B.C. ready to recognize safe carriers August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. -- After much planning B.C.'s trucking industry will finally be able to participate in the Certificate of Recognition (COR) program.
Creative Lawyering: Do shippers share blame for truck crashes? August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- Whenever someone is injured on the highway and a truck is involved you can bet some lawyer, somewhere, is getting ready to sue someone. Almost always, that someone is the truck owner.
BC fixes bridges after string of truck crashes August 1, 2014 CHILLIWACK, B.C. -- Safety enhancements are underway at two Vedder Canal bridges which have been the site of a series of trucker fatalities.
Drivers say ‘yes!’ to high-tech safety trucks August 1, 2014 ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- One of the largest LTL carriers in the world has just bought 1,300 brand new Freightliner Cascadias, ponying up about $100 million for them.
US traffic-trucker deaths plunge in ’09 August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - Truck-involved traffic fatalities and injuries fell 20 percent in 2009 to the lowest level in recorded history.
Brake Safety Week begins August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- In just a few days a legion of vehicle inspectors will be out in full force on North American highways to get a look at your brakes.
Alberta truck cops report high OOS rate after blitz August 1, 2014 CALGARY - Trucks traveling through southern Alberta didn't fare too well in the annual Operation Air Brake enforcement blitz taking place across North America this past week.
DOT makes hazmat trucks no phone zones August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - The FMCSA solidified its federal guidance banning truckers from texting while driving, while also announcing plans to write a separate rule for hazmat trucks.
LMAO … WTF??? BANG!, study shows August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Texting while driving can be hazardous to your health. So says a new study by SmartDrive.
Blanket ban on cell phones? Not so fast states say August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The U.S. Dept. of Transport is pushing states to adopt a federal rule that bans cellphones across the country, but a group of safety officials aren't so sure.
Barack Obama: A great train robber? August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- As the American Trucking Associations (ATA) applauded Barack Obama for extending weight allowances, the AAR is accusing the president of, well, train robbery.
NTSB recommends salvo of new truck safety rules August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- the National Transportation Safety Board released a report that urged regulators to require heavy trucks be equipped with video event recorders and mandate that all carriers implement a fatigue management program
RCMP test exposes flaws with certain lift axles August 1, 2014 EDMONTON - Tests conducted by police in Alberta apparently show that some lift-axle tractor-trailers can take nearly twice as long to stop in certain conditions.
Senate bill would require EOBRs on trucks August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A bipartisan bill tabled in the U.S. Senate could kick-start a mandatory electronic on-board recorder rulemaking that for years has been stuck in the regulatory gears of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation.
Shippers for heavier trucks unite August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The Coalition for Transportation Productivity has announced a merger with a similar group, Americans for Safe and Efficient Transportation (ASET).