build yourself up

Workplace stress can tear us apart. It plays havoc on our physical and emotional well-being – and ultimately sabotages our performance. If you feel like you are precariously juggling both work and personal/family life responsibilities,...

ATA supporting CSA revision process, but says flaws remain

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations has told the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that while it supports the agency’s new process for improving its carrier oversight program Compliance, Safety, Accountability,...

NRF and NCCR join legal fight against new US trucking regulations

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Retail Federation and its National Council of Chain Restaurants division have joined a coalition of manufacturers, shippers and transportation providers to file an amicus brief before the U.S. Court of Appeals...

Fifty-year veteran of the highway named 2012 O/O of the Year

FERGUS, Ont. -- Fifty years on the road without an accident, a history of stopping to help others when needed and a commitment to professionalism have earned Harvey McDonald of Brantford, Ont. the 2012 Truck News Owner/Operator of the Year...

Alberta to beef up police presence on Highway 63

EDMONTON, Alta. -- Drivers on the busy Highway 63 truck corridor will see more enforcement and more visual reminders to drive safely as the government moves to address recommendations stemming from a report to improve safety on the road.

Bendix supports safety group’s choice for stability technology mandate

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix is endorsing the choice of full-stability technology by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the agency’s recent Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) that would require stability technology...

ATA criticizes HoS changes in US court briefing

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, arguing that proposed hours-of-service changes will prove costly.

Police say they’ve found truck involved in fatal hit and run

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- The Ontario Provincial Police have located the truck suspected of being involved in a fatal hit and run earlier this week, but the driver remains at large.

OTA donates $4K to Crime Stoppers; hopes to help catch trucker involved in hit and run

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is making a $4,000 donation to Crime Stoppers in an effort to help find the trucker believed to have been involved in a fatal hit and run on the QEW west of Toronto this week.

Wake up to the danger

When 86% of truck drivers are overweight or obese, what is that costing the industry?

2009 O/O of the Year honours long-time trucker killed on duty

CALGARY, Alta. -- While most Calgarians’ focus was on the 100th anniversary of the Calgary Stampede, a group of truckers was forming a convoy to honour a colleague whose truck was slammed into at a dangerous highway intersection northeast...

OPP asks for help finding tractor involved in fatal hit and run

BEAMSVILLE, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is urging members to help the Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) to track down a transport truck involved in a fatal hit and run yesterday.

Hearing addresses negative effect of CSA program on small businesses

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- Industry groups weighed in on the effect that the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) safety rating program will have on small businesses during a hearing held by the...

Union representing B.C. enforcement officers says CVSE understaffed

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The union representing truck enforcement officers in B.C. says truck safety in the province could deteriorate thanks to a gradual downsizing of the Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) agency.

Ontario to appeal speed limiter ruling

TORONTO, Ont. -- The province of Ontario will appeal a recent Justice of the Peace ruling that the province’s speed limiter law is unconstitutional, the Canadian Press reports.