Slick roads, cold temperatures make for tough driving on I-84, I-91
It wasn’t much snow, but the light fluffy powder combined with a cold conditions made for brutal driving conditions Monday night. In Waterbury, it was particularly nasty, with the hills and turns on Interstate 84. About an inch of snow coated black ice…
New logging rules for bus, truck drivers
In this May 21, 2009 file photo, big rigs stack up at the Flying J Truck Stop along Interstate 70 near the small Colorado plains community of Limon. After a decade of study, the federal government says it will implement new safety regulations in two ye…
Canada to require bus and truck drivers to log hours electronically in two years
In this May 21, 2009 file photo, big rigs stack up at the Flying J Truck Stop along Interstate 70 near the small Colorado plains community of Limon. After a decade of study, the federal government says it will implement new safety regulations in two ye…
Canada to require bus and truck drivers to log hours electronically in two years
After years of study, the federal government says it will implement new safety regulations in two years that are aligned with U.S. efforts to tackle fatigue among truck and bus drivers. Drivers will be required to electronically record their hours on t…
International receives orders for more than 300 HX Series trucks
LISLE, Ill. — International Truck says its new HX Series vocational truck, introduced earlier this month at World of Concrete, has been well received. It just received it largest order yet for the truck, with 15 HX620 dump trucks going…
Canada reportedly planning to mandate ELDs
MONTREAL, Que. — A weekend report from The Canadian Press suggests Transport Canada is planning to introduce legislation requiring electronic logging devices (ELDs). The US will require ELDs for hours-of-service recording by December 2017, including among Canadian drivers who operate…
Tremcar: We support more than just our own products
Tremcar rep Greg Chartrand eases into retirement
The state of Canada’s economy
How far are we from being six feet under? The degree to which Canada’s economy is doomed has been one of great discussion and one of varied response. Our current situation dictates that the key to our survival depends upon…
MTA building getting a facelift
Association will move to temporary location
OTA gives update on New York Supreme Court ruling
TORONTO, Ont. — In late January, New York State’s Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional the highway-use registration and decal fees imposed on all trucks that operate in the New York State. The rule was the resolution to a class action suit…