Increase in truck crash fatalities not indicative of safety trend: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The US Department of Transportation's recently released overview of motor vehicle crashes in 2010 found an 8.7% increase in fatal crashes involving large trucks last year compared with 2009. However, American Trucking...

APTA doles out accolades at annual awards banquet

DIEPPE, N.B. -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association has recognized individuals making outstanding contributions to Atlantic Canada's trucking industry at its annual awards banquet in Moncton, N.B. Dec. 8.

Two Canadian fleets to compete in weight loss competition

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has selected 11 trucking companies to participate in Trucking's Weight Loss Showdown, a competition with prize incentives for the fleet and individual who achieve the greatest...

Spotlight on HoS changes preventing progress in other safety areas: ATA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations says the focus on "unnecessary" changes to current Hours-of-Service by advocacy groups and the current leadership at the Department of Transportation has prevented progress on a number of...

CarriersEdge, OLE partner to deliver online training programs

MARKHAM, Ont. -- CarriersEdge has partnered with Online Learning Enterprises (OLE) to deliver each others' online training programs.

OOIDA says proposed Hours-of-Service regulations unjustified, burdensome

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has told Congress that proposed changes to Hours-of-Service regulations are not only unnecessary but also unjustified and burdensome to small-business truckers.

Cancer convoys raise more than $83,000

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - A group of Canadian trucking convoys bookended the Thanksgiving holiday this October by hitting the highway in support of various cancer charities. And the end results provided a lot to be thankful for, with a combined total...

Behaviour-based safety management is ‘old school’: Schneider exec

GRAPEVINE, Texas - Fleet safety programs that focus on driver behaviour are ineffective, as it's an individual's beliefs that drive their behaviour and in some cases those beliefs must be reshaped before any meaningful outcome is achieved.That...

Identifying burnout

The first couple of weeks in October brought perfect driving and weather conditions to enjoy the fall colours in northern Ontario.

ONLINE SPECIAL: Can you afford not to address sleep apnea?

TORONTO, Ont. -- Consider the life of a sleep apnea-stricken professional truck driver: Four hours of driving followed by a two-hour nap, then another four hours of driving and another nap. Worse, home time that is literally slept away with no...

ATA voices support for trucker cell phone ban

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations has announced its support for the final rule issued by the Department of Transportation and Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to ban the use of handheld cell phones by commercial truck...

NATG presents funds to ‘Good Samaritan’ attack victim

LUMBY, B.C. -- Alex Fraser, the 'Good Samaritan' truck driver who was beaten during a seemingly random attack last September, has been presented with an award fund that was collected in hopes of finding the attackers.

Safe driving, heroism and leadership celebrated at OTA convention

TORONTO, Ont. -- Leading executives from the Ontario trucking industry gathered at the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) convention here today, but it was the actions of a couple of drivers that drew some of the biggest applauses.

ATA asking for ‘legitimate’ reasons for proposed Hours-of-Service change

ARLINGTON, Va. -- American Trucking Associations president and CEO Bill Graves is questioning whether "legitimate reason" exists to change the current Hours-of-Service rules.

Fewer truck-related deaths on US roads in 2009

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The long awaited 2009 truck crash stats from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration have finally been released, and they tell a good story.