Comments being taken on U.S. speed limiters; owner-ops fire back

WASHINGTON -- Proposed by America's leading carriers, a national speed limiter mandate is now officially on U.S. regulators' docket.

Insurance exec leads trucking career roundtable

TORONTO -- Chris Harris, senior safety representative for Old Republic Insurance Company of Canada, has agreed to chair the Career Path Roundtable,

Anti-scab law would shake trucking industry: CTA

OTTAWA -- A labor union-spurred law that makes replacement workers and picket crossing illegal could "unnecessarily disrupt the stability of labor relations balance in the trucking industry," says Canadian Trucking Alliance Chief Executive Officer David Bradley.

Bus industry studies familiar driver issues

RICHMOND HILL, Ont. -- Canada's bus and motor coach industry competes with trucking carriers for manpower behind the big wheel. It also faces many of the same driver shortage challenges and is now launching a campaign to attract and retain drivers from an ever-shrinking pool.

Class 8 downturn could be deeper than expected: Analysts warn

NEW YORK -- Heavy truck orders during 2006 were "astonishing" considering weakening truck fundamentals and falling freight tonnage in North America, according to New York transportation equipment market experts at Bear Stearns.

States ponder bans on smokes, combs, and just about anything else while driving

BARRE, Vt. -- "Licence and registration please."

CTA gives Harper’s green idea ‘thumbs up;’ Projects could include speed limiters

OTTAWA -- An environmental initiative for truckers, by truckers, seems to have struck a chord in Ottawa, as the Conservative government's newly announced $1.5 billion environmental plan may include Canadian Trucking Alliance proposals like mandatory speed limiters,

Labour board says strike not illegal; Gov’t mediator named

OTTAWA -- The pickets will remain for now at CN terminals across the country after the Canada Industrial Relations Board refused to declare the 10-day strike illegal today.

QUESTION PERIOD: Kriska’s Mark Seymour lays it down

TORONTO -- As the newly elected chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), it falls to Kriska Holdings Ltd.'s Mark Seymour of Prescott, Ont. to carry the torch on speed limiters, EOBRS, incentives for green truck technology, and other high-profile campaigns.

Rural Canada economies evolving: Report

OTTAWA -- Technology, prices and demography are key forces driving the economy in Canada rural areas, a study by Stats Canada found.

Union shows cracks as back-to-work law prepared for rail strike

OTTAWA -- Canada Labour Minister Jean-Pierre Blackburn officially filed notice with Parliament that he would be introducing back-to-work legislation to end the 13-day strike by 2,800 CN workers.

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HOS rules should allow more flexibility: ATA study

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As special interest groups prepare yet another court challenge of the current American hours-of-service rules on the grounds they're too lax, the nation's top carrier group

Schneider honored for innovative driver sleep health program

WASHINGTON -- Schneider National's groundbreaking obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection and treatment program for its drivers has been recognized by the National Sleep Foundation in Washington.

U.S. safety committee likes sound of speed limiter tune

WASHINGTON -- The Executive Board of the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) voted unanimously to support a petition to require speed governors to be set at no more than 68 mph on trucks weighing more than 26,000 pounds.