Ontario to help optimize reduced load periods

Ontario’s provincial government plans to give municipalities more data and tools to optimize load limits during spring thaws. The Ontario Ministry of Transportation is partnering with the Ontario Good Roads…

Freedom Convoy stalemate was ‘raising the temperature’, Transport Minister says

The federal government believed Freedom Convoy protests could escalate in the days before the Emergencies Act was invoked, establishing tools to support a crackdown. “There was a lot of concern…

Federal regulators propose fines for Hours of Service, ELDs

Transport Canada is looking to establish a series of penalties under federal Hours of Service rules – with the most severe infractions generating fines as high as $2,000 for motor…

Brake Safety Week blitz puts 17.8% out of service

Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) inspectors in Canada inspected 1,975 vehicles and placed 351 (17.8%) out of service (OOS) for brake-related violations Aug. 21-27 for Brake Safety Week. Inspectors in Canada,…

Driver Inc. employers face $250K fines, labour minister warns

Trucking companies that use the Driver Inc. business model to misclassify employed truck drivers as independent contractors will face federal fines of up to $250,000, Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, Jr.

ELD rules to see mixed enforcement on Jan. 1

Federally regulated carriers – as well as carriers that work exclusively within the borders of Newfoundland, New Brunswick, Ontario, Manitoba, and Yukon – will have to use electronic logging devices…

Add anti-human-trafficking lessons to truck driver training: CTA

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is calling on regulators across Canada to expand entry-level truck driver training programs to include lessons on detecting and preventing human trafficking. Staff have been…

Zero-emission targets remain a complex ‘Mars shot’

Michael Kiely, president – U.S. government affairs at UPS, dismisses the idea that sustainable trucking is anything new. The fleet has always strived to be as efficient as possible. But…

Trucking company at center of Peel Region’s largest-ever drug bust

A Milton, Ont.-based trucking company was at the center of Peel Region Police’s largest-ever drug bust. The agency today announced the result of an 11-month investigation into the drug ring,…

Environmental regulations will shape your future trucks

A patchwork of environmental regulations in California and elsewhere in the U.S. will affect the types of trucks and powertrains Canadian fleets will have available to them in the near…

In-cab cameras: Safety tool or legal liability?

Do in-cab cameras increase a fleet’s liability exposure, or protect it from nuclear verdicts? That was the discussion during an American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition panel this week.

ATA president highlights wins for trucking, fights to come

American Trucking Associations president and CEO Chris Spear highlighted a series of political wins during a keynote address at the group’s annual management conference and exhibition. And he left little…

This is a ‘moment’ for trucking, FMCSA administrator says

The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has an array of new resources at its disposal, and regulators are looking to put them to work at a time when…

CTA wants hard CRA enforcement on Driver Inc.

The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) wants Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) enforcement against Driver Inc. to escalate dramatically. CTA president Stephen Laskowski told TruckNews.com that it is time for hard, fast,…

Manitoba to bring in mandatory training for trucking startups

Manitoba, by the end of the year, will require a one-week, 40-hour mandatory training program for new trucking company owners. Think of it as MELT (mandatory entry-level training) for trucking…