Smoke From Wildfires Pours Into Lower Mainland AINSLIE CRUICKSHANK – StarMetro Vancouver Metro Vancouver’s air quality warning remained in place for a seventh day as the smoky haze that’s settled over the region thickened Monday, following a slight reprieve this weekend. With fires burning to the north, south and east, the Lower Mainland airshed — sandwiched between…
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Uber Kills Self Driving Truck Program Written by: Kristen Houser BYE, BYE AUTONOMOUS SEMI. Just under two years ago, Uber bought Otto, a startup focused on developing self-driving trucks. Now, Uber is bidding adieu to its plans for autonomous shipping, at least for the time being. On Monday, the company revealed in a statement that it’s closing its self-driving…
Surrey Trucking Firm Loses Appeal Written by: Keith Fraser (kfraser@postmedia.com) A Surrey trucking company has lost its appeal of a court order that it pay more than $350,000 in restitution to 29 temporary foreign workers it hired as long-haul truckers. Last year, Harlens Trucking Ltd. pleaded guilty to two immigration offences related to the hiring…
OPP Lays Nearly 700 Charges Sources: CBC News The Ontario Provincial Police laid 697 charges against commercial drivers and took 63 transport trucks out of service during Operation Corridor, a 24-hour safety blitz conducted last week. In partnership with the Ministry of Transportation, police stopped 1,692 trucks from June 13 to 14. Speeding topped the list of…
June Snowfall on Okanagan Connector Written by: Kelowna News Staff Environment Canada has issued a weather warning for snow on the Okanagan Connector this weekend. After a warm and largely dry month of May, a wet and cool weekend is in-store for much of the southern B.C. Interior. High elevation travellers routes in the Okanagan may…
Side Guards Will Save Lives Written by: Tim Bousquet Halifax has recently introduced a law requiring all trucks owned by the city or working for the city to feature side guards, a potentially life saving modification to trucks that prevent something called “right hook” deaths. Below are two incidents, and the reasoning why some in the…
December 14, 2017
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New Location! We’re excited to announce we’ve moved to a new, larger location! We’ve moved our office and warehouse to 302 – 31510 Gill Ave, Mission, BC V4S 0A1. Although it’s just a few minutes from our previous location, Urban Valley’s new head office will not only serve us with more office space as we continue to grow,…
October 6, 2017
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As mentioned a few weeks back, we’re honoured to have been nominated for a Business Excellence Award. Voting has now opened! Vote for Urban Valley Transport by clicking the link below and choosing us in question 1! VOTE
September 14, 2017
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As mentioned a few weeks back, we’re honoured to have been nominated for a Business Excellence Award. Voting has now opened! Vote for Urban Valley Transport by clicking the link below and choosing us in question 1! VOTE
December 9, 2016
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Urban Valley Weather Delays Dear Valued Customer, Since the change in cold weather, Urban Valley has experienced extreme traffic delays throughout the Lower Mainland which have caused interruptions to our Same Day Service. The weather forecast currently predicts snow fall for the next 4 to 5 days with continued freezing temperatures thereafter. Our…
