Q. I know that my drivers are supposed to have supporting documents on board. What information should be in these documents?
A. The rules for the contents of supporting documents have been clearly defined by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). They must include the following four elements…
ELD Mandate: 10 Things You Need to Know Before April 1
The “soft enforcement” period for the new electronic logs mandate ends April 1. Here are 10 things that can help you make sure you’re legal.
Okanagan trucking pioneer passes away
PENTICTON, B.C. – Stu Berry, co-founder of Berry and Smith Trucking, passed away in Penticton, B.C. March 21. Along with Ted Smith, Berry started the South Okanagan trucking company in 1954, operating the carrier for 44 years before retiring and…
Small fleet owner Boles picks up first Bandit Series win
Allen Boles, driver of the No. 3 Peterbilt, earned his first Bandit Series win Saturday, March 24, at Mobile International Speedway in Mobile, Ala. The small fleet owner piled up seven top five finishes last season, and finished fourth in the overall s…
Couple’s ‘Sweet Satisfaction’ 379 an owner-operator couple’s second chance
The truck is nicknamed “Sweet Satisfaction” due to the circumstances that led the couple to buying this rig. Robert says they had another truck they had agreed to purchase and taken possession of when the truck’s owner told them he was selling it to hi…
Scott Smith named CTA chairman
TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has named Scott Smith its chairman. Smith is president and CEO of JD Smith, and was elected chairman at the CTA’s annual spring board meeting. JD Smith is a family trucking firm…
The Chain’s in Command – Part 4
THE STORY SO FAR Mark is traveling to Winnipeg on Hwy. 17. He checks the forecast and it looks bad, so he chains up long before the snow. After driving a while Mark is wondering if the snow will ever…
How to blow the whistle on problem shippers/receivers when delays force violations
A way to hold shippers and receivers accountable for delaying you into an hours violation that will require drivers doing something that hasn’t exactly been easy for a fed-up group of late: working with the DOT and FMCSA.
Eyeing the future, remembering the past
EDMONTON, Alta. — With the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) celebrating its 80th anniversary at its Leadership Conference and AGM this year, Truck West takes a look at the association’s history, one that stretches back to a time when tr…
FMCSA: ‘Conclusive’ that no driver info was compromised in registry outage
FMCSA has confirmed to Overdrive that no personal information on drivers was exposed in a recent attempt by an unauthorized party to access the agency’s National Registry of Certified Medical Examiners. The registry, which is used by drivers to find DO…