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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 American Trucking Associations is objecting to the Federal Motor Carrier Administration’s move to release a smartphone app that will allow the public instant access to online safety performance data…
ATA Says Public CSA App ‘Irresponsible’ Read more...
The number cargo thefts fell last year compared to 2013, but the average value of the heists increased, according to theft prevention and recovery service provider CargoNet. CargoNet reports cargo…
Cargo Thefts Fall in 2014, But Average Value Increases Read more...
CTA carrier member, Bison Transport, won the Truckload Carriers Association’s (TCA) National Fleet Safety Awards. The grand prize award, which was announced at the TCA’s annual convention in Kissimmee, Fla.,…
Bison Named Safest Fleet in North America by TCA Read more...
Canadian Trucking Alliance President David Bradley commended today’s preclearance agreement between Canada and the U.S. as a positive step towards achieving the promises of a freer flowing, more efficient border…
Canada-US Sign Formal Border Preclearance Agreement Read more...
The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) is applauding the recommendations contained in a report from the House of Commons all-party Standing Committee on Transport, Infrastructure and Communities on the transportation of…
Despite it being a male-dominated industry, women who work in trucking overwhelmingly report mostly positive experiences. A recent survey by Trucking HR Canada found that about 70 percent of women…
Survey: Women in Trucking Satisfied With Their Jobs Read more...
The Government of Canada has committed $421,720 to develop mentorship programs that will help further the careers of women in the nation’s trucking industry, and identify best practices that can…
Feds Fund Mentoring Programs to Boost Women in Trucking Read more...
The projected publication date for a rule mandating the use of electronic onboard recorders (ELDs) in the U.S. has been updated to Sept. 30 – nearly two months ahead of…
FMCSA Moves Up ELD Final Rule to Sept. 30 Read more...
In a recent issue, Truck News conducted a lengthy Q&A with Norm Sneyd, Bison Transport’s vice-president of business development, to discuss how carriers can protect themselves from cargo crime: [otaTextBox…
Q&A: Preventing Cargo Crime Read more...
