U.S. extends regulatory relief for specific Covid-19 supplies

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has extended an emergency declaration to July 14, as it continues to offer selected regulatory relief for those…

U.S. allows food trucks in highway rest areas

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) issued a notice late Friday, allowing states to permit commercial food trucks to operate and sell food in designated Interstate…

Updated rules for drivers with insulin-treated diabetes

Under an updated reciprocity agreement between the U.S. and Canada, insulin-treated diabetics may operate in cross-border trucking. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) and Transport Canada agreed to…

FMCSA demands truck stops must stay open 24 hours

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. regulators are demanding that that truck stops remain open 24 hours to serve drivers who are keeping the economy running as America and Canada…

U.S. eases HOS rules for truck drivers moving Covid-19 relief

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. has issued a national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service (HOS) relief to interstate truck drivers moving emergency supplies in response to the Covid-19 outbreak.

TMC, FMCSA join forces to promote safety tech

ATLANTA, Ga. — The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is working with the U.S. Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) on a new marketing…

What proposed HOS changes in U.S. mean to Canadian drivers

Proposed changes to the U.S. hours of service rules have been touted as more flexible for drivers and carriers -- but what about the benefits and the flexibility for cross-border drivers and carriers? Will the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's proposed HOS provide the same benefits for cross-border drivers, or just make the hours-related differences between Canada and the United States even more confusing? Here’s what I came up with as to how FMCSA’s proposed changes might affect cross-border carriers.

Delay expected in U.S. driver training standard

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) may be preparing to delay the planned Feb. 7, 2020 rollout of national minimum entry-level training standards for commercial…

Annual blitz targets speeding this week

GREENBELT, Md. – Law enforcement teams are placing a particular focus on speeding this week as the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) recognizes Operation Safe Driver Week from July 14-20.

Brake Safety Week to focus on brake hoses, tubing

GREENBELT, Md. – The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) is scheduling its annual Brake Safety Week for Sept. 15-22, and will place a particular focus on brake hoses and…

Speeding to be focus of Safe Driver Week

A speed limit sign in Canada, sign states the maximum speed is 50 km/hr is that area. GREENBELT, Md. – Enforcement teams will turn their focus to speeding during Commercial…

Border checks shouldn’t change post-pot: CTA

OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is stressing that there’s no need to increase scrutiny around commercial vehicles and drivers at the border once marijuana is legalized in…

U.S. extends agricultural ELD waiver

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Agricultural haulers south of the border have been given another 90-day waiver from requirements for electronic logging devices (ELDs), the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Motor Carrier…

ATA says hours of service restart rule will become law

ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Association (ATA) is convinced it is just a matter of time before the hours of service (HoS) restart rule becomes law.

US restart rules one step closer to being postponed

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the US government’s Senate Appropriations Committee has been amending—officially referred to as “marking up”—a US$54.4 billion Transportation, and Housing and Urban Development (THUD) bill, and in…