A Reading From the Book of Profits August 1, 2014 LONDON, Ont. -- Quick (and although this sounds like a joke it's serious) -- can you name the three types of truck drivers on the road today?
Indo-Canadian trucker group formed to fight for community issues August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- A group of Indo-Canadian truckers have established what is being called the first North American Indian trucking industry-lobbying association.
CVSA OOS criteria for air discs still in the making August 1, 2014 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) roadside inspectors aren't yet quite sure what to do with air disc brakes.
Feds studying truck sideguards August 1, 2014 ST. JOHN'S -- Federal Transportation Minister Lawrence Cannon told acting St. John's Mayor Dennis O'Keefe's that Ottawa is in the process of studying the possibility of mandatory sideguards on all Canadian trucks.
Protestors now up in the dumps, progress cited August 1, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Organizers of last Thursday's big rally that saw hundreds of dump trucks pull their rigs off job sites, form a convoy and drive around Toronto are far happier today than they were this time last week.
Practical experience a gateway for future employees August 1, 2014 FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. -- Finding people to fill job openings is hard to find in nearly every sector, so companies operating heavy equipment in northern B.C. are going to the people and with a safety message taking priority.
Truckers asked to weigh in on Saskatchewan highways August 1, 2014 REGINA -- Truck drivers in Saskatchewan are being asked to help provide information on the trucks that travel the province's highways this summer.
Logged In: Safety discussed for Northern Interior roads August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- There are more than 650,000 km of resource roads in B.C., which is 14 times more than the amount of provincial roads.
BCTA lobbies for reduced worker’s comp rates August 1, 2014 LANGLEY, B.C. -- WorkSafeBC recently released its projected base rates for 2009, which included a two cent increase for general trucking.
Keep your ears on, Ontario August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- CB radios, as long as they're hard wired, will not be banned under Ontario's proposed cell phone laws.
FMCSA introduces new medical rules August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published a final rule changing how driver medical qualifications are handled, tying them to the commercial driver's license.
B.C. cracks down on resource road speeding August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Safety on resource roads has been a big issue in B.C. and the province is employing the use of radar equipment in a new initiative to reduce deaths and injuries in logging.
Truck-involved fatality stats fall again August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The truck-involved fatality rate in the U.S. continues to fall. The Federal Highway Administration reports that truck crash fatality levels in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2006.
Quebec announced spring thaw road rules August 1, 2014 QUEBEC CITY -- Spring weight restrictions are in place in Quebec starting this week.
Auditor blasts NS truck enforcement system August 1, 2014 HALIFAX -- The highway vehicle inspection system in Nova Scotia is in need of a fix, says the province's inspector general, who found that it's too easy for truckers to avoid inspection.