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The Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities (TRAN) concluded its first week of hearings examining the detrimental impact of the Driver Inc. scheme on the trucking industry. Over two days, 10…
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 Read more...
CTA’s view that upcoming Canadian GHG truck rules must reflect the reality of specific Canadian operating conditions and equipment is taking hold in Ottawa. CTA has long supported the reduction…
CTA Core Principals to be Enshrined in Final GHG Rule Read more...
The Board of Directors of the Canadian Trucking Alliance reached into its current ranks by announcing Stephen Laskowski will become its next President and CEO on January 1st, 2018, after…
CTA Taps Laskowski to Succeed Bradley Read more...
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 Read more...
Autonomous vehicles, including commercial trucks, are already a reality, but the trucking industry must have a “seat at the table … to develop a [policy] framework without stymying innovation,” Chris…
ATA Boss: Trucking Must Have Role in Creating Autonomous-Driving Policy Read more...
The impending electronic logging device (ELD) mandate is the trucking industry’s top concern, according to an annual survey by the American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI). More than 65% of respondents…
ATRI Survey Pegs ELD Mandate as Trucking’s Top Concern Read more...
Canada’s transportation ministers met in Toronto this week to discuss a broad array of initiatives including mandating Electronic Logging Devices as well as harmonizing transportation rules across the country. A…
Canadian Transport Ministers Announce Plan to Move Forward on ELDs, Rules Harmonization Read more...
The Quebec Coroner’s Office is calls for increased heavy-duty truck driver training in the province after investigating the 2013 death of a truck driver who lost control of his cement…
PQ Investigation Calls for Mandatory Basic Truck Training Read more...
GHD, a Roundabout Engineering firm, wants tobetter understand how truck drivers prefer to drive roundabouts and opinions on roundabout design. It asking carriers and truck drivers to complete the short…
Trucking Industry Survey on Roundabouts Read more...
