Low sulfur mandate could burn fuel haulers’ profits

NEW YORK -- Some tanker fleets that haul petroleum products are worried that the added costs of accommodating new ultra-low sulfur diesel may dramatically lower their bottom line.

Low sulfur diesel change starts today for suppliers

WASHINGTON -- The long and somewhat uncertain transition to ultra low sulfur diesel officially begins for petroleum companies across North America.

ACE e-manifest enforcement begins

WASHINGTON -- Barring yet another 11th hour postponement, US Customs' Phase Four enforcement of the Truck Trade Act will take effect tomorrow, June 15, 2006.

OOIDA Backs Bill Limiting Background Check Costs

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association south of the border is applauding a bill just introduced in the U. S. House of Representatives that limits the amount professional truck drivers can be charged for the background check required to haul hazardous materials.

ATA calls redundant California emissions bill “unwise”

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- A pending California "magnet" bill that would allow regions to set their own diesel emission benchmarks should be rejected by Senate Transportation and Housing Committee, says the U.S.'s largest carrier group.

Carrier group urges regulators to rethink provincial weight threshold changes

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says some provinces are considering changes to the weight threshold for vehicles covered by the National Safety Code.

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Transport Canada confident of Jan 1 HOS deadline; minor text changes won’t delay rule

OTTAWA -- The chief of Motor Carrier Safety Policy at Transport Canada says he doesn't think the provinces and territories will miss implementing Canada's new hours-of-service regime by the Jan. 1, 2007 deadline.

Bill to modify hazmat checks applauded by carrier group

WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations likes the actions by a House subcommittee to narrow the application of fingerprint-based screening requirements to drivers who transport security-sensitive materials.

Trucking group unveils Canadian enviro-truck plan

OTTAWA -- Now that the new Conservative government has ditched Ottawa's commitment to the flawed international Kyoto protocol in favor of a made-in-Canada solution, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has some suggestions as to how the feds can clean up the environment and help carriers at the same time.

CTA supports US weight exemption for anti-idle technology

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is in favour of a 400-lb weight exemption, contained in the US Energy Policy Act of 2005, for idle reduction systems or auxiliary power units installed on heavy-duty vehicles.

CBP to begin building new ACE entry summary and accounts features

WASHINGTON -- The design for new ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) features was approved last month, making way for construction to begin.

OTA urges Ontario to OK trucking clean air pact

TORONTO -- Ontario carriers want their home province to follow its French-language neighbor in implementing "home-grown" environmental measures, which include mandating speed limiters for all trucks.

FMCSA amends US cargo securement rules

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration recently announced a series of amendments to the U.S. Cargo Securement Regulations as to further harmonize them to the North American Cargo Securement Standard Model.

Move to OK FAST for hazmat security rule avoids $12B disruption: CTA

OTTAWA -- The U.S. Transportation Security Administration has made good on its promise to allow Canuck hazmat truckers to get FAST approved in lieu of America's requirement to comply with overlapping American security requirements.

Not So FAST: CBP grants 3-month soft enforcement for Canuck hazmat truckers

WASHINGTON -- Canadian hazmat haulers not able to get FAST-approved in time to meet US Customs and Border Protection's new security rules for foreign truckers will get a 90 day reprieve from enforcement.