The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) International Roadcheck 2020 will take place May 5-7. International Roadcheck is a three-day enforcement initiative, over a 72-hour period, in which commercial motor vehicle…
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A lawsuit in the U.S. is shining a light on ELDs that can be manipulated to sidestep hours-of service rules. The lawsuit filed by a Tennessee trucker accuses shipping giant Amazon…
Lawsuit Alleges Major Shipper and Freight Provider ‘Edited’ ELD to Break HoS Rules Read more...
The Globe & Mail this weekend highlighted longstanding industry concerns over the need to improve focused enforcement oversight in the trucking sector across Canada; with specific emphasis on carriers who show a…
Globe & Mail Highlights Need for Oversight Review of Trucking Industry Read more...
The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has informed CTA of updates to the medical reciprocity agreement between Canada and the US with respect to commercial vehicle drivers who…
Can-US Medical Reciprocity Updated to Allow Insulin Using Diabetics to Operate in US Read more...
It’s a new year, but the CTA continues to set its sights on a familiar battle: Ending the non-compliant, driver misclassification scheme known as Driver Inc. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is…
2020 Goal: Join CTA Campaign to Educate, Alert Industry on Driver Inc Enforcement Read more...
The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has raised the random drug testing rate for controlled substances for commercial drivers from 25 percent to 50 percent. The change went into…
FMCSA Doubles Commercial Driver Drug Testing Rate Read more...
The Canadian trucking industry has launched a political action campaign compelling Ottawa to act in stamping out the underground economy scheme, known as Driver Inc. The Canadian Trucking Alliance is calling on law-abiding, compliant…
The new US Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse is a secure online database that will give employers, FMCSA, State Driver Licensing Agencies, and State law enforcement personnel real-time information about CDL driver drug…
Reminder: US Drug and Alcohol Clearinghouse goes live in January 2020 Read more...
Effective Dec. 17, 2019, all motor carriers and drivers subject to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) electronic logging devices (ELD) final rule will be required to use an ELD. This…
Reminder: FMCSA ELD Compliance Deadline kicks in December 17 Read more...
