Traction acquires G.P.I.C.S.
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Traction, part of the UAP-Heavy Vehicle Parts Division announced the acquisition of G.P.I.C.S. today. The newly acquired business is located in Stoney Creek, Ontario and is a a distributor of parts for heavy vehicle applications. “This important acquisition…
ATA congratulates President Donald Trump
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations has congratulated Donald Trump on becoming the next President of the United States. The ATA’s president and CEO Chris Spear issued the following statement: “The American Trucking Associations congratulates President-elect Trump on his victory.…
Proposed legislation spurs OTA’s concern with photo radar
TORONTO, Ont. – The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) plans to work with its members to ensure a proposed piece of legislation on community safety and school zones deals with what it called problematic issues associated with photo radar, as well…
NHTSA Slates Public Meeting on Autonomous Vehicle Policy
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will be holding a public meeting on Nov. 10 to gain input on the Department of Transportation’s Federal Automated Vehicles Policy. The policy was released on Sept.
Workhorse Developing Plug-In Pickup
Workhorse Group Inc. hopes to begin production in 2018 on a plug-in hybrid light-duty pickup truck that the company says is designed for fleet usage. The Workhorse W-15 would operate as an extended-range vehicle and provide 80 miles of electric range w…
Over-Height Detection System Installed in NYC
The installation of a $4.8 million over-height vehicle detection system has been completed on two New York City parkways, N.Y. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced. Using infrared to identify and alert over-height vehicles illegally using the Hutchinson River P…
FMCSA, NHTSA get an earful from truckers concerning speed limit rule
The proposed speed limiter offers four possibilities for speed limits, leading the American Trucking Associations to say it will not support the proposed rule in its present form because it doesn’t include a recommended speed. WASHINGTON – The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently extended by 30 days through December 7 the public comment period on the Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on speed limiters for heavy trucks, saying the “extension is in the public interest since it will provide the public additional time to prepare and submit useful technical information and comments that should benefit agency decision making in this rulemaking action.”
TMC Donates Updated Inspection Guides to Student Techs
The American Trucking Associations’ Technology & Maintenance Council has donated copies of its newly updated PMI Guidelines Manual for Class 7 & 8 Diesel-Powered Tractors to student technicians. Courtesy of Truck Centers of America, the manuals will be given to more than 50 technical institutes in 28 states for use in diesel technician training curriculum.
Trucking groups call on province to use fuel taxes to fund infrastructure
BRAMPTON, Ont. – The woeful state of infrastructure in the Greater Golden Horseshoe Area would not be so woeful, if money already collected from the trucking industry – and road users in general – went towards repairing and building infrastructure.…
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Port of Churchill closure impacts many in area, including trucking