Washington, D.C.-based transportation law and policy attorney Richard P. Schweitzer, PLLC, recently provided attendees at the National Private Truck Council’s annual conference a rundown of the status of several U.S….
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The American Transportation Research Institute has decided on its research priorities for 2017, approving studies on congestion, driver distraction, and hours of service, among others. ATRI’s board of directors approved…
Congestion, Distracted Driving, Top ATRI’s Research Priorities Read more...
The trucking industry is facing a time of significant change and the Canadian Trucking Alliance is in the midst of it all, the Alliance’s newly named president told member carriers…
Laskowski Charts Trucking’s Path Toward Change Read more...
A public listening session sponsored by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on autonomous vehicles addressed issues related to driver training, public safety, and cybersecurity; but, according to attendees and…
FMCSA Session: Govt and Stakeholders Attempt to Unclog Road to Automated Trucks Read more...
An Ontario Court of Appeals has upheld a lower court decision which ruled a professional commercial driver is partly liable for a collision caused by an intoxicated driver of another…
Appeals Court Rules Commercial Driver Held to Much Higher Liability Standard Read more...
The Federal Liberal government introduced its long-awaited legislation today which lays out the parameters for ending the century-old prohibition on cannabis and regulates it for recreational use. The bill checks…
The Canadian Trucking Alliance produced a stylish multimedia toolkit to assist industry, governments as well as injury prevention stakeholders in promoting truck driver safety at workplaces and shipping facilities. The…
CTA: All Hands on Deck in Promoting Driver Safety Read more...
The spokesgroup for the industry that is often characterized as the posterboy for the lack of regulatory harmonization in Canada, says it welcomes the new Canadian Free Trade Agreement (CFTA)…
Truckers Give Cautious Thumbs Up to New Canadian Free Trade Agreement Read more...
On April 3, 2017, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice rendered its decision with regard to a request for injunction presented by the Amalgamated Transit Union. The court effectively quashed…
Highlights: What the Amalgamated Transit Union v TTC Decision Means for Trucking Read more...
