Regulations OOIDA digs in heels over US speed limiter proposal November 29, 2006 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has written a letter to two federal...
Regulations Saskatchewan seeks action on renewable fuels strategy November 24, 2006 REGINA, Sask. -- A Saskatchewan delegation headed to Ottawa earlier this week to discuss the provinces role in the...
CTA: US studies validate our Clean Air Act preview image Regulations CTA: US studies validate our Clean Air Act November 22, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) says Ottawa should pay attention to two US studies that suppo...
Ontario Transportation Minister throws support to OTA, speed limiters preview image Ontario Transportation Minister throws support to OTA, speed limiters November 21, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario Minister of Transportation Donna Cansfield showed her willingness to work with the Ontario...
Regulations USDA delays implementation of inspection fees November 20, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. -- Canadian carriers have been granted a temporary reprieve from the controversial US Department of A...
Regulations COMPETITION WATCH: MacKinnon continues to prepare for ACE compliancy November 20, 2006 GUELPH, Ont. -- MacKinnon Transport will be ready when ACE becomes mandatory for some states in January, the compan...
Regulations USDA delays removal of exemptions from inspection and user fee requirements for Canada November 17, 2006 WASHINGTON, DC -- Canadian carriers and shippers got a bit of breathing space this week when the US Department of ...
Regulations Tolling for a purpose in GTA gets mixed response November 10, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. -- A difference of three percentage points separates the opinion of whether highway tolls are a good ...
Macks new engines gets thumbs up from EPA November 10, 2006 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Trucks revealed the US Environmental Protection Agency has certified its MP engine serie...
Volvo’s new engine family certified for new emission standards November 10, 2006 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The US Environmental Protection Agency has certified that Volvo Trucks North America's new engi...
Regulations More consultation required before Alberta adopts new HoS regulations November 9, 2006 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Provincial rules in Alberta governing the hours commercial drivers can operate will not be chang...
Regulations Education and enforcement highlight provincial safety plan November 7, 2006 EDMONTON, Alta. -- The Alberta government will inject millions of dollars in funding to implement a made-in-Alberta...
Regulations USDA clarifies 28-hour law for livestock transporters November 1, 2006 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new interpretation of an old rule has recently been brought to light, which requires truckers to provide food, water and rest to livestock after 28 hours of travel. Originally, th...
Regulations Law and the Border: ‘Petty offense’ exception for criminal convictions November 1, 2006 Most of the time, this occurs because the driver has not anticipated a full review of his past, and does not have the correct paperwork with him to prove his criminal conviction record. The Customs an...
Regulations Kentucky-based Bendix facility to axe more than half its staff October 31, 2006 FRANKFORT, Ky. -- More than half of the employees at Bendixs Frankfort, Ky. location are slated to be laid off Ja...
