British Columbia announced plans to build a new 150-truck parking facility on Highway 17 as well as streamline the permitting process for over-dimensional loads. Construction on the parking facility will…
BCTA Lauds Parking & Oversize Permitting Plans Read more...
Even if autonomous trucks were to hit the highways today they would still require a driver behind the seat – at least for last mile deliveries when the truck must…
Tech Firm Envisions Drone-Operating Truckers Read more...
Budget 2017 provided some much-needed attention to freight transportation planning in Canada, including a new National Trade Corridors Fund to help address capacity constraints and freight bottlenecks at major ports…
Federal Budget Keeps Freight Transportation in Mind Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), which CTA is a member, posted two new truck parking studies on its website. The studies, completed for the Minnesota Department of Transportation and…
ATRI Publishes New Truck Parking Studies Read more...
OTA recently took part in a Canadian focus group meeting held by the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority (WDBA) in Windsor regarding the construction of the Gordie Howe International Bridge. The meeting…
OTA Talks Trucking at Focus Group Meeting on Gordie Howe Bridge Read more...
Despite strongly worded criticism of NAFTA from US president Donald Trump, an internal document listing the White House’s top infrastructure priorities suggests some people close to the president do in…
CTA Encouraged Gordie Howe Bridge Makes Trump’s ‘Priority’ List Read more...
Amazon has been granted a patent proposing a centralized roadway management system that communicates with self-driving vehicles to help coordinate their movement at a large scale and deal with complex…
Amazon Patent Hints at Autonomous Roadway System Read more...
Hwy. 401 across the top of Toronto is the most congested artery in Canada and one of the worst bottlenecks in North America, costing travellers time and money, according to…
CAA: Hwy 401 Near T.O. One of North America’s Worst Bottlenecks Read more...
Truck parking availability is a top concern of the trucking industry, according to ATRI, which, in new research, highlighted the anxiety that truckers feel in finding a place to stop…
Parking Searches Can Cost Drivers $4,600 Annually Read more...
