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Truckers Won’t Support Mandatory Truck Side Guards
Unclear safety benefits - not cost - is the issue, CTA chief says
The Canadian Trucking Alliance, which represents over 4,500 trucking companies from across...
Exports to U.S. highest in 8 months
Canada's merchandise exports grew 4.2 percent in September, while imports declined 0.3 percent.
As a result, Canada's trade balance with the world went from a...
Suit filed over US truck fuel economy rules
A group of small trucking and construction fleet owners in California has filed a federal lawsuit challenging the federal government's new fuel-economy standards for...
Deal Struck on Next-Gen CanAm Border Security Pact
โProof will be in the puddingโ says CTA
There are reports that Canada and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a much-ballyhooed perimeter security...
IRP Amendment Favorable to Motor Carriers
Win-Win for government and trucking industry, according to CTA
OTTAWA -- Member jurisdictions of the International Registration Plan (IRP) recently approved changes that will simplify...
CTA Says Regulatory Approach to Reducing GHG Emissions from Heavy Trucks Needs to be Supplemented by Complementary Measures to Promote, Accelerate Voluntary Investment in...
OTTAWA - Last May, US president Barack Obama announced that his government would be introducing a regulation to establish fuel efficiency/GHG reduction standards for...
OTA Survey Reflects Growing Economic Uncertainty But Industry Continues to Hold Its Own
TORONTO - The latest Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) quarterly survey of the pulse of the trucking industry in Ontario shows a higher degree of...
Western diesel shortage continues
Diesel supply remains spotty in parts of Western Canada, sending prices soaring in certain areas.
There is currently a diesel shortage in Western Canada...
Fleets in better buying mood
Class 8 truck total net orders for all major North American OEM's increased 17 percent over September to 27,395 units, reports FTR Associates.
Order figures...
Border needs manpower, technology
A new binational study calls for increased use of new technology to speed border crossings and inspections and improved trusted traveler programs Buffalo-Niagara crossings.
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