Health & Safety

Praxair, Tim Horton’s and Hensall District Co-op win private fleet safety awards

KING CITY, Ont. -- Three of Canada’s safest private fleets were recognized tonight at the Private Motor Truck Council’s annual conference.

Four new drivers inducted into PMTC Hall of Fame

KING CITY, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has inducted four professional drivers to its Hall of Fame.

ATA makes last-ditch attempt to postpone HoS rule changes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- In a last-ditch attempt to have the July 1 changes to US hours-of-service rules derailed, the American Trucking Associations’ today addressed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the potential costs...

ATRI study paints costly picture of US HoS changes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) suggests impending changes to US hours-of-service rules will cost the trucking industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

For the health of it

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Siphiwe Baleka was a world-class athlete before deciding to embark on a career as a professional driver with Prime Inc.

Bendix touting next-generation safety system

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix is claiming its next-generation commercial vehicle safety system will offer features “never before possible for commercial vehicles in North America.”

Meritor Wabco says study shows collision mitigation systems save lives

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco says a new study validates the life-saving potential of its collision mitigation system.

Prime Inc. announces winners of fitness-focused Bicycle Challenge

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prime Inc. has announced the winners of its May Bicycle Challenge. The month-long competition was designed by Prime’s Driver Health and Fitness Coach Siphiwe Baleka in an effort to further the culture of fitness among...

New study shows heavy trucks boast better safety record than medium-duty trucks

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) suggests that combining medium- and heavy-duty truck crash statistics drags down the true safety record of the US heavy truck fleet.

East Coast truckers to rally for one of their own May 25

MIRAMICHI, N.B. -- In what is being billed as potentially the largest truck convoy the region has seen, a group of East Coast truckers is rallying to support one of their own.

CarriersEdge adds new US Hours-of-Service, Fire Safety courses

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge has added two new modules to its library of online driver training courses: U.S. Hours of Service 2013 Update and Fire Safety. U.S. Hours of Service 2013 Update (HOS2013) focuses on the changes to the US...

MTO gives 18-month extension for transition to new safety standard

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ministry of Transportation (MTO) has extended the transition period for carriers to comply with National Safety Code Standard 11B "Periodic Commercial Motor Vehicle Inspections" until Jan. 1, 2015, the Ontario Trucking...

Human resources practices play a key role in safety programs

Attracting and retaining qualified employees can be a challenge at the best of times, and there is little hope the situation will improve anytime soon. A recent study by the Conference Board of Canada concludes our industry might be short more...

EOBRs will force carriers to deal with driver issues: task force

OTTAWA, Ont. -- An electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) mandate in Canada could be the “game-changer” that finally forces forcing some carriers to deal with driver issues, according to the CTA’s Blue Ribbon Task Force.

Study finds significant jump in number of carriers adopting e-logs

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Shaw Tracking is enthusiastic about the results from Transport Capital Partners’ latest Business Expectations Survey, which found a significant increase in the percentage of carriers using e-logs across their...