Operations & Safety 2012

Reminder: Jan 1 CARB Deadline For Trucks and Buses The California Air Resources Board is reminding truck owners to make sure whether their vehicle fleets are among those that will have new rules to follow as of Jan. 1- 12/20/2012 Wondering How to Tackle the Driver Shortage? Look North, Says Biz Mag CTA's Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage report has been featured in a prominent U.S. business magazine, which highlights BRTF's investigation of the root causes of the driver shortage- 12/19/2012 MTO Pursuing Solutions to Improve Service Delivery Standards for O-O Permits OTA has been notified by some carriers about growing concerns over service delivery standards on permits in the Oversize/Overweight division at the MTO- 12/18/2012 Keep Up Momentum on Put the Brakes on 70% Campaign OTA has seen an uptick in calls from concerned carriers since the first phase of Ontario’s 70-percent fee hike on commercial vehicle validation plates- 12/13/2012 Agencies Seek Solutions to Truck Parking Shortage in US There is clearly a widespread demand for more truck parking solutions, acknowledges the Federal Highway Administration.- 12/11/2012 ATA Urges Further Dialogue on CSA Data Limitations ATA has once again expressed to officials how CSA lacks enough data on the industry to give meaningful scores for the majority of carriers.- 12/10/2012 Carriers Like Bill Requiring DOT Use Hair Testing to Detect Drugs U.S. Rep. Reid Ribble (R-Wisc.) has introduced of a bill requiring the Department of Transportation to conduct a pilot program to evaluate the use of hair samples to test commercial drivers- 12/06/2012 ATRI: CSA Has Modest Effect on Driver Availability The new carrier safety program knows as CSA has had a small effect on truck driver employment, but not nearly as much of an impact as was predicted, according to a new report- 12/05/2012 MTO Revises Permit Conditions for 60-Foot Trailer Pilot New conditions reflect OTA concerns on permit holder; driver and carrier safety standards- 12/03/2012 Extended 60-ft Trailer Permit Condistions-MTO PDF Doc of MTO's Extended 60-ft Trailer Permit Condistions (Dec 3 2012)- 12/03/2012 EDITORIAL: Canada-US Safety Ratings: Reciprocity Cuts Both Ways The dictionary definition of reciprocity is the relation or policy in commercial dealings between countries by which corresponding advantages or privileges are granted by each country to the citizens of the other- 11/29/2012 Big Changes to CSA Around the Corner SMS 3.0, the latest rendition of CSA's scoring system, is scheduled to take effect early next month and, according to trade media reports, perhaps some of the changes could kick-in as early as next week.- 11/29/2012 OTA Takes Position on Proposal to Introduce 60-Plus-ft Semi-Trailers in Ontario The Board of Directors of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) adopted its official position on a proposal from Walmart Canada to introduce 60 foot, 6 inch semi-trailers onto Ontario roads and highways.- 11/08/2012 OTA, CTA Continue to Lead Pack Among Effective Trade Associations 'You either embrace change, or fade away' says Bradley- 11/08/2012 F&S Study: Class 8 engines to shrink A study projects that the average displacement for Class 8 truck engines is going to shrink from 2% to 3% by 2018 as OEMs and fleets alike seek ways to improve fuel economy- 11/07/2012 Reminder About Drive Clean Accreditation Change Drive Clean Facilities that have not become accredited in the Modernized Program by December 31, 2012 will be locked out- 10/30/2012 City of Toronto Expedites Overweight/Oversize Permits After meeting with Ontario Trucking Association staff, City of Toronto officials have agreed to accelerate the processing of overweight/oversize permit to carriers.- 10/19/2012 EDITORIAL: It's Time to Wake Up to Obstructive Sleep Apnea Compliance Driver wellness is recognized by the CTA Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Driver Shortage. And, it is behind the motivation for developing a testing and treatment program for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) amongst truck drivers- 10/19/2012 CARB Sends 'Clear Message' With 4,000-Plus Truck Inspection The California Air Resources Board announced that its month-long multi-agency enforcement campaign resulted in the inspection of 4,053 trucks at 40 locations throughout the state- 10/17/2012 New Trucking Alliance Doubling Down on Safety Initiatives A small group of trucking companies whose goal is to push for an EOBR mandate in the U.S. is now focusing on additional safety rules such as mandatory speed limiters- 10/11/2012