Alberta to eliminate 10,000 commercial carrier permits through regulatory update
EDMONTON, Alta. – Alberta will eliminate 10,000 commercial carrier permits as it updates regulations to reflect things like wide-base single tires, trucks hauling multiple vehicles, mobile treatment centers, and toterhomes. The province’s Commercial Ve…
Truckers busted smuggling meth, fentanyl into U.S.
Border Patrol agents near San Diego seized more than 900 pounds of methamphetamine and nearly 30 pounds of fentanyl from two tractor-trailers earlier this month. In other news: Penske has added remote service check-in to its Penske Driver app and more.
‘Please, truckers, let your voices be heard’: For independents, insurance rates just keep rising
Further hikes, spurred by a proposed increase in minimum liability coverage, could be in truckers’ future, too. It was a sore spot for readers sounding off in the wake of the proposed liability hike in the House of Representatives’ INVEST in America Ac…
FSRA seeks members for insurance panel
TORONTO, Ont. – Runaway vehicle insurance rates will soon get a regulatory oversight, thanks to a panel being set up by the Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA). The Technical Advisory Committee for Auto Insurance Data and Analytic…
Cops seek driver who left rig unattended in Mississippi
Police in Mississippi are looking for a truck driver whose truck was found unattended at a rest area. Police in Gautier say a tractor-trailer said to have been driven by 47-year-old Dimitri Rai Williams was found parked at an Interstate 10 eastbound re…
Drugs worth US$6M seized from truck
BUFFALO, N.Y. – There has been yet another drug bust at the Peace Bridge in Buffalo, N.Y., this time from a commercial shipment manifested as cement. The incident happened July 22 when 3,000 pounds of marijuana worth US$6 million was seized from a truc…
Pickup’s driver dies in collisions with two tractor-trailers
Accidents on I-80 in Virginia
In-house maintenance, good relationships give Warren Hartman Trucking a strong start
The threefold growth Hartman’s formerly one-truck business has experienced in the past few years is a testament to his success, helped as well by a key business partner. “Trucking’s all about growing with your customers,” he says. “If you don’t have go…
Essential Trailer takes to the road
BOLTON, Ont. – The Essential Trailer has made its first trip, pulled behind a Titanium Transportation tractor. Titanium signed on as the first Platinum sponsor and will get to put the trailer into service for several weeks. It will then be pulled by ot…
Why a cyber incident response plan is critical for fleets
TORONTO, Ont. – Amid a flurry of warnings, a Canadian cybersecurity expert is urging carriers to take proactive measures, and deploy a cyber incident response plan to avoid any costly surprises. “If they prepare, they are going to be able to respond qu…