North American road investment to fall short of demand

TORONTO -- Some small growth in North American road spending will help ease traffic woes, but won't likely be enough to meet demand over the next five years.

Michigan U study touts benefits of LCVs

ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Increases in truck weight and length would have a direct beneficial effect on the challenges facing businesses, while boosting the overall U.S. economy and improving the environment, according to a recent study conducted by the University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute for the National Private Truck Council.

Alberta PICs up new perks for truckers

CALGARY -- Building on the momentum gained since its resurrection, Alberta's Partners in Compliance (PIC) program recently added a few more perks to entice new membership.

ATA rallies behind tougher drug test rules for truckers

WASHINGTON -- New legislation introduced in the Senate will help close loopholes that allow drug and alcohol users to slip by trucking companies' driver hiring checks.

Cell ban coverage reaches western Canada

EDMONTON -- A county immediately east of Alberta's capital city is set to prohibit the use of hand-held cell phones, and a province-wide ruling may be closer to reality.

NB ups speed limit for safety

FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick has implemented a handful of measures to increase safety in construction zones, including increasing speed limits.

Safety at the CORe of new B.C. program

LANGLEY, B.C. -- While many safety developments aim to protect drivers while out on the road, a new safety program in B.C. is planning to focus on everything else.

VanPort truck regulations up for review

VANCOUVER -- It's been relatively smooth sailing at Vancouver's ports since the summer of 2005, and now the feds are looking to make sure it stays that way.

Marsh Canada launches online driver program

TORONTO, Ont. -- Marsh Canada has unveiled an online driver training system designed to help fleets improve overall loss ratios

Insurer posts accident data online

LONDON, Ont. -- If you knew in advance what sorts of conditions led to accidents, you'd avoid them, right? Of course you would.

MTO to again use GPS-Satellite records for audit enforcement

TORONTO -- Beginning the first of July, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin phasing in the use of satellite records for enforcement purposes, the Ontario Trucking Association reports.

Worth the Drive to Action: Halton crackdown precursor to CVSA blitz

MILTON, Ont. -- Attention, all truckers who haul in and around the Ontario towns of Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Acton, Georgetown, Halton Hill and all points in between: The local cops are cracking down on unfit rigs.

New Alta trucking regs around the calendar corner

EDMONTON -- Canada Day will be a celebration of new trucking regulations in Alberta, bringing the province in line with other jurisdictions in North America.

Down and out in Ontario

OTTAWA -- Never mind the fact that Ontario has been tagged as a "have-not province." Its economy, however sluggish, is big enough that when it goes sour, it drags everybody down with it.

Shipper-trucker group presses for higher truck weights

WASHINGTON -- More than 100 American industry associations and individual companies have launched a coalition asking Congress to raise the truck weight limit in the U.S.