The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), working in cooperation with the Thunder Bay Chamber of Commerce and the Manitoba Trucking Association, is asking the City of Thunder Bay to reconsider the…
By Stephen Laskowski, Could any trucking company with a progressive safety management system, equipment maintenance programs as well as driver screening, training and corrective oversight have experienced a catastrophic collision…
EDITORIAL: Humboldt Tragedy Was Not A Collision of Chance 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...
Collision avoidance systems and the introduction of speed limiters on trucks were among NTSB’s most wanted improvements to transportation in 2019-2020. The National Transportation Safety Board released Monday its 2019-2020 Most Wanted…
NTSB Recommends Collision Avoidance, Cameras, Speed limiters in ‘Most Wanted’ List Read more...
A new study highlighting the perils of speeding on the nation’s highways urges action by policymakers and transportation stakeholders. Despite the efforts of law enforcement, and to some extent federal…
US Study Shines a Light on the Dangers of Speeding Read more...
In the wake of the sentencing of the truck driver who was charged in the Humboldt bus crash tragedy, the Canadian Trucking Alliance stands with the families, who in their…
CTA Statement on Sentencing of Truck Driver in Humboldt Bus Crash Read more...
After failing to get two previous presidential administrations to require trucks to set their speed limiter devices to 65 mph, safety lobbyists are bypassing regulators and taking their case to…
US Speed Limiter Advocates Make Another Push to Congress Read more...
Declaring the government was “motivated by the need for highway safety” in the wake of the Humboldt Broncos bus tragedy, Transport Minister Marc Garneau and his provincial counterparts announced the…
MELT, ELDs Top Priorities Announced by Garneau for Improving Highway Safety Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is inching forward with efforts to replace large truck side mirrors with a high-resolution – and more aerodynamic – rearview camera system. The…
FMCSA OKs Limited Use of Cams as Rearview Mirror Alternative Read more...
