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OTA Applauds MTO Proposal to Extend Maximum Tractor Wheelbase for Certain Vehicles
Good for environment and harmonization, but OTA says more configurations should be included
Ontario is proposing to allow longer tractor wheelbases for a specified group...
Alberta Motor Transport Association Presses Province for Single Wide Tires
The Alberta Motor Transport Association is urging Transport Minister Ray Danyluk to join other provinces in increase the allowable weight on wide base super...
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It's difficult to keep pace with rapidly changing regulations in the business of trucking. To...
Medical Examiners to Use 35 BMI Standard for Sleep Apnea Screening
A top Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) official has confirmed the agency will very likely use a body mass index (BMI) of 35...
FMCSA Shows New HOS Logbook Examples Online
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration posted on its website a document illustrating 20 logbook examples under its new hours of service rules published...
Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association Support Proposed East-West Maine Hwy
Shovels for a proposed toll highway that would stretch across Maine from Calais-St. Stephen, N.B. to the Maine-Quebec border could hit the ground as...
ATA Challenges HOS Rule in Court
The American Trucking Associations says it's going to court to overturn the new hours of service rule announced late last year.
The ATA has filed...
Quebec, Manitoba Announce Flexible Thaw Period Scheds
The Ministère des Transports du Québec has posted a list of "forecasted" dates for the 2012 thaw period.
The forecasted dates represent the most likely...
NB Mobile Radar Units Target Speeding Trucks
Commercial Vehicle Enforcement officers working in mobile units have begun enforcing speed limits for commercial vehicles in New Brunswick.
The province rolled out 17...
Design Plans for FAST Lane at Pacific Hwy
The BC Ministry of Transportation & Infrastructure and US Customs and Border Protection have finalized design plans for the southbound Free and Secure Trade...