MP wants speed limiters for cars too

OTTAWA -- If truck engines can be governed, then why not cars as well? That's what Scarborough, Ont. Liberal MP Jim Karygiannis wants to know.

Finning reinvests in Alberta technician program

EDMONTON -- Finning and Caterpillar are expanding their partnership with the Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT) by investing millions in the school's Heavy Equipment Technician and Technology Programs.

US carriers back Ontario speed limiter plan — with conditions

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations reinforced its support for Ontario's plan to mandate speed limiters set at 105 km/h, but is also urging rulemakers to revise the current legislation.

Investment in Alberta school to help boost technician grads

EDMONTON -- While many industries clamor to recruit fresh faces, Finning and Caterpillar are investing in the future of a program with proven success.

Brake blitz kicks off next week

TORONTO -- Checked your brakes lately. You should if you plan to be running your truck next week anywhere in the continent.

Safety board urges fatigue-crash prevention rules

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board says human fatigue was the probable cause of a 2005 truck-bus collision that killed five and injured 35, and recommends the government mandate safety technology to prevent such accidents in the future.

Collision study pins fault on the driver, mostly

EDMONTON -- If you find yourself getting into a few more fender benders than you're comfortable with, consider staying in on Friday afternoons.

CROSS-BORDER GUIDE

OTA releases 100-page handbook for border-crossing drivers

Litter leads to many highway crashes: MTO

TORONTO -- Highway debris was a factor in over 20,000 crashes in Ontario between 2000 and 2006, according to the Waterloo Region Record.

Western premiers collaborating on transport regs, carbon fight

LLOYDMINSTER, Alta. -- While carbon tax or cap and trade systems have emerged as the popular avenues to curb greenhouse gas emissions, Alberta has taken a different route and even found a partner.

BCTA lobbies for reduced worker’s comp rates

LANGLEY, B.C. -- WorkSafeBC recently released its projected base rates for 2009, which included a two cent increase for general trucking.

Looming strike could shut down Seaway transport: Report

OTTAWA -- The federal government is being asked to intervene in a brewing labor dispute that could see shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway come to a halt.

Fuel, economy & regs most pressing concerns for carriers: Survey

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Not surprisingly, the price of diesel and the crumbling economy in the U.S. were ranked as the top two most critical issues the trucking industry faced in 2008.

Ford takes speed limiting to passenger market

DEARBORN, Mich. -- For everyone who wondered why speed limiters weren't being talked about for passenger vehicles, Ford has provided an answer.

ATA 18-point ‘safety agenda’ includes national speed limiter rule

NEW ORLEANS -- The American Trucking Association's (ATA) Board of Directors voted to expand the organization's aggressive safety agenda with the goal of further reducing the number of highway-related fatalities and injuries.