The Transportation Safety Board of Canada (TSB) and the CN Police Service are investigating a truck-train collision earlier this week in Saint-Alexandre-de-Kamouraska, Que. Which involved two transport trucks. Sûreté du…
Train-Truck Collision May Highlight Truck Parking Problem & Human Factor Issues: CTA En savoir plus
Much more research and data collection is needed, before the U.S. government considers a rule requiring side under-guards on heavy trucks. As the first round of written comments closed July…
Large Opposition to Side Underride Guard Proposal En savoir plus
The most distracted drivers are nearly 72% more likely to be involved in a “near collision” than other drivers, according to new data insights released July 22 by Omnitracs. As…
Study: Distracted Drivers Much More Likely to be in Collision En savoir plus
By Stephen Laskowski, Could any trucking company with a progressive safety management system, equipment maintenance programs as well as driver screening, training and corrective oversight have experienced a catastrophic collision…
EDITORIAL: Humboldt Tragedy Was Not A Collision of Chance En savoir plus
Canadian Trucking Alliance president Stephen Laskowski told media that all commercial semi truck drivers should be required to take mandatory training. Laskowski responded to the Saskatchewan government’s decision to grant…
CTA Chief: ‘Safety is Safety’ En savoir plus
Distracted driving crashes increase by nearly 50 percent, according to a new study by Ohio State University’s Risk Institute. The study found distracted driving-related collisions are up to 49% in…
Study: Distracted Driving Crashes Spike on State Highways En savoir plus
Recognizing that distracted driving is a growing safety issue across Canada, Transport Canada hosted a National Distracted Driving Roundtable in Montreal with key industry stakeholders, including the Canadian Trucking Alliance…
CTA Takes Seat at TC’s National Distracted Driving Roundtable En savoir plus
The issue of distracted driving among all road users now poses the highest risk of collision, surpassing impairment and speeding. Trucking is not immune to this growing problem on Canadian…
CTA Highlights Proactive Opportunities with Canadian Coalition on Distracted Driving En savoir plus
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s Operation Safe Driver Week has been set for the week of July 15-21, 2018, with law enforcement around North America joining in on the effort…
Operation Safe Driver Week Set to Begin July 15 En savoir plus
