Regulations Biofuels development to flow from proposed legislation October 10, 2007 WINNIPEG, Man. -- Streamlining licensing, adopting fuel quality standards and establishing the framework for a biod...
Regulations Newfoundland restores PC government (October 10, 2007) October 10, 2007 ST. JOHNS, Nfld. -- Newfoundland ushered in a Progressive Conservative government yesterday in record-breaking fas...
Regulations US Court grants 90-day stay on HoS decision October 2, 2007 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The US Court of Appeals has granted a 90-day stay of its mandate to eliminate the 11-hour driving...
Regulations ATA takes aim at Public Citizen over US HoS fears October 1, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Public Citizen, one of the special interest groups that led an attack against the current US ho...
Regulations FMCSA to track Mexican trucks operating in US October 1, 2007 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has announced it will be tracking all M...
Regulations OPP charge 28 under tough new speeding law October 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario law enforcement officers charged 28 drivers over the weekend under tough new speeding regu...
Regulations Transports Quebec mum on speed limiter timeline October 1, 2007 MONTREAL, Que. - Despite the Minister of Transportation 's announcement this summer that safety initiatives, including speed limiters for heavy vehicles, photo radar and a cell phone ban could be legi...
Uncertainty over future of US Hours-of-Service rules preview image Regulations Uncertainty over future of US Hours-of-Service rules October 1, 2007 At the time of writing this article, the legal status of the US hours-of-service was to say the least chaotic and of concern to virtually all Canadian carriers that operate into, out of and within the...
Regulations Stand and be counted October 1, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. - With Ontario gearing up for a provincial election Oct. 10, and Newfoundland just one day earlier, it's time for professional drivers to give some thought to how they intend to vote. It...
Mexican invasion? preview image Regulations Mexican invasion? October 1, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. - On Sept. 8, a Mexican truck crossed into the US to deliver a load of steel to North Carolina. It was the first time since 1982 that a Mexican-domiciled trucking company was allowed beyo...
Viewpoint: Running out of patience preview image Regulations Viewpoint: Running out of patience October 1, 2007 PATIENCE is a characteristic truckers involved in picking up marine containers over the last few years have had to master. It's the only way to stay sane through the many delays that seem to routinely...
Editorial Comment: Ottawa needs to speak up about Mexican truck program preview image Regulations Editorial Comment: Ottawa needs to speak up about Mexican truck program October 1, 2007 As special interest groups south of the border launch a last-ditch attempt to bring an early end to a demonstration program that allows Mexican trucks to operate within the US, it would be tempting to...
Regulations Trucking alliance urges vote against anti-replacement worker bill September 27, 2007 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is launching its second campaign of 2007 aimed at the defeat o...
Regulations Free trade a key to Canadian prosperity September 26, 2007 TORONTO, Ont. -- In a speech delivered at Torontos Empire Club, Alberta Premier Ed Stelmach urged Canada to remove...
Regulations Independent truckers seek review of pilot program with Mexico September 24, 2007 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The lawsuit filed by the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) challenging th...
