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Have you ever stopped at a stop light in Ontario. It turns green but it is flashing? That is the Advanced Green; it tells motorists that it is safe to turn left. The oppposing traffic is still seeing a red light. All traffic that sees the flashing advanced green light may proceed through the...

Many expediters; especially B's, C's and D's; get sent places where bigger trucks can't go. Downtown Toronto is undoubtedly one of those places. One of the true "joys" of driving in downtown "Terawnna" is watching for streetcars. These are the public transit vehicles that travel on embedded...

Are there any decent truck stops up here you'd like to recommend? Any truck stops up here you avoid?

Greetings all: Thanks to Lawrence for asking me to moderate this Forum on Canada. I hope that this will be an informative place; especially about Customs and the border. I regret to say that I'm not a driver; a health condition prevents that; but I have thirty years in the Customs and Freight...

I was recently posting about Cabotage; and posted some incorrect information about records. Customs records pertaining to Transportation must be maintained for 4 years; not 7 as I previously said. That is the current year and the three previous years. The organization that holds the Carrier Code...

Drivers coming to Southern Ontario should be aware that during "SMOG ALERTS" the anti-idling laws are strictly enforced. Vehicle exhaust is one of the ingrediants of the blanket of polluted air that covers Ontario during heat waves. I haven't heard of nor read of specific instances of truckers...

I have been reading the thread about the advantages of three axle over two axle expedite trucks. Poster "A-Team" has expounded at some length their lessons from the expedite business. This triggered a memory from some years ago about another team who had simliar experiences. Does anyone remember...

Poodlenme has been questioning about independant contractors and drivers rights. Now I was reading an article today in the Canadian magazine "Truck News" written by a lawyer from Buffalo NY, who specializes in International transportation law. The first interesting point, although not directly...

There was at least one FedEx CC truck in that 60 vehicle pile up on I94 near Benton Harbor Mich. I saw a picture on CNN this morning. Always remember when driving near the Great Lakes to be aware of this LAke Effect Snow squalls. The area near Buffalo is bad, so is Watertown NY. In Ontario, the...

During the manhunt in Maryland and Virginia the police were stopping white vans and "boxtrucks". Many expediters run in white vans. Was anyone stopped by the police? Are there any stories here?

I have seen several messages here lately on the subject of coming to Canada in a commercial vehicle. Much of what has been posted is wrong. Some of the other comments are insulting to Canadians. I will research the current regulations and try to post something helpful in a couple of days. Please...

I am a Canadian watching the results of the US election. it seems like NOBODY won. So why don't the two contestants go to the US Supreme Court and have them decide? Then someone can get on with the business of running your country. Our government took a sticky question on Quebec separation to...