As previously reported by CTA Transport Canada (TC) amended the reporting requirements found in PART 8 of the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations for incidents involving Dangerous Goods Shipments…
Reminder: Amended TDG Incident Reporting Requirements Kick in Dec. 1 En savoir plus
A federal mandate requiring nearly all truck operators operating in the U.S. to use electronic logging devices to comply with hours of service rules has been upheld in court, meaning…
US ELD Mandate Upheld in Court En savoir plus
U.S. Department of Transportation announced this week he will establish an advisory committee on automated transportation, meant to help regulators frame policy around the development and deployment of automated vehicles….
DOT Forming Autonomous Transport Advisory Committee En savoir plus
Although it’s likely the job of the over-the-road truck driver may evolve somewhat, it will not be eliminated or disappear in the age of autonomous vehicle technology, Canadian Trucking Alliance…
CTA to Minister: Truck Driving Jobs Not Disappearing En savoir plus
Carriers who don’t have a policy in place for how to address and deal with employees who use medical marijuana or plan on using marijuana recreationally once the federal Liberal…
Butler: Update Your Alcohol and Drug Policy En savoir plus
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) and the Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety (CCOHS) today signed the first-ever memorandum of understanding (MOU) between the two organizations. The MOU is…
CTA and CCOHS Sign MOU to Enhance Trucking Health & Safety En savoir plus
A US appeals court has rejected claims by an obese truck driver that he should not have been required by his employer to submit to a sleep study to determine…
US Court Rejects Claim High BMI Should Not Require Sleep Apnea Study En savoir plus
The Council of Ministers Responsible for Highway Safety announced it has approved in principle changes to the national Memorandum of Understanding on Interprovincial Weights and Dimensions (the MoU) to allow…
Longer Tractors to Be Included in National MOU En savoir plus
By: David Bradley The federal government has pledged to introduce legislation to legalize the recreational use of marijuana (its already available by permit for medical use) sometime in 2017. This…
EDITORIAL: Going to Pot En savoir plus
