New safety rules satisfy neither truckers nor safety advocates
WASHINGTON _ Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood laid out rules Thursday on the number of hours that truckers can stay on the road in an effort to curb deadly accidents caused by driver fatigue.
FMCSA can’t justify reducing daily driving hours; limit remains 11 in new final rule
FMCSA Administrator Anne Ferro said the new final rule is the culmination of the most extensive and transparent public outreach effort in the agency’s history.
Federal Regulators Issue Tougher Truck Driver Rules
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration did not reduce the daily limit to 10 hours or less as logistics industry executives had feared, but the rule requires a 30-minute rest after eight consecutive hours of driving and it cuts the weekly total…
Fairness at last, for senior drivers in Ontario?
TORONTO, Ont. — The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it’s encouraged by comments from Ontario Transport Minister Bob Chiarelli that acknowledge the licence renewal process for senior drivers in Ontario could be less onerous. [Full Story]
Kenworth Offers $1,000 Rebate To OOIDA Members
Kenworth is extending its $1,000 rebate program with the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association through 2012.
OTA responds to Ontario wheel-separation fatality
TORONTO, Ont. — Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) chief David Bradley today issued an advisory following a deadly accident in Ontario involving what is believed to be a separated tractor-trailer wheel. [Full Story]
UPDATED: Industry slams new ‘final’ rule on US hours-of-service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The much-anticipated revisions to US hours-of-service regulations were released today. [Full Story]
UPDATED: US FMCSA issues final rule on hours-of-service
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The much-anticipated revisions to US hours-of-service regulations were released today. [Full Story]
Kenworth of Buffalo Opens Full-Service Facility in Albany Area
Kenworth of Buffalo has opened a full-service facility for the Albany area in Colonie, N.Y., that is easily accessible from the U.S. Interstate 87 and 90 interchange.
Chiquita seeks to clarify stance on ‘tar sand’ oil
TORONTO, Ont. — Chiquita Brands has told the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) it never demanded its transportation suppliers to stop using fuel derived from the Canadian oil sands, even as its environmental partner ForestEthics wages a PR war… [Full…