Alberta PICs up new perks for truckers August 1, 2014 CALGARY -- Building on the momentum gained since its resurrection, Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program recently added a few more perks to entice new membership.
ATA rallies behind tougher drug test rules for truckers August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- New legislation introduced in the Senate will help close loopholes that allow drug and alcohol users to slip by trucking companies' driver hiring checks.
Cell ban coverage reaches western Canada August 1, 2014 EDMONTON -- A county immediately east of Alberta's capital city is set to prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones, and a province-wide ruling may be closer to reality.
NB ups speed limit for safety August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick has implemented a handful of measures to increase safety in construction zones, including increasing speed limits.
Safety at the CORe of new B.C. program August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. -- While many safety developments aim to protect drivers while out on the road, a new safety program in B.C. is planning to focus on everything else.
VanPort truck regulations up for review August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- It's been relatively smooth sailing at Vancouver's ports since the summer of 2005, and now the feds are looking to make sure it stays that way.
Marsh Canada launches online driver program August 1, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. -- Marsh Canada has unveiled an online driver training system designed to help fleets improve overall loss ratios
Insurer posts accident data online August 1, 2014 LONDON, Ont. -- If you knew in advance what sorts of conditions led to accidents, you'd avoid them, right? Of course you would.
MTO to again use GPS-Satellite records for audit enforcement August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Beginning the first of July, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin phasing in the use of satellite records for enforcement purposes, the Ontario Trucking Association reports.
Worth the Drive to Action: Halton crackdown precursor to CVSA blitz August 1, 2014 MILTON, Ont. -- Attention, all truckers who haul in and around the Ontario towns of Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Acton, Georgetown, Halton Hill and all points in between: The local cops are cracking down on unfit rigs.
New Alta trucking regs around the calendar corner August 1, 2014 EDMONTON -- Canada Day will be a celebration of new trucking regulations in Alberta, bringing the province in line with other jurisdictions in North America.
Down and out in Ontario August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- Never mind the fact that Ontario has been tagged as a "have-not province." Its economy, however sluggish, is big enough that when it goes sour, it drags everybody down with it.
Shipper-trucker group presses for higher truck weights August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- More than 100 American industry associations and individual companies have launched a coalition asking Congress to raise the truck weight limit in the U.S.
Speed limiter debate heats up stateside August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Following in the tire treads of its Canadian cousins, leaders of the American Trucking Associations headed to Washington to tout the potential benefits of a national speed limiter mandate.
NB official confirms speed limiter planning August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON -- A spokesperson for New Brunswick's Department of Public Safety told CBC that the province is working on adopting a mandatory speed rule similar to laws in Ontario and Quebec.