U.S.
(May 2, 2012) Ottawa — Canadian motor carriers and
professional drivers from across the country are banding together
to voice their support for the mandatory implementation of
electronic-on-board recording devices to monitor hours of service
compliance rules.
N.A. surface trade surges 17.4% in February
(May 2, 2012)
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Trade using surface transportation between
Canada, the US and Mexico was 17.4% higher in February than in
February 2011, totalling $78.1 billion, according to the Bureau of
Transportation Statistics (BTS) of the US Department of
Transportation.
Smile! Suspected cargo thief caught on camera
(May 1, 2012)
VAUGHAN, Ont. -- Northbridge Insurance has been given photos of a
suspected cargo thief captured by surveillance video.
2012 ~ SPRING
WEIGHT RESTRICTION
Starting and ending dates of the load
restrictions period may be adjusted
depending on weather
conditions.
(April 25, 2012) Transportation Minister Claude
Williams has made an announcement regarding a change in the
end of the spring weight restriction period
Spring weight restrictions will now be removed on main
arterial highways at midnight Sunday April 29, 2012 in southern New
Brunswick and at midnight May 6, 2012 in northern New
Brunswick. Remaining secondary highways in the province will
open by midnight May 13, 2012, throughout New
Brunswick
