B.C. braces for potential driver shortage

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association is using 2010 as a year to strategically prepare for an anticipated driver shortage in the trucking industry.

MATS: Kinedyne unveils new winch design

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Recent investments in new manufacturing capabilities make it possible for Kinedyne to introduce a new winch design that includes a cast mandrel.

DOT issues official driver texting ban proposal

WASHINGTON -- U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a proposal that makes permanent an interim ban on texting for truck drivers while behind the wheel.

FMCSA delays start of CSA 2010 until fall

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced it was pushing back implementation of CSA 2010, the long-awaited overhaul of the DOT's fitness, safety and rating system

MTO to OTA: ‘We got our ears on’

TORONTO -- So maybe banning one of the most iconic objects in trucking isn't such a great idea after all.

EXCLUSIVE: Trucker says he was ticketed for using CB in Ont.

NANAIMO, B.C. -- First it was smoking in a truck cab that was targeted by Ontario police. Now CBs too?

Roadcheck blitz could affect your CSA 2010 tab

WASHINGTON, D.C -- Since its inception in 1988, Operation Roadcheck -- in which officials inspect thousands of trucks across North America over a 72-hour period -- has grown into the largest targeted vehicle inspection period on the planet.

BC fuel hauler best in the west

CALGARY -- Last year, Wheeler Transport proved it could match up with any fleet when it came to safety performance and couldn't be outdone a year later.

CTHRC program highlights trucking careers to students

OTTAWA -- It's not usually hard to get high school students excited about a road trip and the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council is hoping their version will pay off for the industry.

Truck driver pool about to get shallow

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- Big Brown is going grey. In fact, United Parcel Service (UPS) expects to retire almost 25,000 baby-boomer drivers over the next five years.

Cargo thieves exploit weak links in supply chain

SAN DIEGO, Calif. -- Outsourcing might be an effective way to lower costs in the supply chain, but it can weaken links for cargo thieves to exploit.

Group gets all sweaty over trucking workplace danger

OTTAWA -- If you're at a federally regulated trucking company -- and odds are pretty good you are -- you could apparently be at a dangerous "sweatshop."

CSA 2010 scoring flawed, says ATA; audits target HOS violations

CLEARWATER BEACH, Fla. -- Enforcement under the new Comprehensive Safety Analysis 2010 later this year will rely on inconsistent state accident reporting and that carrier safety performance scores will be based on a flawed formula, says Rob Abbott,

Regs must focus on risky behavior, crash causes: ATA

WASHINGTON -- Future programs and government-issued rules will only succeed to the degree that they address crash risk and causation, a high ranking American Trucking Associations exec told the US Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation.

Anti-truck sentiment litters B.C. highway

KAMLOOPS, B.C. -- After a handful of recent accidents on Highway 5A, a B.C. politician is looking to get truckers banned from the stretch of road between Merritt and Kamloops.