OOIDA challenges Canadian EOBR logic

OTTAWA -- The U.S.-based Owner-Operator Independent Driver Association doesn't think electronic on-board recorders will enhance safety, fix hours-of-service problems or respect driver privacy, and let a Canadian working group know it.

Owner-ops get political support in California ports

LOS ANGELES -- A California congressman has joined the ranks of opposition to efforts that would ban independent owner-ops from hauling off the docks of some State ports.

Suspend the driver not the truck: OTA

TORONTO -- Last year, Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) introduced a new impoundment policy, which said if a driver was found to have a suspended license, the vehicle will automatically be towed away.

CSA 2010 tightens straps on cargo securement rules

TORONTO -- For carriers running into the States, cargo securement violations are going to take on a completely new meaning beginning in July when CSA 2010 goes live.

Washington next state to ban drive-by-talking

OLYMPIA, Wash. -- Washington State has become the 21st state to ban talking or texting on a cell phone while driving with a hand-held device.

Canada phases out default WWL rating for tiedowns

OTTAWA -- Canada is now several months into a phase-out program for unmarked and unrated tiedown devices.

Courts give California reefer operators cold shoulder

WASHINGTON -- The smog is so bad in the Golden State that the California Air Resources Board (CARB) gets to do what it wants and that's pretty much that.

EOBR rule published; targets carriers with HOS violations

WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will require carriers with a pattern of hours of service violations to install electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), and the rule could be expanded to include more trucks later this year.

CTA wants feds to move straight to universal EOBR mandate

OTTAWA -- With hints that the U.S. will move towards a broader mandate for electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) usage later this year, the Canadian Trucking Alliance figures Canada should just head there now.

Law would put greens in charge of you: Industry group

WASHINGTON -- Fuel-economy standards for trucks should be set by people who care about the economic well-being of the country and not just about the environment.

American carriers reject VMT tax plans

MINNEAPOLIS -- The American trucking industry will strongly oppose a Vehicle Miles Traveled (VMT) tax proposal.

Border to run smoother, predicts Customs czar’s right hand

TORONTO -- Within the next 15 years, many of your trucks should be able to zip through Canada-U.S. border crossings without stopping.

LA Port clean truck battle could take ‘years’ to settle

LOS ANGELES -- The American Trucking Associations' lawsuit against the Port of Angeles' "concession requirements" as part of its Clean Truck Program got underway on Tuesday.

Carriers concerned over anti-truck ‘rhetoric’ in Washington

ORLANDO, Fla. -- The Obama administration's transport policies appear to overlook trucking and could lead to underinvestment in highway infrastructure.

US worker misclassification bill could affect owner-ops

WASHINGTON -- The trucking industry will be closely watching two pieces of legislation that could make it more difficult to classify workers as independent contractors.