Alberta puts cell phone ban on hold

EDMONTON -- As B.C. officially approved a ban on using handheld cell phones while driving (kicking in Jan. 1, 2010), their provincial neighbours have moved the issue to the backburner.

KENWORTH ADDS GAS

Kenworth now offers Cummins Westport ISL G engines in some T800 and W900S models

New intermodal chassis reporting rule postponed until June

WASHINGTON -- After a disastrous start, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it will delay for six month certain requirements of the new intermodal chassis safety rules that took effect in mid December.

CARB website assists with TRU rule compliance

SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- After some postponement, the California Air Resources Board's emissions regulations for Transport Refrigeration Units (TRUs) is now in effect and the agency is providing Golden State-bound reefer carriers a FAQ website that fully explains the regulation and its requirements.

EPA anti-smog initiative means more regs for truckers?

WASHINGTON -- While some truckers congratulate themselves for being early adopters of new emission-busting diesel engines, additional stringent air-quality rules could be around the bend for many more U.S.-bound carriers.

Truckers don’t get EPA green light on empty trailer campaign

WASHINGTON -- The EPA has declined to join Canadian and American trucking carriers in their effort to convince U.S. regulators to change the archaic and redundant empty trailer movement rules affecting foreign drivers.

Hyper border security could hinder economic recovery

BUFFALO, N.Y. -- As the U.S. government continues to put security ahead of commerce, getting goods across the U.S.-Canadian border will remain difficult and will probably get more expensive, according to a panel of business experts at a logistics conference in Buffalo, N.Y. this week.

New Jersey ready to idle sleeper berth rule

TENTON, N.J. -- New Jersey is doing some spring cleaning on its anti-idling regulation and its going to affect truckers traveling in the Garden State.

ATA wants clarity for HOS documentation rules

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit with the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit asking the Department of Transportation (DOT) to issue a hours-of-service (HOS) supporting documents regulation.

DOT sends truckers a message: No more texting

WASHINGTON -- Making good on a promise to crack down truck on drivers with tippy-tap fingers, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced a ban today on texting by commercial vehicle operators.

Two-ways, Mikes OK in BC; while PEI dials in new ban

VANCOUVER -- After a one month grace period of warnings from police about B.C.'s new distracted driving law, monetary fines began getting handed out on Feb. 1.

DOT proposing massive hazmat fee hike

WASHINGTON -- The Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), a division of the DOT, is proposing to increase the registration and fee assessment program for hazmat transporters by as much as $2,000.

Sask truckers laud Prairie harmonization talks

REGINA -- A recent joint meeting in Yorkton, Sask., involving cabinet members from the Saskatchewan and Manitoba governments is significant, says the executive director of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association.

Trucker sues MTO for ‘improper’ suspension, seizure

NORTH BAY, Ont. -- A small fleet owner from northern Ontario is suing the Ministry of Transportation for $20 million over a CVOR rating that he says ruined his business.

New Brunswick lowers the beam on LCVs

FREDERICTON -- Come May, long combination vehicles (LCVs) in New Brunswick will no longer need special high-mounted tail lights.