OTA urges diligence in HRSDC overtime pay survey

TORONTO -- Researchers are looking into "prevailing industry practice(s)" for establishing overtime pay for short-haul truck drivers and the Ontario Trucking Association wants to make sure it's done right.

CBP delays residue rule again; Industry scrambling to comply

OTTAWA -- For the second time, Canadian truckers convinced U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to postpone enforcement of a controversial rule requiring shippers and carriers to report trace amounts of chemical residue on e-manifests when crossing into the U.S.

‘Berta truckers look to save old trailers from scrapheap

CALGARY -- The Alberta government is looking to phase out the use of older trailers in the province, but one lobby group is hoping to keep acceptable iron in service.

CTA to fight “eye popping” UCRA hike proposal

OTTAWA -- Now is not the time to increase fees of the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement (UCRA), Canadian and American truckers insist.

Over & Out: ON cell phone, texting ban includes CB radios

TORONTO -- It's enough to make CW McCall switch to singing the blues. Ontario's ban on hand-held cell phones, texting and other communication devices while driving kicks in on October 26

LCV: Long, Complicated, Vexing

MONTAGUE, P.E.I. -- Just when you thought Canada was getting its interprovincial act together, in comes this: If you want to run a Long Combination Vehicle (LCV) in Quebec, you must have a "T" designation on your commercial driver's license.

B.C. adopts pro-rated licence fees

VICTORIA -- The B.C. government officially approved pro-rated licence fees for commercial vehicles, including both trucks and buses.

Truckers have to ‘lead with their chin’ going forward: ATA boss

LAS VEGAS -- "A trucker has to be an optimist or else he wouldn't be trucking."

Global biofuel use to spike; BCTA wants domestic rules cleaned up

VICTORIA -- Global use of biofuels should more than double by 2015, with U.S. biofuel use expected to grow by more than 35 percent, according to a report by Hart's Global Biofuels Center.

Truckers fuming mad over smoking fine

WINDSOR, Ont. -- A trucker was recently fined for smoking while driving his rig along Highway 401 near Windsor, Ont. and the ticket has sparked a bit of outrage among other drivers.

Western provinces reduce trucking barriers

REGINA -- Saskatchewan and Alberta have reached an understanding in an effort to help truckers operate more efficiently and safely between the two provinces.

New U.S. drug testing rules in effect

CALGARY -- File this under 'not-so-great job, but someone has to do it.'

N.Y. to crack down on wayward trucks

ALBANY, N.Y. -- Legislation is being proposed in New York that calls for stricter enforcement of driving laws aimed at reducing the number of bridge strikes by truck drivers.

Truckers, port reach settlement over Clean Trucks program

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- The American Trucking Associations and the Port of Long Beach announced a settlement that will end the trucking group's legal challenge of the port's Clean Trucks Program. The association will continue to pursue legal action against the Port of Los Angeles.

NY becoming worst state for truckers to haul in: OOIDA

ALBANY, N.Y. -- America's largest owner-op group says there's something rotten about the Big Apple's governor proposing to crack down on commercial trucks using secondary state roads.