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Stump Lake Ranch-commissioned study identifies numerous issues with trucks on Highway 5A
Proponents behind a push to ban semi trucks on Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops have released a new transportation study - commissioned by the Stump Lake Ranch - to support their case. Accordin...
Sep 16, 2021 Photo via Lori Brewer
BC Trucking Association 'unequivocally' opposed to potential truck ban on Highway 5A
The BC Trucking Association says there's no need to outright ban commercial trucks from using Highway 5A between Merritt and Kamloops. President Dave Earle was asked about the ban that's been proposed...
Jan 18, 2021 Photo via Lori Brewer
Trans-Canada Highway to be closed for five weeks at Kicking Horse Canyon during April and May
The Trans-Canada Highway will be closed for five weeks straight during the spring at Kicking Horse Canyon, where the highway is being widened. The closure east of Golden will last from April 12 to May...
Jan 15, 2021
BC Trucking Association hoping for improvements at Larson Hill on Coquihalla
The BC Trucking Association is hoping improvements can be made at Larson Hill on the Coquihalla that benefit truckers. Last winter, out of three extended closures on the Coquihalla caused by semi-truc...
Nov 18, 2020
Only three extended Coquihalla closures last year caused by semi-trucks, B.C. government says
Semi trucks only caused three extended closures on the Coquihalla last winter, according to the Ministry of Transportation. That's compared to 33 extended closures in 2017 caused by accidents involvin...
Nov 13, 2020
Truck traffic into B.C. almost near normal again but lots of challenges ahead
The BC Trucking Association says the number of commercial trucks crossing the border into the province is almost back to normal. But President Dave Earle says those trucks usually aren't full, as the ...
Sep 11, 2020
Several truck fires in Kamloops this summer reportedly caused by flaming brakes
There have been a number of reported incidents in Kamloops this summer of semi-trucks catching fire, on Highway 1 in Valleyview. Reports say the cause is often trucks riding their brakes down the hill...
Sep 08, 2020
BC Trucking Association says not every trucker is immune to COVID-19 economic impacts
While truckers have been deemed an essential service during this COVID-19 pandemic, the President of the CEO of the BC Trucking Association says not every trucker is immune. Dave Earle says while truc...
Apr 16, 2020
Amid COVID-19 pandemic BC Trucking Association says Canada's supply chains remain healthy
The President and CEO of the BC Trucking Association says the country's supply chains are healthy even as people panic buy supplies due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking on the NL Morning News, Dave ...
Mar 27, 2020
Truckers facing enhanced questions and screenings before crossing Canada-US border during COVID-19 pandemic
The President and CEO of the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) says while the Canada-US Border is open to truckers at this time, the COVID-19 situation is changing rapidly each hour. Speaking on the NL M...
Mar 24, 2020
