N.B. cellphone ban begins April 1 August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON - You'd be a fool to use a cellphone from behind the wheel in New Brunswick after April 1.
Foreign worker program rules get tougher next week August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Changes to the Temporary Foreign Worker Program protect workers and limit them to four years of work, says the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council.
Car hauler sued by OEMs over ‘hostage’ vehicles August 1, 2014 WINDSOR, Ont. -- General Motors and Chrysler are trying to recover more than 2,400 vehicles they say are being held "hostage" by their main transport provider, Allied Systems Holdings.
Fed study to focus on ‘human factors’ in carrier crashes August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- The impact of "human factors" on road safety is the focus of a three-year study being prepared by Transport Canada.
Impending tanker retrofit rule slippery when wet August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration will extend the comment period of the wetlines rule for 30 days, until April 27, 2011.
‘@MATS: Disc brakes, anti-crash prod market growing: Bendix August 1, 2014 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - It's taking a while, but air disc brakes and collision reduction technologies like adaptive cruise control and electronic stability are slowly starting to break into the mainstream of the trucking industry.
Highway traffic fatalities lowest ever recorded August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- So, maybe it wasn't the recession keeping a lid on highway traffic fatalities after all.
A $2.6-million question: ‘Why is trucking a job to die for?’ August 1, 2014 DIEPPE, N.B. -- The federal government has just announced that it's backing a $2.6-million study in the Maritimes to find out why truck drivers generally live a decade less than the average Joe.
Senators recharge mandatory EOBR bill August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A senatorial duo in the U.S. is reintroducing legislation to mandate "tamper-resistant" electronic onboard recorders on trucks.
Flexible grants needed to maintain truck safety: CVSA August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - Reduced funding of commercial motor vehicle safety programs would weaken state enforcement efforts, warns the CVSA, and "large truck-related injuries and deaths could tick upwards."
Virginia Tech uploads online healthy driving resources August 1, 2014 BLACKSBURG, Va. -- Researchers at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute have created the Driving Healthy online resource network for commercial motor vehicle drivers.
Longer tractor B-trains outperform standard semis: CTA August 1, 2014 OTTAWA The use of 6.2 metre (244") wheelbase tractors for B-trains would not exceed RTAC and NAFTA standards for turning performance
DOT provides details on new Mexican truck program August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation proposed its cross-border trucking program with Mexico.
Trucks super-safe, but can be safer: ATA August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- The number of truck accidents continues to drop, and fewer drivers than ever are being hurt.
Obama’s own stats prove HOS safe as is: ATA boss August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- If the American government needs even more proof that there's no need to tinker with the current hours-of-service rules, it needs to look no further than its own data.