Acton trucker honoured

An Acton man is being called a “Highway Angel” for helping an injured couple in a serious collision near Blind River, Ont.

OOIDA challenges ‘unusable’ proposed changes to HOS regs

OOIDA filed its comments to the hours-of-service regulations proposed by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration on Friday, March 4. The Association’s leadership laid out opposition to reducing the driving time to 10 hours; restricting the 34…

Pot bust points to flaws in cross-border trucking

On the very day that President Barack Obama and Mexico President Felipe Calderon announced that a cross-border trucking program is imminent, a major drug bust in Arizona did little to bolster arguments that Mexican trucks won’t bring problems with th…

Comment period extended for EOBR mandate

The FMCSA has extended the comment period for a proposed rule regarding electronic on-board recorders and hours-of-service supporting documents. The comment period that had been scheduled to end April 4 has been extended through May 23 at the request o…