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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 trucking industry is responding to help the tens of thousands of Canadians whose lives have been turned upside down by the devastating fires in Alberta. The Canadian Trucking Alliance…
Fort McMurray Disaster: Canadian Trucking Alliance Calling on Industry to Help Read more...
Canadian Trucking Alliance CEO David Bradley evoked a spaghetti western theme in a speech to the Canadian-American Border Trade Alliance this week by describing the “good, bad and the ugly”…
Trucking Chief Ponders the Good, Bad and the Ugly of Canada-US Border 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 high level of skill required to be a truck driver has never been formally recognized, says Trucking HR Canada, which has released job ads it says can help clarify…
Describe & Deliver? Trucking HR Canada Recognizes Driver Skills in Job Ads Read more...
At long last, after fifteen years of high level negotiations between the trucking industry and border officials from Canada and the United States, the US Customs & Border Protection (CBP)…
In-Transit Shipments Through U.S. Restored 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...
