US Customs announces important C-TPAT carrier criteria upgrades

WASHINGTON -- Highway carriers wanting to join to the Can-Am security clearance program C-TPAT after this past March 13, 2006 will need to meet or exceed the security criteria before they will be "certified" and eligible for benefits, authorities announced.

VPA toughens container hauling licence rules

VANCOUVER -- The Vancouver Port Authority will introduce stronger requirements to its mandatory Truck Licensing System on March 27, 2006.

Chevron to offer both CI-4 and CJ-4 engine oils in 2007 and beyond

Chevron says it will still offer its CI-4 Plus engine oil in 2007 even after the introduction of the upcoming CJ-4 specification next October.

Carriers can use third parties to transmit manifest data via ACE

WASHINGTON -- As U.S. Customs had previously proposed, it will allow truck carriers without Automated Commercial Environment (ACE) Truck Carrier Accounts to use third parties to transmit truck manifest information on their behalf via electronic data interchange (EDI) messaging.

ArvinMeritor backs NHTSA braking proposal

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor's Commercial Vehicle Systems business supports the intent of braking systems improvements proposed by NHTSA.

Senators urge Canadian trash ban; OTA asks feds to stop hefty waste inspection fees

DETROIT -- Two U.S. Senators raised the pitch on their ongoing calls to ban Canadian trash from being dumped in the U.S. because of alleged security risks.

Trucking associations want liberalized cabotage rules

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance and the American Trucking Associations have launched a joint lobbying campaign for more flexibility in the movement of empty trailers by foreign truck drivers.

MTO creates committee to oversee highway vehicle recovery practices

TORONTO -- At the request of the Ontario Trucking Association, Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar will create a working group to review how highway traffic incidents in Ontario are handled, and to develop a solution to control potential abuses of the selection of recovery companies at roadside.

Bush won’t back off passport rule

CANCUN, Mexico -- U.S. President George W. Bush says he won't oppose Congress's law requiring anyone entering the U.S. to carry a passport or similar biometric credentials even though businesses on both sides of the border insist the rule will hamper travel and trade.

More uniform tank trailer rules don’t go far enough: CTA

OTTAWA -- US DOT is revising its rules dealing with Canadian and domestic-built tank trailers used for bulk shipments in North America, but not nearly enough to truly harmonize the use of these trailers for the transport of dangerous goods, says the Canadian Trucking Alliance.

B.C. forest council wants extra on-duty hour for log truckers

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- B.C. truck loggers are looking to convince regulators to allow more driving hours than the upcoming Canadian hours-of-service rules mandate.

Reefer Madness in California; OOIDA, ATA battle tough TRU rules

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Golden State has truckers seeing red these days. American owner-operators have joined the country's carriers in trying to put a stop to a controversial rule which subjects trucks hauling reefers in California to extremely stringent emission standards.

SPECIAL REPORT: Quebec allows full parity between dual and single tires

QUEBEC CITY -- Quebec is the first Canadian province to eliminate the weight penalty for using single wide-based tires.

SPECIAL REPORT: Ambassador OKs banned hazmat cargo on bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The Ambassador Bridge is telling its bridge workers to wave through trucks carrying hazardous cargo in violation of a U.S. ban, according to a document obtained by The Windsor Star.

ACEs High: Next enforcement phase of e-manifest program starts in May

OTTAWA -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection is has is moving ahead with Phase Four enforcement of the e-manifest reporting system under the Trade Act.