Posted Friday July 09, 2021 in Operations/safety, Technology
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is proposing a change to the regulations that would increase the area in which certain safety devices may be mounted on the interior windshield of a commercial motor vehicle.
Posted Friday July 09, 2021 in Environment/fuel, Infrastructure, Operations/safety
A multiyear highway policy bill recently approved in the U.S. House of Representatives would fund a comprehensive truck parking initiative, and pave the way for the adoption of other freight-centric programs, reports Transport Topics.
Posted Friday January 29, 2021 in Admin & Tax, Operations/safety
As part of the Ministry of Transportation’s efforts to stop the spread of COVID-19 and to help keep people safe, the ministry has extended the validity of the following driver, vehicle and carrier products, that expired on or after March 1, 2020 until June 30, 2021:
Posted Friday January 22, 2021 in Operations/safety, Technology
The federal electronic logging device mandate has levelled the playing field among motor carriers and reduced driver hours-of-service violations, industry experts told Transport Topics.
Posted Friday January 22, 2021 in Labour/HR/driver shortage, Operations/safety
In a notice of proposed rulemaking the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is seeking an alternate vision standard that would replace the current exemption program as a basis for establishing vision qualifications
The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) was founded in 1926, and provides services and public policy advocacy for trucking companies hauling freight into, out of and within the Province of Ontario. OTA is the only trucking association in Ontario that represents all segments of the industry - for-hire carriers, private carriers, intermodal, suppliers, etc. » More...
