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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...
Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO David Bradley recently painted a picture of the trucking life in Canada to an American audience, explaining that despite many similarities, the two industries are still…
Bradley Gives Americans Snapshot of Trucking in Canada Read more...
Two-truck platoons have the potential to reduce fuel consumption by about 4%, averaged across both vehicles, according to a report by the North American Council for Freight Efficiency (NACFE). As…
NACFE: Double Truck Platoon Can Reduce Fuel Consumption by 4-10% Read more...
The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) says due to lower fuel prices, the trucking industry’s operational costs declined in 2015. And, for the first time, driver costs represent a higher…
Labour Costs Surpass Fuel Costs, says ATRI Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a final rule amending the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations to allow the voluntary mounting of certain devices on the interior of…
FMCSA Final Rule Allows Windshield Mounted Technology Read more...
From July 2015 to July 2016, the value of U.S.-Canada freight flows fell 10.7% to $42.4 billion as all modes of transportation carried a lower value of U.S.-Canada freight than…
U.S.-Canada Freight Falls By Double Digits Read more...
