Plant shutdowns could impact freight demand, supplies
TORONTO, Ont. – Automotive manufacturers and their suppliers have begun temporarily closing North American plants in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. On Wednesday, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced it will suspend manufacturing through the…
Eaton Cummins Automated Transmission Technologies Introduces Endurant XD Heavy-Duty Transmission
Eaton Cummins has introduced its Endurant XD series — a series of high-performance automated transmissions designed for on-highway applications with high gross combined weight ratings, such as double and triple trailer trucks, and severe-duty on/off h…
FMCSA Expands Coronavirus Hours-of-Service Exemptions
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration added fuel and other items to an expanded national emergency declaration to provide hours-of-service regulatory relief to commercial vehicle drivers transporting emergency relief in response to the nation…
ATA thankful for FMCSA guidance on Covid-19 emergency declaration
ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations (ATA) is applauding the U.S.’s government’s updated emergency declaration for commercial vehicles for Covid-19 relief. The update expands on which items can be hauled for Covid-19 relief and be eligib…
Foreign, Domestic Automakers Suspend Production at North American Factories
The shutdowns come to fight the spread of COVID-19/coronavirus after workers at multiple plants tested positive.
News roundup, March 18: COVID-19 response pushing toll authorities away from cash; Pa. makes rest stops truck parking only
The Illinois Tollway system has deactivated toll lanes, moving to an all-electronic collection model, in efforts to mitigate COVID-19 spread; Mackinac Bridge authority, too, is moving to a cashless system. The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation …
Quebec Trucking Association cancels annual meeting
MONTREAL, Que. – The Quebec Trucking Association is the latest trucking-related organization to cancel an event in the fight against Covid-19. “Reacting to the request of the Government of Quebec to cancel gatherings which are not necessary, and in ord…
Teamsters Canada backs Covid-19 aid package, but wants more
LAVAL, Que. – The country’s supply chain union has welcomed the federal government’s initiative to help workers affected by the Covid-19 pandemic, but believes more will be needed to help them through the crisis. On Wednesday, Prime Minister Justin Tru…
Trucker uses call-in show to plead the case of drivers
Asks folks for help at drive-thrus
U.S. suspension of HoS rules not applicable in Canada
OTTAWA, Ont. – Despite the U.S. temporarily suspending its hours-of-service (HoS) rules for drivers hauling Covid-19 relief items, Canada has not yet followed suit. In the U.S., the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has issued a natio…