Driver turnover rate falls, but market still tight

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The driver turnover rate among American truckload carriers declined during the second quarter of this year, but the job market for professional drivers remains tight, the American Trucking Associations reported this week.

Hauler beefs up R&R with advanced simulators

BARRIE, Ont. -- Muskoka Transport says it has revolutionized its driver recruitment and retention programs by expanding its simulation programs.

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CTA gives Harper’s green idea ‘thumbs up;’ Projects could include speed limiters

OTTAWA -- An environmental initiative for truckers, by truckers, seems to have struck a chord in Ottawa, as the Conservative government's newly announced $1.5 billion environmental plan may include Canadian Trucking Alliance proposals like mandatory speed limiters,

Ont budget includes driver apprentice tax break, big cash for hwys

TORONTO -- Truck driving is finally being treated like most other trained skills in Ontario.

SPECIAL REPORT: EOBR rule needs a lot of work, commentators say

TORONTO -- The U.S. DOT's controversial plan to mandate EOBRs (electronic on-board recorders) for repeat hours-of-service violators is far from perfect, most commentators say.

WSIB slashes trucking rates

TORONTO -- For the second straight year, Ontario's Workplace Safety Insurance Board (WSIB) has cut General Trucking rates.

CTA-BCTA battle rule requiring union rates to owner-ops

VANCOUVER -- B.C. drayage carriers are concerned that Ottawa's proposal forcing them to pay independent owner-ops union-type rates would send a "disturbing message" to other "disgruntled and disenfranchised groups."

ICBC pulls air brake authority from alleged licence mill

SURREY, B.C. -- B.C. transport officials are attempting to shut down a Surrey truck driving school accused of dolling out forged class 1 licence documents to about 160 Indian immigrant drivers.

Operation Safe Driver to Target Car and Truck Drivers

Washington, DC -- Dangerous and aggressive be warned; the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance is about a new road safety campaign: Operation Safe Driver.

Tow Trucks Off the Hook: MTO guarantees payment

TORONTO -- Doug Nelson, the executive director of the association representing Ontario's tow-truck industry, brought some good news to the recent Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) annual conference.

SPECIAL REPORT: Speed limiters not included in PQ safety bill — yet

QUEBEC CITY -- The Quebec government has passed a bill that includes several new traffic safety measures, including further restrictions on speeding, cell phone use at the wheel, drink

’07 deadly year on NS highways

HALIFAX -- There were more fatal crashes on Nova Scotia highways in 2007 than any year over the last decade.

Fertilizer gets newly sprouted classification

OTTAWA -- In the interest of public safety, the Transportation of Dangerous Goods (TDG) Regulations have been amended to reflect the re-classification of anhydrous ammonia (fertilizer) from non-flammable, non-toxic gas, to toxic gas.

Truckers have lower life expectancy: Study

TORONTO -- Truck drivers live 10 to 15 years less than the average North American male, who lives to 76, according to a new study authored by Toronto researcher Dr. Martin Moore-Ede.