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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…
Despite concerns the coming age of so-called driverless trucks will usher in the demise of the long-haul truck driver, driving could in fact be a much more desirable job thanks…
Engineers Say Autonomous Trucks Could Help Attract New Drivers Read more...
The Government of Manitoba and the Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) announced regulatory changes to the province’s vehicle weights and dimensions regulations. The changes include: The permissible length for aerodynamic devices…
Amendments to Vehicle Weights and Dimensions Regulation in Manitoba Read more...
By David Bradley When I first proposed the idea of National Trucking Week to the CTA board and the provincial associations back in 1998, I was hoping it would take…
Let’s Keep National Trucking Momentum Going! Read more...
Truck traffic between Canada and the U.S. has declined while it has increased between the U.S. and its southern neighbour, Mexico. The Journal of Commerce reports U.S. Transportation Department figures…
Canada-U.S. Truck Border Crossings Down Read more...
A new survey finds that show most US states have truck parking shortages occurring at all times of the day on every day of the week and as a result,…
New US Coalition Aims To Unlock Truck Parking Solutions Read more...
A final rule requiring all interstate commercial truck drivers to use some type of electronic logging device (ELD) to comply with hours of service is expected at the end of…
JOC: ELDs to Drive Supply Chain Gains, Benefit Drivers & Shippers Read more...
Current US trucking market conditions could be the calm before next year’s storm, which could bring a major shift in capacity availability – as much as 10% either way —…
‘Calm Before the Storm’ For Trucking Conditions Read more...
Cargo thieves are becoming more high-tech, but the products they are targeting inside tractor-trailers is anything but. A new report by FreightWatch International says simple food and drink is the…
Food & Drink Cargo on the Menu for Thieves Read more...
Trucking HR Canada is asking for input so it can gather information on the role mentoring can play to support more women in the trucking industry. It has launched a…
Survey Looks to Support Mentoring Women in Trucking Read more...
