Electric blanket

EOBRs are on their way. Yes, they'll be pricey, but scalable too.

A Major Trailer Hitch

Will stronger underrides be part of the next big reg?

What a Little Birdie Can Tell You

Social Media 101 for the trucking industry. It's as easy as you want it to be.

9 Tips for Keeping Thieves’ Hands off Your Freight

While you're waiting for the cops to crack down, here are nine ways you can take matters into your own hands so thieves don't take your freight into theirs.

The 60,000 Questions

Richard Mikes, managing partner with Transport Capital Partners (TCP) is relating a conversation he had with a carrier he spoke with recently. The woman, he tells…

Driver Hiring: Foreign Policy

Immigrants are one solution to the driver shortage. But it isn't as easy as it seems.

SPECIAL REPORT: VanPort strike task force wants mandated licence scheme; Questions O-O status

VANCOUVER -- For-hire trucking operations in Canada have been deregulated for about the last 20 years, but the rules for hauling containers in B.C.'s Lower Mainland are likely going to get a lot stiffer judging by a report released by the task force looking into this summer's six-week trucker strike at the Port of Vancouver.

BRAKE ADJUSTMENT: SHOCKING DRIVER STUDY

A CVSA study shows a tiny percentage of drivers understand brake adjustment.

SPECIAL REPORT: Speed limiter debate heats up as rule climbs legislative ladder

QUEEN'S PARK -- The three Ontario party leaders may be in agreement over mandatory speed limiter legislation, but a handful of individual MPPs -- including a former Transport Minister -- are apparently more skeptical.

Texting a sin in Silver State

CARSON CITY, Nev. - Pretty much anything goes in Vegas. Except, soon, talking and texting while driving.

Kamloops High School to Start Training Drivers in 2014

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The British Columbia Trucking Association announced today that it has partnered with School District 73 to offer a Professional Driver Training Program.

Former Schneider Canada VP Moves to Kriska

PRESCOTT, ON. - Jonathan Wahba, former vice-president and general manager of Schneider National's Canadian Division, has been appointed Chief Operating Officer (COO) at Kriska.

East Coast Truckers Get Money for Essential Skills Study

TRURO, NS - The Canadian government is providing $640,000 worth of funding to Trucking Human Resource Sector Council Atlantic (THRSCA) to launch a study of literacy and essential skills levels of employees in the trucking industry.

New Program Aims To Groom Young Trucking Leaders

PALM DESERT, CA. - A new program launched by The American Trucking Associations (ATA) wants to help educate young, up and coming trucking executives.

EOBRs Would Put Onus on Carriers, Not Drivers, says CTA

OTTAWA - If electronic on-board recorders are mandated in Canada, some carriers will be forced to start dealing with driver issues, the Canadian Trucking Alliance's Blue Ribbon Task Force said in statement today.