Trucking issues remain high on the agenda of Canada’s premiers, who met in Saskatchewan this week to discuss transportation safety, economic growth and competitiveness, immigration, reducing barriers to internal trade,…
The Region of Peel has extended the existing heavy truck restriction on Winston Churchill Boulevard north from 10 Sideroad to Mayfield Road. “Heavy trucks with trailers cannot easily make turns…
Peel Extends Heavy Truck Restriction Along Winston Churchill Blvd Read more...
CTA was recently asked to submit comments to the Regulatory Reconciliation and Cooperation Table (RCT), a forum established by the Canadian Free Trade Agreement to reconcile regulatory measures that act as…
CTA Submits Comments on Regulatory Trade Barriers Read more...
Congestion is a relatively “small” problem with massive consequences for the trucking industry, according to the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) Research Advisory Committee. ATRI research showed that 89% of…
ATRI: 12% of Interstate Miles Cause Most Traffic Congestion Read more...
The Ministère des Transports du Québec is informing the trucking industry that the predicted dates for the 2019 thaw in Québec are published on its website here. Note that the…
2019 Predicted Thaw Dates in Québec Read more...
The difficulty of finding truck parking is pushing drivers out of the business and contributing to the industry’s persistent driver shortage, according to experts who spoke at the Natso annual…
ATRI: Truck Parking Shortage Costs Nearly 5K a Year Read more...
At the meeting of the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety in late January, the Heavy Truck Weight and Dimension Limits for Interprovincial Operations in Canada were amended to allow…
Wide Single Tire Weight Parity with Duals Adopted in National MoU Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is applauding the announcement by the First Ministers Conference in Montreal to remove internal trade barriers for the trucking industry, specifically the agreement on weight parity…
First Ministers Talk ELDs, Equalize Single Tire Weights, Remove Trade Barriers Read more...
Distracted driving crashes increase by nearly 50 percent, according to a new study by Ohio State University’s Risk Institute. The study found distracted driving-related collisions are up to 49% in…
Study: Distracted Driving Crashes Spike on State Highways Read more...
