SURVIVAL KITS

Alberta company brings aviation-quality survival kits to trucking

TRAINING COURSES

Compli expands suite of training courses

AUTO HAULER

Western Star introduces an auto hauler package for the 4900

VOLVO CHOPS FUEL USE

New I-Shift powertrain package improves fuel consumption up to 3%

CSA Scores Unreliable, U.S. Gov. Agency Review Agrees

ARLINGTON, VA - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) CSA safety enforcement program cannot accurately assess the safety of small carriers, the Government Accountability Office (GAO) found in its recent review.

Transport Canada Gives Boat-Tails Green Light

TORONTO, ON - Transport Canada gave boat tails the green light, so now it's up to the provinces to set truck weights and dimension standards, the Canadian Trucking Alliance says.

U.S. Gov. Proposes New Rules for Transporting Food

SILVER SPRING, MD - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration proposed a rule requiring certain shippers, receivers and carriers who transport food by motor or rail vehicles to take steps to prevent the contamination of human and animal food during transportation.

Canadian Truck Drivers Don’t Need To Carry Medical Docs

NEENAH, WI - When the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's (FMCSA) announced earlier this year that commercial drivers are required to possess medical certificates for another year, they weren't talking about Canadian truck drivers.

U.S. Truck Drivers Still Confused by CSA

ARLINGTON, VA - Many truck drivers in the U.S. are still confused over the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's Compliance Safety and Accountability (CSA) program, according to a white paper by the American Transportation Research Institute.

Ministry officers get to use radar guns

TORONTO, ON - This spring the Ontario Ministry of Transportation will begin equipping its patrol vehicles with radar devices to help MTO officers better enforce the province's speed limiter requirement.

CTA Recommends 105 Speed Limit For All

TORONTO- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) recommends that all provinces follow Ontario and Quebec's lead in requiring a truck speed limit of no more than 105 kilometres an hour.

Boat Tails Trailing Not Far Behind Canada’s Trucks

Canadian Motor Vehicle Safety Standard 223 (CMVSS 223) published a regulation change that will allow for more "boat tail" designs to be used by trucking companies once the provincial regulations are updated.

NB Raises Fees on Tires of Out-of-Province Trucks

DIEPPE, NB - There's a new rule in New Brunswick that owners of all imported vehicles must pay an additional fee per each tire on their vehicle.

FMCSA Cracking Down on Carriers Who Repeatedly Break Rules

WASHINGTON, DC - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration new rule has tough new penalties against carriers that repeatedly ignore safety rules.

Canadian Carriers in Limbo over MAP-21 Regulations

As of last month, U.S. carriers and freight brokers are subject to newly changed regulations under MAP-21 (Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act), which also applies to Canadian carriers. Or it would apply to Canadian carriers, if it were clear how.