DRIVER MANAGEMENT

Tenstreet introduces software to enhance driver communication and compliance

CVSA’s safe driver campaign has mixed results

WASHINGTON -- The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's (CVSA) annual Operation Safe Driver education and enforcement blitz last year saw improvements in both drivers and vehicles regarding the number of out-of-service (OOS) violations and citations issued per roadside commercial vehicle safety inspection.

Truckers’ meal tax break almost fully restored

OTTAWA -- The Ministry of Finance continued serving up its meal tax allowance recipe for truck drivers this New Year.

Education period kicks in for new cargo securement rules

OTTAWA -- Two new cargo securement rules kicked in on Jan. 1, but truckers will be given a 12-month educational period before official enforcement begins.

Backlog expected as Ontario test centres reopen

TORONTO -- After a four-month deadlock, the labour dispute at Ontario's DriveTest Centres ended with services resuming yesterday.

Truckers confer on apnea nightmare

ARLINGTON, Va. -- This is one conference you won't want to doze through.

AVATRUCK: Scientists working on vehicles that change themselves

BOSTON, Mass. -- Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) are working with the Ford Motor Company to see if it's possible to produce vehicles smart enough to measure a driver's emotional state and react accordingly.

Driver blames trucker for flying ice injuries

WARRENVILLE, Ill. -- A passenger car driver in the Chicago area is lucky to be alive after a large chunk of snow and ice dislodged from the top of a moving tractor-trailer and slammed through his windshield.

ATA outlines safety priorities

ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations encouraged the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to focus on driver behavior as a top safety priority in its 2010-2015 Strategic Plan.

Transport sector still leads Canada job losses

OTTAWA -- Transportation and warehousing were two sectors of the Canadian economy to see job losses in December, according to Statistics Canada.

Work safety groups unite

TORONTO -- Three existing health and safety associations have merged into a new organization called the Infrastructure Health and Safety Association (IHSA).

Green Mountaineers OK ‘greener’ heavier trucks

MONTPELIER, Vt. -- Gov. Jim Douglas officially signed into law a measure that allows Vermont to join Maine in launching a pilot project for heavier trucks on select interstates.

Flu knocked out 9% of workforce

OTTAWA -- The H1N1 virus tag-teamed with the regular seasonal flu this fall to put 9 percent of Canadian workers out of commission.

Bendix offers traveling brake training school

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix's 2010 Brake Training School is kicking off its tour on Feb. 16 in South Plainfield, N.J., marking more than 55 years of operation.

Like Mike? B.C. cellphone ban complicates some devices

LANGLEY, B.C. -- Authorities in B.C. have acknowledged that the province's new rule banning drivers from using hand-held devices while behind the wheel may make life difficult for truckers who own at least two popular push-to-talk or 'Mike" models.