Truck collisions surge in Ontario
TORONTO, Ont. – “People are dying,” Ontario Provincial Police Sgt. Kerry Schmidt said in frustration as he recounted grim crash statistics involving commercial vehicles in Ontario. There were 8,432 crashes and 96 deaths last year involving trucks in OP…
Survey: 50% Support Mileage Fees, 75% Support Gas Tax Increase
According to the Mineta Transportation Institute’s recently released annual national transportation tax survey, half of respondents supported a “business road-use fee” that would be assessed on the miles that commercial vehicles drive on the job.
Brake Safety Week inspection blitz set for August
CVSA has set its annual Brake Safety Week inspection blitz for Aug. 23-29 with a focus on brake hoses and tubing. In other news: the Walcott Truckers Jamboree is ongoing through Saturday in a virtual format, and TCA is accepting nominations for its Bes…
Rolling the 14: How to pull off the new split-sleeper under the hours of service come September
We’re firing up T. Dills Trucking again for a run between Midwest and Mid-South and back again, to illustrate the way the FMCSA’s revised hours rule is expected to work come September 29, 2020. Also: How to execute a one-time three-hour pause with spli…
Got a sharp rig? Submit photos to this year’s Pride & Polish
Following the submission deadline, midnight, July 21, we’ll post photos for reader voting to determine finalists in five categories. Judges will pick the winners from those. The winners will be announced Aug. 28.
N.B. travel registration service opens
FREDERICTON, N.B. — New Brunswick has launched a travel registration program to make trips to the province smooth during Covid-19. “Each person who registers will receive a travel registration number which can then be presented to border control …
Kansas rest area linked to possible COVID-19 exposure
Topeka Service Area on the I-70
As many as 27 trucks in bizarre string of I-81 accidents
Numerous tractor-trailers were involved in five separate accidents over a 10-miles stretch on Interstate 81 and on I-78 in Pennsylvania Wednesday, July 8, claiming one life and jamming up traffic for miles. A Pennsylvania Department of Transportation s…
Fleet Safety Council conference shifts to Oct. 2 webinar
ETOBICOKE, Ont. – Ontario’s Fleet Safety Council has opened registration for its 29th annual education conference, and this year the event will come in the form of a webinar. The Oct. 2 event will include an Ontario Trucking Association update from Geo…
European trucking market to take $72 billion COVID-19 hit
[caption caption="The coronavirus hit the trucking business especially hard in Europe during the second quarter as demand vanished and closed borders restricted cargo movements in many countries. Photo credit: Shutterstock.com."][/caption]Reven…