Training law enforcement and developing more drug recognition experts (DREs) are what’s needed to protect drivers from marijuana-impaired motorists, according to a report from the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI)….
ATRI Examines Ways to Combat Marijuana-Impaired Driving Read more...
The National Farm Animal Care Council (NFACC) announced work has begun to update the 2001 Recommended Code of Practice for the care and handling of farm animals: Identified by NFACC’s…
Survey: Update to the Code of Practice for Transportation of Livestock and Poultry Read more...
Addressing the House of Commons’ Standing Committee on Industry, Science & Technology today, CTA president Stephen Laskowski called on government to support a trucking-focused immigration program to help solve the…
CTA’s House Committee Submission Highlights Driver Shortage as Key Impact to Small Biz Read more...
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...
