Seatbelt usage up but not enough

DENVER -- Just 65 percent of American truck drivers buckle up, but the good news is that's up from the last survey.

A B.C. city’s bylaw crew has a trained eye on commercial trucks

ABBOTSFORD, B.C. -- The City of Abbotsford is set to launch a new Commercial Vehicle Inspection program with a focus on weight restrictions and other bylaw issues.

LCVs save fuel, US study says

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Increasing maximum operating weight and length of over-the-road trucks could decrease congestion, save fuel and reduce pollution, according to research released this week

BCTA gets BC Ferries to drop surcharge

VICTORIA -- Thanks to ongoing pressure from the B.C. Trucking Association, the "weekend surcharge" for commercial vehicles on BC Ferries' Horseshoe Bay-Departure Bay route has been scrapped as are over-width charges on main Vancouver Island routes.

Maritime bridge allows some unescorted wide loads

CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI -- the Confederation Bridge has changed its procedures concerning the passage of wide loads.

Dialing while driving ban kicks-in

MONTREAL -- Starting today, the provinces of Quebec and Nova Scotia will begin handing out steep fines to drivers who are caught yakking without a hands-free device while operating a vehicle.

Trimac wins top safety award

CALGARY -- Canada's largest liquid bulk hauler, Trimac Transportation, has earned the most prestigious award in the tank truck industry -- the National Tank Truck Carrier's (NTTC) Outstanding Performance Trophy for 2007.

Canadian employment keeps creeping higher in ’08

OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing industries led another surge in Canadian employment in March.

TRAILER STABILITY

Two new Bendix TABS-6 systems are available in single- or multi-channel configurations for almost any trailer

Doctors suggest testing truckers for sleep apnea

WASHINGTON -- American medical experts have recommended to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that obese truck drivers be tested routinely for sleep apnea.

American carriers sign recruiting deal with Army

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations and the U.S. Army Reserve have entered into a recruiting partnership that would see professional truck drivers traded between industries.

Apprenticeships have 50-60 % completion rate: Study

OTTAWA -- Nearly two in three individuals who registered in an apprenticeship program in Alberta in 1993 had completed their training a decade later -- usually in the same trade they started in a decade earlier.

Feds studying truck sideguards

ST. JOHN'S -- Federal Transportation Minister Lawrence Cannon told acting St. John's Mayor Dennis O'Keefe's that Ottawa is in the process of studying the possibility of mandatory sideguards on all Canadian trucks.

BCTA adds classified section to website

LANGLEY, B.C. -- As part of their strategy to provide tools and support to members tackling labor shortages, the BC Trucking Association (BCTA) has added a new feature on their transportation career website.

Minister Bradley talks speed limiters at photo op; says PQ on its way

TORONTO -- After touring the Truck World 2008 show in Toronto with his namesake from the Ontario Trucking Association, Transportation Minister Jim Bradley stopped by the Kenworth booth to show how speed limiters work and answer questions about the technology from the media.