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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 Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration unveiled proposed changes to its Compliance, Safety, Accountability (CSA) program, including changing some intervention thresholds to better reflect crash risk. As reported by Heavy…
FMCSA Proposes Changes to CSA Read more...
With trucking facing a growing driver shortage in North America, many companies are looking for ways to help make the industry more attractive to women drivers and potential new recruits….
Companies Aim to Make Trucking More Welcoming to Women Drivers Read more...
The value of U.S.-Canada freight fell sharply in April, according to a new U.S. Transportation Department report, as overall freight traffic between all three North American Free Trade Agreement countries…
U.S.-Canada Freight Value Takes a Tumble Read more...
After Manitoba recently followed Quebec and Ontario in allowing wide-base single tires to carry the same load weights as dual tires on designated highways, truckers in neighbouring Alberta are urging…
AMTA Makes Push for Wide-based Single Tires Read more...
The Nova Scotia government is to be applauded for examining ways of speeding up construction on some of the province’s most dangerous sections of highway, says the Atlantic Provinces Trucking…
APTA Supports Study to Twin Highway, but Wants Consultation Read more...
Last year was the “best year for the supply chain industry since the Great Recession” but serious concern over the truck driver shortage persist, said transportation consultant Rosalyn Wilson at…
State of Logistics: Despite Serious Capacity Crunch, Rates Only ‘Steady’ Read more...
After five years of construction, the Herb Gray Parkway, which links Highway 401 through Windsor to Brighton Beach — the site of the newly planned Gordie Howe International Bridge –…
Construction of New Windsor Border Highway in the Homestretch Read more...
The US EPA and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration formally released their long-awaited proposal for the second round of greenhouse gas and fuel efficiency rules for commercial trucks. Phase…
EPA-NHTSA Unveil Proposal for Phase 2 of GHG Truck Rule Read more...
Cargo theft is up 11% in March through May from the same period in 2014, according to the theft prevention and recovery network CargoNet. Overall, thefts from truck stops went…
Cargo Thefts Trending Back Up Read more...
