Federal budget makes infrastructure funding a priority

Ottawa, ON--The federal Conservative government tabled its budget Thursday, announcing it plans to produce growth and balance the budget by 2015. 

Prime Inc. hopes to boost O/O profitability by adding trailer tails

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Trailer tails, which extend off the rear of the trailer to improve aerodynamics, are not just being used by fleets to improve fuel mileage, they’re now also being purchased to attract owner/operators.

Cummins Emissions Solutions showcases new urea dosing system

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Cummins Emission Solutions is showcasing at the Mid-America Trucking Show, a new urea dosing system it says can improve performance of the selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system in cold weather.

SPECIAL REPORT: Can I get a DPF Delete?

TORONTO, Ont. — As long as there have been pollution controls on engines, someone has tried to mess with them, either by removing, bypassing or modifying components. With all the…

Study finds increased adoption of fuel-efficient products by US fleets

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A study by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE) shows an increased rate of adoption and improved fuel consumption by US fleets. More than 41,000 tractors and 125,000 trailers were part of the 2013 Fuel...

SPECIAL REPORT: Truck News investigation finds widespread tampering of emissions systems

TORONTO, Ont. -- An investigation by Truck News has found that engine tampering to defeat emissions controls mandated on new trucks over the past decade is widespread and easily attainable.

Environment Canada commissions report on environmental tampering

OTTAWA, Ont. -- Environment Canada has commissioned a report to determine how truckers are circumventing emissions regulations on newer model year trucks.

ATA battling would-be Hours-of-Service changes in court today

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments from American Trucking Associations earlier today, regarding changes the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration made to...

Justice will be served, and so will breakfast!

BURLINGTON, Ont. -- The Hamilton-Niagara Falls Fleet Safety Council is presenting a mock trial for the transportation industry for its Annual Spring Seminar this March 28 in Burlington.

New US food safety regs will impact Canadian food haulers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- The impending US Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) will have major implications for Canadian refrigerated trucking companies that haul in or out of the US, as well as Canadian food companies that export product there.

Fletcher, Ashton call for simpler more harmonized trucking regulations

WINNIPEG, Man. – Canada’s transport regulations are under review and the person in charge of overseeing that review, minister of state for transport Steven Fletcher, would like to see fewer of them in the future.

Motor carriers miffed over delay in ACI eManifest program implementation

OTTAWA, Ont. – Canadian motor carriers who have made the investment and put forward the effort to be early-adopters of Canada Border Service Agency’s ACI eManifest program are not pleased by the agency’s announced delay in...

CBSA extends eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) is extending the eManifest informed compliance period for highway carriers.

DME, natural gas among the most promising future fuels

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- For Chuck Diehl, fleet manager with Smith Dairy, the fuel of the future is natural gas. His company is transitioning its truck fleet to natural gas and has recently opened its first CNG retail station.

TCA clarifies position on drug and alcohol testing, sleep disorders, and on-board technology

LAS VEGAS, Nevada -- At its Annual Convention currently underway at the Wynn Las Vegas, the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) board of directors has approved several changes to the organization’s official policies on drug and...