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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. proposes ‘black box’ rule; only repeat violators affected

WASHINGTON -- Two strikes and it's in. That's what the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) on trucks.

Marsh Canada teams up with online training firm

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge, a provider of online driver training and education programs, has entered into a multi-year, national agreement with Marsh Canada.

Industry wants national driving standard; Call for tuition subsidies

OTTAWA -- After studying how next generation drivers are being prepared for the industry, driver trainers and trucking carriers are calling for enhanced training programs, improved licensing standards, and new policies for distributing training funds.

Lowest total forestry fatalities follows ’05 record high

VANCOUVER -- Forestry related deaths in B.C.'s northern interior fell dramatically in 2006 from the year before -- but trucking injuries and fatalities are still notably high.

Westerners, Ontarians put in more hours: Study

OTTAWA -- Workers in the Prairie provinces and Ontario punched out later at work in 2004 than their counterparts in other regions of Canada, according to a new Stats Canada on regional differences in work hours.

Trucking technology finding wider audience: Industry panel

LAS VEGAS -- The cyclical nature of trucking means commercial vehicles sales will always sway up and down, but a group of industry suppliers see steady growth opportunities in a number of other key industry technologies.

Uniform trucking port licences advocated in U.S.

WASHINGTON -- A "taxi-style" licensing proposal for container truck drivers who access U.S. ports is being touted by two transportation researchers.

Trucks less than 10% of vehicle crashes; Truckers buckle up, drink less

WASHINGTON -- Commercial truck drivers continue to be at fault at a much lesser rate than their passenger vehicle counterparts in truck-car accidents, according to the latest Large Truck Crash Overview published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

Comments being taken on U.S. speed limiters; owner-ops fire back

WASHINGTON -- Proposed by America's leading carriers, a national speed limiter mandate is now officially on U.S. regulators' docket.

Insurance exec leads trucking career roundtable

TORONTO -- Chris Harris, senior safety representative for Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada, has agreed to chair the Career Path Roundtable,

Anti-scab law would shake trucking industry: CTA

OTTAWA -- A labor union-spurred law that makes replacement workers and picket crossing illegal could "unnecessarily disrupt the stability of labor relations balance in the trucking industry," says Canadian Trucking Alliance Chief Executive Officer David Bradley.

Bus industry studies familiar driver issues

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. -- Canada's bus and motor coach industry competes with trucking carriers for manpower behind the big wheel. It also faces many of the same driver shortage challenges and is now launching a campaign to attract and retain drivers from an ever-shrinking pool.

Class 8 downturn could be deeper than expected: Analysts warn

NEW YORK -- Heavy truck orders during 2006 were "astonishing" considering weakening truck fundamentals and falling freight tonnage in North America, according to New York transportation equipment market experts at Bear Stearns.

States ponder bans on smokes, combs, and just about anything else while driving

BARRE, Vt. -- "Licence and registration please."

CTA gives Harper’s green idea ‘thumbs up;’ Projects could include speed limiters

OTTAWA -- An environmental initiative for truckers, by truckers, seems to have struck a chord in Ottawa, as the Conservative government's newly announced $1.5 billion environmental plan may include Canadian Trucking Alliance proposals like mandatory speed limiters,