ATA takes bigger truck argument to Capital Hill

ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Industry is asking Congress to modernize federal laws that governs truck productivity, which the group says have not been updated since 1982.

Keeping up with idling regulations

ARLINGTON, Va. -- It's not easy keeping track of idling regulations in the U.S. as States continue to bring in varying legislations.

Senate agrees with harmonized trucking regs, new technology incentives.

OTTAWA -- A senate committee on transportation is recommending that the federal government approve several crucial trucking initiatives urged on by the industry.

ATA challenges port owner-op ban

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Drayage companies in the U.S. should be able to hire independent owner-operators if they choose, contends the American Trucking Association.

And the ban plays on

TORONTO -- The list of provinces where you can drive while talking on your hand-held cell is getting shorter and shorter.

US border cops empowered to seize laptops, cell phones

WASHINGTON -- Need another reason to avoid crossing the U.S. border?

Nova Scotia ends carbon tax speculation

HALIFAX -- It might still be a few months away, but Nova Scotia's plan to save the environment won't be done with a carbon tax.

NJ ponders hiking traffic charges to pay for patrols

TRENTON, N.J. -- If you get a traffic ticket in New Jersey in the near future, rest assured that your money could go towards catching you the next time around.

Marine rule would put the brakes on just-in-time shipments

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A customs rule being finalized in the U.S. is going to require extra detail from marine exporters and could be worrisome if the idea is floated to land crossings.

Industry expects better border efficiency

OTTAWA -- Industry Minister Jim Prentice played to the American energy appetite in an effort to reverse the thickening of the Canada/U.S. border.

Texting-while-driving banned in California

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- It's getting pretty tough to take both hands off the wheel in the Golden State.

Liberals soften carbon tax policy for truckers, farmers

WINNIPEG -- As expected, Liberal leader Stéphane Dion will massage his controversial national carbon tax plan to ease the burden for truckers, farmers, and the fishing industry.

Revised carbon plan doesn’t ‘take away sting’ for truckers: CTA

OTTAWA -- Liberal leader Stephane Dion may have tried to soften the blow to truckers worried about his national carbon tax plan, but Canada's leading trucking advocate says the reforms don't go far enough

Judge doesn’t block LA Clean truck program — yet

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- A federal judge has refused to grant a preliminary injunction to stop the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach from implementing the concessions requirements of their clean air plans, which include forcing drayage companies to hire company drivers only by 2013.

NHTSA delays lighting rule rewrite

WASHINGTON -- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced that it is delaying the effective date of a long-awaited rewrite of the federal government's safety standards on lighting and reflective devices.