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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…
University of British Columbia (UBC) researchers have confirmed that consistent truck drivers are less likely to be involved in a crash – and the nature of that consistency is not…
‘Consistent’ Truck Drivers Avoid Collisions: Study Read more...
There is considerable steam left in the US economy, which could propel freight markets, according to ACT Research in its North American Commercial Vehicle Outlook. “The sugar rush of stimulus money…
ACT: Freight Markets Have Plenty of Runway Read more...
Electric trucks in the future may not just deliver freight, but surplus electricity to customers, reports Today’s Trucking. That’s the thesis behind a theoretical study by the University of Windsor….
Study: Electric Truck Could Deliver Electricity? Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration hosted a roundtable discussion with trucking stakeholders – including the American Trucking Associations, Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, and Secretary of Labor Marty Walsh…
DOT Explores Truck Driver Recruiting, Retention Challenges Read more...
Environment Climate Change Canada (ECCC) is considering a regulatory proposal to require vapour control on a national scale for specific petroleum liquid storage and loading operations where set volume thresholds are exceeded. The focus will be on:…
The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) strengthened calls to mandate electronic logging devices (ELDs) for provincially regulated carriers. The association released a statement in response to media reports that Saskatchewan regulators appear…
Saskatchewan Reiterates Calls for ELDs in Province Read more...
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology and Maintenance Council (TMC) is reporting an industry-wide increase in unscheduled roadside maintenance. The findings emerged in the first quarter of the 2021 TMC/FleetNet America…
TMC: Unscheduled Roadside Repairs on the Rise Read more...
Freight demand in the U.S. is outpacing the trucking industry’s ability to attract drivers and acquire new equipment, according to forecaster FTR. As reported by Today’s Trucking: Avery Vise, FTR’s…
Trucking Challenges to Keep Pace with Demand Read more...
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a change to the regulations that would increase the area in which certain safety devices may be mounted on the interior windshield…
FMCSA Proposes to Expand Windshield Parameters for Safety Devices Read more...
