New committee to explore transportation requirements of Athabasca oil sands
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A new advisory body has been set up to explore the current and future transportation needs of the Athabasca oil sands region. [Full Story]
Cash, food collected by growing 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign
CALGARY, Alta. — The ninth annual 18 Wheels of Christmas campaign collected more than 100,000 lbs of donations for local food banks this past Christmas season. [Full Story]
NTEA provides MVP designation to Airworks Compressors
EDMONTON, Alta. — Airworks Compressors Corp. is one of the latest companies to be MVP-qualified by the National Truck Equipment Association. [Full Story]
Trucks don’t have to use far-right lanes on those long uphill climbs
Are truckers required to use the lane to the right of the fog line when moving slowly up grades such as Siskiyou and Sexton passes on Interstate 5? Traffic is constantly stalled because of slow trucks using the left lane to pass barely slower trucks in…
NAFTA Surface Trade up 12% Year Over Year
Trade using surface transportation between the U.S. and trading partners Canada and Mexico was 12% higher in October 2011 than in October 2010, totaling $79 billion, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.
Highway Funding Climbing Legislative Ladder, More States Eyeing Tax Hikes
The declining state of roads and bridges, and burgeoning congestion is becoming more difficult to ignore, and several state legislatures are now openly discussing the likelihood of hiking fuel taxes.
Cass Freight Index: Rate Increases Hold Despite Lack of Imminent Capacity Threat
Motor carriers and railroads were successful in passing along rate increases in 2011. For the most part, the rate hikes stuck, but carriers didn’t gain any ground, they just kept pace with increasing costs.
FMCSA Reminds Carriers to Update VMT, Power Unit Data
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is reminding commercial motor carriers they they need to update their Vehicle Miles Travelled (VMT) and Power Unit (PU) data on their Motor Carrier Registration form, known as the MCS-150.
Features
Anti-Bridge Folks Win Again Nobody listened to me last week when, in this very space, I urged Michigan politicians to get on wit …more — While you’re waiting for the cops to crack down, here are nine ways you can take matters into your own hands so …
Product Watch Newsletter
January 4, 2012 Vol. 8, No. 1 First off, let me wish you all a productive and prosperous new year.