MTO to again use GPS-Satellite records for audit enforcement

TORONTO -- Beginning the first of July, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin phasing in the use of satellite records for enforcement purposes, the Ontario Trucking Association reports.

Worth the Drive to Action: Halton crackdown precursor to CVSA blitz

MILTON, Ont. -- Attention, all truckers who haul in and around the Ontario towns of Oakville, Burlington, Milton, Acton, Georgetown, Halton Hill and all points in between: The local cops are cracking down on unfit rigs.

New Alta trucking regs around the calendar corner

EDMONTON -- Canada Day will be a celebration of new trucking regulations in Alberta, bringing the province in line with other jurisdictions in North America.

Down and out in Ontario

OTTAWA -- Never mind the fact that Ontario has been tagged as a "have-not province." Its economy, however sluggish, is big enough that when it goes sour, it drags everybody down with it.

Shipper-trucker group presses for higher truck weights

WASHINGTON -- More than 100 American industry associations and individual companies have launched a coalition asking Congress to raise the truck weight limit in the U.S.

Speed limiter debate heats up stateside

WASHINGTON -- Following in the tire treads of its Canadian cousins, leaders of the American Trucking Associations headed to Washington to tout the potential benefits of a national speed limiter mandate.

NB official confirms speed limiter planning

FREDERICTON -- A spokesperson for New Brunswick's Department of Public Safety told CBC that the province is working on adopting a mandatory speed rule similar to laws in Ontario and Quebec.

BC truckers most crash prone; still safer than car drivers

VANCOUVER -- Truckers in B.C. were almost two times as likely to be involved in a fatal collision than drivers from Ontario or Quebec, according to a 166-study commissioned by the BC Trucking Safety Council -- a industry co-op between the BC Trucking Association and WorkSafeBC.

Shipper group touts pro-LCV research

POTOMAC, Md. -- Canadian-style long combination vehicles (LCVs) would benefit American truckers if they were adopted there, says the Agricultural Transportation Efficiency Coalition (AgTEC) ag-haul.org.

Driver distraction has big impact on truck crashes

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Driver distraction - from cell phone use to dispatching devices - was involved in 100 percent of commercial vehicles crashes, according to a recent study.

B.C. safety council looking for feedback

LANGLEY, B.C. -- The Trucking Safety Council of B.C. has developed a draft business plan designed to improve safety in the province's trucking industry and wants to know what you think.

SPECIAL REPORT: Tory would consider repealing speed limiter law

TORONTO -- Speed limiter compliance in Ontario and Quebec is pretty much a forgone conclusion. But is the rule absolutely untouchable?

PMTC recognizes safe fleets, drivers

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. -- Two fleets and four drivers got much deserved recognition from the Private Motor Truck Council (PMTC) during the council's annual conference on June 19.

Watch a truck run off the road, if you’re so inclined

NORTH BAY, Ont. -- At approximately 10:30 a.m. this Thursday, June 25, a 2004 International 9400 towing a six-axle flatbed aluminum trailer loaded with concrete blocks will be driven at 90 km/h off a highway and into a really weird barrier and you can watch it all unfold live on your computer by logging on to www.highway11northbay.com.

Industry checks in with safety improvement

OTTAWA -- Figures for the 2009 Roadcheck Annual Safety Blitz were recently released and once again showed improvement, displaying the trucking's high level of commitment to safety.