Regulations

Refusing to interview woman nets Quebec trucking company $10K fine

MONTREAL, Que. -- A Quebec trucking company has been ordered to pay $10,000 after refusing to consider hiring a female truck driver because of her sex.

Independent review finds flaws with FMCSA HoS proposal

ARLINGTON, Va. -- An independent review of the FCMSA's proposed new hours-of-service has found the agency overstated the proposal's benefits.

CTA warns new pallet requirements could slow Canada/US trade

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has voiced concerns about supply chain disruptions that could result from US requirements that wood packaging materials such as pallets be treated for bugs before crossing the border.

CTA, provincial trucking associations offering input at red tape hearings

TORONTO, Ont. -- A federal commission working to reduce red tape and compliance burden in business is holding hearings across Canada - and at each stop so far the local provincial trucking association has been on-hand to provide input.

CTA urges feds to pick up pace with EOBR legislation in light of US proposal

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has weighed in on yesterday's FMCSA proposal that would see virtually all interstate carriers required to use EOBRs to monitor driver hours-of-service.

Taking it to the Maxx

TORONTO, Ont. - By chance, I landed a week-long city run with a leased International ProStar+ paired with a production model EPA2010-compliant MaxxForce 13 engine.

OOIDA speaks out against proposed EOBR mandate

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has spoken out against today's announcement that the US Department of Transportation would be moving to mandate electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs).

FMCSA issues proposed law mandating EOBRs

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a regulatory proposal that would require virtually  all interstate commercial truck companies to use electronic on-board recorders (EOBRS) to monitor...

CTA’s Bradley calls for better understanding of urban trucking issues

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) was represented at a D.C. conference this week, where David Bradley called for an end to the "war on trucks" in urban centres.

Feds follow through with final increase to meal tax deduction limit

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The federal government has followed through with its promise to ramp up the tax-deductible portion of meal expenses for long-haul truckers to 80%.

Former trucking association prez appointed to federal commission

REGINA, Sask. -- Denis Prud'homme, past president of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA), has been appointed to a federal government commission looking at reducing red tape in business.

ATA suggests FMCSA inflating fatigue-related crash numbers

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The gloves have come off in the dispute over US truck driver hours-of-service, with the American Trucking Associations (ATA) accusing the Federal Motor Carrier Administration of manipulating the numbers.

US reportedly to take step towards speed limiter legislation

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Reports surfaced yesterday that the US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is looking to initiate a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking that would require trucks to activate speed limits.

ATA slams proposed HoS changes; CTA more receptive

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Proposed changes to the US hours-of-service rules announced Dec. 23 may have been less drastic than many in the industry had feared, but they still met with much criticism.

MTO eliminates waiver requirement for drivers under HTA

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it has convinced the Ministry of Transport to streamline the commercial driver medical review process and eliminate the medical waiver program, while continuing to apply national...