Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence — along with another 8.5…

Canada’s truck drivers to require 103.5 hours of training

TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s future truck drivers will need to complete at least 103.5 hours of training to earn a Class 1/A licence under standards approved last week by transportation and highway safety ministers.

Feds accelerate deductions, invest in trade

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling accelerated capital costs allowances for tractors and trucks an “early Christmas present,” following this week’s federal economic statement. The typical asset…

CTA wants crackdown on emissions tampering

TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on governments to help fight those who tamper with emissions controls on trucks. While most fleets have complied with ever-tighter…

EOBRs? Let’s fix what’s really broken

After close to a decade of dithering about black boxes, regulators are finally looking seriously at developing a national standard to mandate the use of EOBRs in commercial vehicles. In the spring of ...

Minister announces changes to MVTA

OTTAWA, Ont. Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre has announced legislative and regulatory changes aimed ate impro...