Major IRP rewrite inches closer

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Officials with the International Registration Plan continue to plow through an extensive rewrite of the 5-year old reciprocity agreement.

Truckers fight strict reefer emission rules in Golden State

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations, along with their California arm, is urging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to prevent the state's environmental regulators from implementing demanding performance standards on all engines used to cool refrigerated tractor-trailers.

CTA helps ease border requirement for truckers with criminal past

OTTAWA -- Responding to several calls from truckers with criminal records forced to secondary inspection every time they cross the border, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has intervened and got the requirement relaxed.

New ACE account capabilities on track for 07

WASHINGTON -- Development of new ACE Entry Summary, Accounts, and Revenue (ESAR) features is expected to continue through this summer.

e-manifest cross-border transactions under ACE triples

WASHINGTON -- The number of companies certified to file electronic manifests (e-Manifests) under with U.S. Customs and Border Protection under the ACE program tripled last week, from 41 to 126 companies.

Satellite records place Ontario truckers at a disadvantage

TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association wants provincial transport officials to rethink the way they use satellite records taken from trucks.

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.