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...
Via Trucking HR Canada, legal firm Morneau Shepell explores its latest research on recreational cannabis use and implementation, detailing the trends that will change after legalization. Given the need for…
Paper: Minimizing Risks of Cannabis Legalization Read more...
Increasing driver wages and benefits as well as rebounding fuel prices caused trucking operating costs to increase by 6 percent, according to the latest American Transportation Research Institute report. The 2018…
ATRI: Fuel Prices, Driver Pay on the Rise Read more...
Canada’s long-awaited electronic logging device (ELD) mandate should differ from the U.S. rule to avoid some of the pitfalls that befell the rollout of similar legislation there, says Stephen Laskowski,…
Laskowski: Canada Can Learn from US ELD Experience Read more...
In wake of yesterday’s charges laid against the trucking company owner involved in the Humboldt Broncos bus collision, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again calling on regulators to implement…
CTA Reaffirms Call to Implement Ten Point Plan on Truck Safety Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling for the government to include third-party certification in the upcoming mandatory electronic logging device (ELD) rule to ensure hours of service monitoring products used…
CTA Board Unanimously Calls for Expedited ELD Reg Addressing Non-Compliance Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration announced a final rule that makes it easier for individuals with a stable insulin regimen and properly controlled insulin-treated diabetes mellitus to become qualified…
FMCSA Removes Red Tape for Diabetic US Truck Drivers Read more...
Commercial motor vehicle (CMV) enforcement personnel patrolled roadways during Operation Safe Driver Week, July 15-21, 2018, to identify CMV drivers and passenger vehicle drivers engaged in unsafe driving behaviours. Officers…
CVSA Releases 2018 Operation Safe Driver Week Results Read more...
As trucking companies continue to grapple with thin margins and ever-escalating operating costs, it’s imperative governments do what they can to ensure the competitive playing field remains levelled across the…
CTA Offers Gov’t Solutions to Improve Trucking Competitiveness, Expand Growth Read more...
