The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) confirms that it will not be restricting tractor-trailers from Dawson Road in Thunder Bay.
Much to the chagrin of transport companies and drivers who depend on the popular northern Ontario route, Thunder Bay City Council passed a resolution last month banning 53-ft trucks from the road. However, the resolution called [...]

A large shipping association has lined up with the American Trucking Associations’ against special interest groups over the battle to change commercial drivers’ hours of work.
NASSTRAC has thrown its hat into the court by challenging a lawsuit seeking shorter daily hours for truckers.
The group intervened in a lawsuit filed in federal court by special interest [...]

The American Trucking Association is willing to live with a 6.3-cent per gallon diesel fuel tax increase in return for scrapping a 12-percent federal excise tax on large truck purchases.
The move would benefit buyers of commercial vehicles in the U.S., but impact operators who fill up in the U.S., including Canadian fleets operating south of [...]

Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation (MFTBC), one of Asia’s leading commercial vehicle manufacturers, unveiled its advanced engineered “Fuel Efficient Truck” and its “FUSO-Concept II” next-generation product design concept.
“Our representation here, is our commitment to leading the industry in advanced green technologies,” said Mr. Gustav Tuschen, MFTBC Vice President of Product Engineering. “We definitely continue [...]

American Trucking Associations President and CEO Bill Graves called on Congress to swiftly adopt a proposal introduced by Reps. Jim Gerlach (R-Penn.) and Earl Blumenauer (D-Ore.) to repeal the 12% federal excise tax on large trucks and replace it with a modest increase in the federal diesel fuel tax.
“The proposal by Congressmen Gerlach and Blumenauer [...]

In what has been called the most “comprehensive investigation” on the effectiveness of speed limiters, a new sweeping study published by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration, found that speed limiters (SL) equipped on large trucks results in lower crash risks for all motorists by possibly reducing collisions and mitigating the severity of collisions that [...]

The Australian Senate passed new laws aimed at controlling minimum truck driver pay, compensating drivers for waiting time at shipping docks and resolving disputes among carriers, shippers and drivers.
According to ABC News Online, the new rule establishes a Road Safety Remuneration Tribunal which could hold all links in the supply chain accountable for road [...]

Prefect of the Ain Département, Jean-François Debat, vice president of the Rhône-Alpes Regional Council and Mayor of Bourg en Bresse and Rachel Mazuir, president of the Ain General Council, signed the agreements allowing the project to be initiated with Olivier Vidal de la Blache, director of EMEA Global Trucks Operations within the Volvo Group, as [...]

A fleet doesn’t grow from one truck to more than 800 by being afraid of change or reluctant to embrace new technologies, and through its 40-year history, Smith Transport has strategically grown and led its competition by embracing opportunities when they arise.
That’s why when they took delivery of 70 new Peterbilts earlier this year, those [...]

Hino Trucks and Amthor International announced that they have formed a Tank Body Program for the refined fuel, propane, fire prevention, vacuum/septic and all related tank industries.
Hino Trucks nationwide dealer network will now have the opportunity to become a one-stop location for the truck chassis, truck tank and all other necessary equipment as well as [...]