Port regulations amended
Provincial licences now required
Man Pleads Guilty in Double Brokering Scheme
One man pleaded guilty to charges in federal court earlier this month in connection with a double brokering scheme, according to the Office of the Inspector General at the U.S. Transportation Department. On Dec 12, Dragan Simovski, the operator Freedom…
Flawed “CRomnibus” Spending Bill Hurts Latino Families and Workers
The least productive Congress in modern history convened with great promise. The challenges Congress faced were substantial: to finally fix our broken immigration system, protect American taxpayers from unscrupulous lenders and risky financial investme…
Overall Traffic Deaths Decline, Truck-Involved Fatalities Edge Higher
The number of overall traffic fatalities in the U.S. declined in 2013 from the year before while those involving commercial trucks turned just slightly higher, according to newly released figures from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration….
Economic Watch: Existing Home Sales Post November Slide
After hitting their highest level of the year during October existing-home sales slid in November, according to figures released Monday by the National Association of Realtors Total existing-home sales fell 6.1% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of …
Trucks’ GPS leads cops to suspected thieves
RICHMOND HILL, Ont. — Two trucks stolen over the weekend were tracked down by police, thanks to the GPS systems installed on the vehicles. Two trucks were reported stolen from a secure compound in Milton just after midnight Dec. 21.…
OPP worried about increase in truck crashes
ORILLIA, Ont. — The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is alarmed about an increase in collisions involving commercial motor vehicles. The police force said it has responded to more than 1,200 commercial motor vehicle collisions so far this winter. Between Nov.…
US trailer orders strong in November: FTR
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. – US Trailer orders were strong in November according to the FTR. Orders last month (39,356) were the second highest month ever, following October’s record-setting mark. Over the last year, FTR says there have been more than 342,000…
Truckers threaten to strike again if agreement is not followed
Unionized container truckers say they will walk off the job again at Port Metro Vancouver if the government doesn’t follow an agreement about pay rates. The truckers went on strike in March of this year, in a dispute around rate undercutting and long d…
AMTs ‘ready for prime time’: Trucking Efficiency Confidence Report
A new Confidence Report issued by Trucking Efficiency has indicated automated manual transmissions are “ready for prime time” and can deliver fuel savings of 1-3% over manual transmissions. They also have the potential to reduce driver turnover and lower recruiting…