Truckers don’t get EPA green light on empty trailer campaign

WASHINGTON -- The EPA has declined to join Canadian and American trucking carriers in their effort to convince U.S. regulators to change the archaic and redundant empty trailer movement rules affecting foreign drivers.

Hyper border security could hinder economic recovery

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the U.S. government continues to put security ahead of commerce, getting goods across the U.S.-Canadian border will remain difficult and will probably get more expensive, according to a panel of business experts at a logistics conference in Buffalo, N.Y. this week.

New Jersey ready to idle sleeper berth rule

TENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is doing some spring cleaning on its anti-idling regulation and its going to affect truckers traveling in the Garden State.

ATA wants clarity for HOS documentation rules

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a hours-of-service (HOS) supporting documents regulation.

DOT sends truckers a message: No more texting

WASHINGTON -- Making good on a promise to crack down truck on drivers with tippy-tap fingers, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a ban today on texting by commercial vehicle operators.

Two-ways, Mikes OK in BC; while PEI dials in new ban

VANCOUVER -- After a one month grace period of warnings from police about B.C.'s new distracted driving law, monetary fines began getting handed out on Feb. 1.

DOT proposing massive hazmat fee hike

WASHINGTON -- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the DOT, is proposing to increase the registration and fee assessment program for hazmat transporters by as much as $2,000.

Sask truckers laud Prairie harmonization talks

REGINA -- A recent joint meeting in Yorkton, Sask., involving cabinet members from the Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments is significant, says the executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association.

Trucker sues MTO for ‘improper’ suspension, seizure

NORTH BAY, Ont. -- A small fleet owner from northern Ontario is suing the Ministry of Transportation for $20 million over a CVOR rating that he says ruined his business.

New Brunswick lowers the beam on LCVs

FREDERICTON -- Come May, long combination vehicles (LCVs) in New Brunswick will no longer need special high-mounted tail lights.

Tanker residue rule still in limbo

CALGARY -- The controversial proposed rule by U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to require the reporting of trace amounts of residue is still in limbo, and it's still unclear when, or if, the rule will move forward.

DOT allows states to collect UCRA fees under ’09 rules

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has published a notice of "regulatory guidance" allowing states to collect fees for 2010 under the Unified Carrier Registration Agreement program if they choose to do so.

N.B. truckers flee the coop

SALISBURY, N.B. -- Pulling into roadside scales can be a time-and-fuel consuming process. Exiting the coops can be downright dangerous.

Canada Customs delays rollout of ACI e-Manifest system

OTTAWA -- The requirement for carriers to submit manifest information electronically to Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) for shipments coming to Canada has been postponed.

EOBR mandate a good idea that needs some work: CTA

TORONTO -- The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators was hoping to solicit feedback on a potential electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) mandate and Canada's leading carrier group responded.