Long awaited fatigue management program to be unveiled today

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The highly anticipated North American Fatigue Management Program (NAFMP), developed over nearly a decade, will be rolled out to industry today.

NAL to launch health and wellness program for Canadian trucking industry

LONDON, Ont. -- NAL Insurance has announced the launch of a new health and wellness program, developed specifically for the Canadian trucking industry.

OTA seeks Ontario’s top driver

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has begun its annual search for the Truck Driver of the Year.

Airport Rd. inspection blitz nets 40% failure rate

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Forty per cent of commercial vehicles inspected during a two-day blitz at the International Centre failed the inspection, Peel Regional Police have announced.

OOIDA campaign pushes for basic standards for new truck drivers

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association has launched a new campaign to address what it calls “the biggest safety gap in the trucking industry”: the lack of basic training standards for new drivers....

Praxair, Tim Horton’s and Hensall District Co-op win private fleet safety awards

KING CITY, Ont. -- Three of Canada’s safest private fleets were recognized tonight at the Private Motor Truck Council’s annual conference.

Four new drivers inducted into PMTC Hall of Fame

KING CITY, Ont. -- The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has inducted four professional drivers to its Hall of Fame.

ATA makes last-ditch attempt to postpone HoS rule changes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- In a last-ditch attempt to have the July 1 changes to US hours-of-service rules derailed, the American Trucking Associations’ today addressed the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee on the potential costs...

ATRI study paints costly picture of US HoS changes

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) suggests impending changes to US hours-of-service rules will cost the trucking industry hundreds of millions of dollars.

For the health of it

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Siphiwe Baleka was a world-class athlete before deciding to embark on a career as a professional driver with Prime Inc.

Bendix touting next-generation safety system

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix is claiming its next-generation commercial vehicle safety system will offer features “never before possible for commercial vehicles in North America.”

Meritor Wabco says study shows collision mitigation systems save lives

TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Wabco says a new study validates the life-saving potential of its collision mitigation system.

Prime Inc. announces winners of fitness-focused Bicycle Challenge

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Prime Inc. has announced the winners of its May Bicycle Challenge. The month-long competition was designed by Prime’s Driver Health and Fitness Coach Siphiwe Baleka in an effort to further the culture of fitness among...

New study shows heavy trucks boast better safety record than medium-duty trucks

ARLINGTON, Va. -- A new report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) suggests that combining medium- and heavy-duty truck crash statistics drags down the true safety record of the US heavy truck fleet.

East Coast truckers to rally for one of their own May 25

MIRAMICHI, N.B. -- In what is being billed as potentially the largest truck convoy the region has seen, a group of East Coast truckers is rallying to support one of their own.