Truckers want ‘Slowhio’ to raise speed limits

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If there's one jurisdiction in North America where you don't want to take liberties with the accelerator, it's Ohio.

D.C. jumps on snow removal bandwagon

WASHINGTON -- The District of Columbia is the latest U.S. state to crack down on snow and ice on vehicle and trailer roofs.

Board presses for mandatory fatigue monitoring devices in trucks

WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board recommended this week that the DOT explore making several heavy-duty vehicle safety technologies mandatory, including fatigue monitoring systems.

Truckers big part of heavy job losses

OTTAWA -- An unprecedented number of Canadians began the New Year out of work in 2009.

Trucks can gain some weight in NS

HALIFAX -- Larger, heavier truck loads will be allowed on a selected group of roadways in Nova Scotia.

Truck-involved fatality stats fall again

WASHINGTON -- The truck-involved fatality rate in the U.S. continues to fall. The Federal Highway Administration reports that truck crash fatality levels in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2006.

Counterfeit parts failures result in big losses

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix has been one of the industry leaders in an effort to step up enforcement and awareness of counterfeit parts, and one customer recently proved their case.

Feds study impacts of work stoppages on businesses

OTTAWA -- The federal government has released a report that attempts to explain the causes and impacts of strikes and lockouts to the nation's federally regulated private sector.

Teamsters want brakes put on speed limiter law

OTTAWA -- Two months into the new rule requiring speed limiters on trucks in Ontario and Quebec, The Teamsters has entered the fray by declaring its opposition.

DRIVER HIRING, RETENTION

New Tenstreet offering adds driver retention to suite of online driver management services

Carrier preaches what it practices

LONDON, Ont. -- Voyageur Transportation is so proud of its top-notch in-house training and safety programs they're offering them to the public.

New PNP: Truckers not included

TORONTO -- It may be moving painfully slow compared to other provinces, but Ontario is expanding its Provincial Nominee Program. The bad news? Unlike most other jurisdictions with PNPs, truck drivers are still not allowed to participate in that province.

Speed limiter protest rolls today; West still not on board

TORONTO -- Dozens of trucks will line the center lane eastbound on Highway 401 this morning en route to Queen's Park to protest Ontario and Quebec's passage of mandatory speed limiter legislation.

Handful of truckers turn out for speed limiter protest

QUEEN'S PARK -- Arguably one of the more contentious issues in trucking over the last 10 years, the debate over mandatory speed limiters may have ended with a whimper.

Retailer not exempt from paying truckers overtime: US Court

TRENTON, N.J. -- A New Jersey Appeals Court ruled that a furniture retailer cannot take advantage of the trucking exemption in the state's overtime pay laws to avoid paying its delivery workers time-and-a-half when they work more than 40 hours a week.