Several of North America’s largest trucking associations are calling on Canadian and U.S. ambassadors to help remove unnecessary trade barriers for cross-border operators and truck
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B.C. plans to mandate speed limiters on trucks
British Columbia is planning to mandate speed limiters on heavy-duty commercial vehicles, in a bid to reduce speed-related crashes and greenhouse gases. Rob Fleming, B.C.
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Program connects refugees to jobs including trucking
The federal government has introduced a new pilot project to connect skilled refugees to in-demand jobs including truck driving. Beginning this summer employers can tap
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‘No plans’ by Saskatchewan government to loosen licence requirements for truckers
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is seeking to reassure the families of those killed or injured in the Humboldt Broncos bus crash that it will
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Truck parking fines to skyrocket under new Delaware law
The state of Delaware recently passed a law that will dramatically increase parking fines for commercial vehicles in residential areas. On September 9, 2022, House
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Deputy Prime Minister Visits Bison; Discusses Trucking Issues
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland was in Calgary today to meet with the executive team and staff of Bison Transport and representatives of the Canadian
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Ontario NDP promise to remove tolls for truckers on Highway 407 if elected
Promise wasn’t included in the NDP’s costed election platform Ontario’s New Democrats say they wouldn’t make truckers pony up if they drive on a private
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Pennsylvania bill would require businesses to grant restroom access to truck drivers
A Pennsylvania lawmaker has introduced a bill to increase truck driver access to restroom facilities. Rep. Jason Silvis recently introduced House Bill 2465, also known
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FMCSA eliminates rule requiring truck drivers to submit list of traffic violations to employers
The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued a new rule that will eliminate a traffic violation reporting requirement that many truck drivers found to
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Trucker beaten by Canadian police says ‘they broke my body a little bit but not my spirit’
A trucker who was seen on viral video being beaten by Ottawa police during the “Freedom Convoy” demonstrations said the officers “broke my body a
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