BC Truckers

• ‘Deficiencies’: B.C. truckers group calls for safety review on overpass strikes

  Gagan Singh says his group is "imploring" Transport Minister Rob Fleming to understand that all parties in the supply chain must be held accountable to improve road safety.

  Politics

  Jan 3
  
• B.C. truckers bemoan major disruptions in deliveries with containers stuck at Deltaport

  Containers are reportedly pilling up at Deltaport with truckers saying they are unable to get them out, as gates have been closed.

  Economy

  Aug 30, 2023
  
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• ‘It’s getting dangerous’: Trucker wants more rest stops in Lower Mainland

  According to Lynne Fortin, the number of safe places for truckers to pull over, sleep, eat and use the washroom are dwindling -- especially in the Lower Mainland. 

  Traffic

  Jul 11, 2022
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• Truckers to vote on work stoppage over Vancouver port’s ‘penalizing’ rolling age program

  On Sept. 15, the Vancouver Fraser Port Authority's revised Rolling Age Truck Program takes effect, banning diesel-powered trucks more than 12 years old from accessing the port.

  Environment

  Jun 21, 2022
• ‘We’re stuck here’: B.C. highway closures leave truckers in limbo

  With all the major highways from B.C.'s Interior to the Lower Mainland blocked by flooding and landslides, many truckers are finding their routes disrupted.

  Traffic

  Nov 17, 2021
• Hundreds in convoy to Kamloops to show support for Indigenous Canadians

  An Okanagan trucker organized a massive convoy to the site where 215 bodies of children were found at a former residential school.

  Canada

  Jun 5, 2021
• Coronavirus: Meals for B.C. truckers program continues to roll

  The program was started in April to help feed commercial truckers during the coronavirus pandemic.

  Canada

  May 20, 2020
• Coronavirus: B.C. installs portable toilets on major trucking routes

  The transportation ministry is also keeping the province's 203 rest areas open during the outbreak to continue to support the trucking industry.

  Health

  Apr 15, 2020
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• B.C. truckers face stiffer fines for lack of chains

  New fines are going into effect for B.C truckers who don't carry and use chains when necessary for highway travel during the winter season.

  News

  Sep 23, 2019
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• B.C. Truckers Association weighs in on how government should handle legal pot

  The B.C. Truckers Association has issued 4 recommendations on what it would like to see in legal marijuana legislation.

  Oct 28, 2017