The economy, hours of service and finding drivers top concerns for US carriers

GRAPEVINE, Texas -- They're likely sick of having to worry about it, but for the third year in a row trucking executives in the US can't seem to get the state of the economy out of their minds.

One-year payback predicted when fuel economy standards take effect

DALLAS, Texas -- When phase one of the NHTSA/EPA fuel economy standards for medium and heavy trucks goes into effect with model year 2014 vehicles, most progressive fleets will not have to spec' trucks any differently than they do today.

Hamilton Transportation Club seminar to focus on weights, dimensions reforms

HAMILTON, Ont. -- The Hamilton Transportation Club will be hosting a half-day breakfast seminar Oct. 20.

Impco offering new battery-powered air conditioning system

KITCHENER, Ont. -- Impco Technologies is looking to keep drivers cool and the air clean with its battery-powered air conditioning technology called ClearSky.

Five reasons to turf the Liberals

I'm not one to force my political leanings on anyone. I just think it's important everyone gets out and votes. I'll even insist my wife accompany me to the polls when I know her ballot will cancel out my own. More than ever, I think it's...

Law needed to protect carriers from shipper indemnification clauses in freight contracts

There has been a growing trend, particularly amongst large shippers, to include an indemnification clause in their freight contracts with carriers.

Vedder Transport, FortisBC partner to create LNG fuelling station

SURREY, B.C. -- FortisBC has received interim approval from the British Columbia Utilities Commission (BCUC) to provide fuelling services to Vedder Transport through a liquefied natural gas (LNG) fuelling station in Abbotsford, B.C.

CBSA signals possible cabotage crackdown

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) has taken steps to clarify its position on cabotage while bringing enforcement in line with that of the US, the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has indicated.

Fuel efficiency regs need more incentives to see results: CTA

OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says the proposed regulation to establish fuel efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction standards for heavy trucks in Canada is likely to only have a modest effect on emissions reductions...

Trucker who killed 11 people was using cell phone: NTSB

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has recommended banning commercial drivers from using mobile phones after it concluded a tractor-trailer driver who killed 11 people was distracted by his cell phone at the...

Port Metro Vancouver partnership helping cut port-related emissions

VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Port Metro Vancouver and two Washington State ports continue to make significant progress in the cross-border effort to reduce port-related emissions in the Georgia Basin - Puget Sound air shed, according to the Northwest...

Another Ontario trucker fined for smoking in his truck

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Another truck driver has been fined under the Smoke-Free Ontario Act for smoking a cigarette in the cab of the company-owned truck he was driving.

Court tosses US EOBR mandate over harassment concerns

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is lauding a US court decision that has scrapped the US FMCSA's limited electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) mandate over fears the devices could be used to harass...

Mack, Volvo receive funding to design SuperTruck

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Mack and Volvo have announced they will be collaborating on the design of a SuperTruck, having received US$19 million in funding from the US Department of Energy.

New research reveals truck driver concerns with CSA

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has released a report detailing the extent to which CSA has exerted an influence on the daily lives of commercial drivers. ATRI's report also describes and analyzes driver...