Transport Canada (TC) has amended the reporting requirements found in PART 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations for incidents involving Dangerous Goods Shipments in a Canada Gazette…
Amended TDG Incident Reporting Requirements in Canada Read more...
As the Canadian government moves toward marijuana legalization, Canadian carriers might want to look at how similar policies in legalized marijuana states impact the trucking industry and its legal responsibilities….
Legal Marijuana: Impacts Worker Shortage and … Real Estate? Read more...
CTA Senior Vice President Stephen Laskowski appeared in Ottawa this week before the Senate Standing Committee on Banking Trade and Commerce to provide insight on how indispensable the trucking industry…
CTA Presses for National Trucking Harmonization Read more...
Mandated technologies like Electronic Logging Devices and an increasing focus on environmental standards will be among “game changers” for Canada’s trucking industry, Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO David Bradley said in…
Bradley: ELDs, Environmental Compliance Are Trucking ‘Game Changers’ Read more...
A formal announcement regarding the introduction of mandatory entry-level training (MELT) for Class A drivers in Ontario is expected this spring or early summer. In advance of this announcement, the…
MTO Releases Draft Training Standard for Class A Mandatory Entry-Level Training Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration could add a new element to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) system by including a voluntary safety compliance program similar to how the SmartWay…
FMCSA Considers Adding Eighth CSA BASIC to System Read more...
CTA is looking for input from flatbed carriers. Recently, the Occupational Health and Safety Directorate (Federal Labour Program at ESDC) issued a Hazard Alert (see below) regarding loading and unloading…
Survey: Loading and Unloading Flatbed Trucks at Shipping Sites Read more...
There has been quite a bit of discussion in the trade press stemming from some recent hours of service discussions taking place within the U.S. Senate’s Appropriations Committee to address…
Business as Usual on Use of Restart Provisions in US HoS Regs Read more...
A U.S. federal study of heavier and larger trucks says greater analysis and fewer data limitations are necessary to gauge impact on the transportation system. As reported by CCJ magazine,…
DOT: Not Enough Data to Make Decision on Truck Size/Weight Changes Read more...
