Sask hikes weight limit on Bs; Okays single tires

REGINA - Saskatchewan carriers can haul heavier loads to more places - now with single wide-base tires and oodles of aerodynamic devices

Vanport container truckers on protest path again

VANCOUVER -- A convoy of hundreds of independent container haulers rolled slowly along the highway in North Delta to protest rates and what they say are increasing restrictions by Port Metro Vancouver.

Truck fuel economy rule open for comment

WASHINGTON - The EPA and the NTEA have officially published their joint proposal on regulating fuel economy and greenhouse gas emissions for medium and heavy trucks.

We need more truck: CTA

TORONTO -- Trucks need more real estate. Not as in parking spaces but as in places on the frame to put add-on devices like auxiliary power units (APUs).

Truckers expect major changes to HOS rule

ARLINGTON, Va. - A newly proposed U.S. hours-of-service rule is reportedly in the final stages of White House approval, but American carriers are already anticipating some major changes.

Next AMPS review phase kicking-in

OTTAWA - Effective Dec. 15, 2010, Phase 2 of the Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS) review will combine 68 contraventions to a single code among other changes

Maine nixes heavier truck pilot extension

AUGUSTA, Ma. - A funding bill passed by Maine's House of Representatives omitted a provision to extend a one-year pilot program allowing heavier trucks on Interstate highways.

Perimeter plan what the docks ordered: CTA

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Harper and President Obama are likely going to announce a new joint perimeter security agreement in January.

Phase 4 of VW&D reform details in the books

TORONTO -- Simplification of weight tables, significant grandfathering for existing vehicles and flexibility for carriers to spec wide single tires all included in the latest phase of Ontario's weights and dimensions reforms

MTO cuts red tape out of driver medical reviews

TORONTO -- The Ontario Ministry of Transport (MTO) has amended the Highway Traffic Act to streamline the commercial driver medical review process and eliminate the unnecessary medical waiver program.

No bungee jumping cargo securement rules

OTTAWA - Just in case you were thinking of it, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) clarified in a FAQ update that bungee cords are not acceptable as primary restraints under the new cargo securement rules taking effect January 1, 2011.

Trucker to tell Harper where to cut red tape

OTTAWA - Who knows the impact of government waste and bureaucracy better than truckers?

BCTA steps up fight against new port truck fee

VANCOUVER - Port of Vancouver owner-operators and drayage companies haven't exactly had the smoothest of relationships lately, but here's something both groups are in total agreement over:

Owner-ops rail against EOBRs; CTA wants them in Canada

OTTAWA - Although Canadian transport officials got the early jump on a universal EOBR mandate, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is hoping regulators here don't fall far behind the Americans

Legislators pile on bandwagon to keep HOS intact

ARLINGTON, Va. - Echoing the sentiments of most truckers, a bipartisan group of U.S. legislators have called on the Obama administration to abandon its proposed hours-of-service changes