FMCSA favors milestone insurance change for Canuck truckers August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Canadian truckers could for the first time buy Canadian insurance to haul into the U.S., according to a recent proposal of rulemaking issued by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.
Robert gets half-a-mill for fuel consumption testing August 1, 2014 SAINT-NICOLAS, Que. -- Groupe Robert will receive up to $500,000 for a new fuel reduction project under Transport Canada's Freight Technology Demonstration Fund.
Size & weight limits impede US truck productivity: ATA August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. -- American trucks aren't as productive as some in the rest of the world, says the American Trucking Associations, which is once again urging regulators to allow "higher productivity vehicle models" on U.S. highways.
Alcohol use among drivers down, drugs up: NHTSA August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- A new roadside survey by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration confirms a continuing decline in the percentage of legally intoxicated vehicle drivers over the last three decades.
BC increases apprentice training tax credit August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- As of the first of this month, the British Columbia Training Tax Credit has been doubled.
Poll: Americans open to truck weight hikes August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The majority of Americans favor raising truck weight limits, according to a survey by the Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group made up of about 100 large shippers and agriculture companies.
Cashing on in speed limiters August 1, 2014 MILTON, Ont. -- Obligatory speed limiters in Ontario are discouraging American carriers from entering the province.
Need info on safety ratings? THSAO has the answers August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- How can you know if a trucking company has a good safety status?
Crash expert: Trucks require stronger underride guards August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- If Canada had tougher safety standards for rear guards on transport trucks, a 24-year-old Ottawa man could still be alive today.
Police: Road in fatal truck wreck ‘so slippery you had to skate’ August 1, 2014 RIMOUSKI, Que. -- When Francis Hammond's truck struck Kimberly Kyle's car, killing her six-year-old son Brendan, Hammond was doing less than 50 km/h.
Sask launches expansion permit policy August 1, 2014 REGINA -- Saskatchewan's Ministry of Highways and Infrastructure is introducing a new truck weight permit program for a trio of northern highways.
STABILITY CONTROL FAMILY August 1, 2014 Meritor WABCO introduces SmartTrac system with integrated stability control suite of products
US Watchdog: Unsafe trucks, buses rolling under radar August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The latest study by the Government Accountability Office shows that hundreds of trucking and bus companies continue to travel on U.S. highways despite having their operating licences yanked for safety violations.
BC hikes allowable truck wheelbase in advance of Olympics August 1, 2014 VICTORIA -- B.C.'s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) branch has introduced a new policy that makes long wheelbases on tractors more consistent with the U.S. and other Canadian jurisdictions.
Texting while driving study prompts lawmakers into action August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- A widely publicized study by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute on the dangers of texting while driving has sparked a flurry of federal and state anti-texting legislation.