Today, the Ministry of Highways officially launched its winter safety campaign with a new Highway Hotline ads about its new road condition terminology and a
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Category: Safety
Could truck side guards help save lives? Toronto considers retrofitting heavy duty vehicles
City council committee to consider $5.6M plan to protect cyclists, pedestrians Toronto is considering spending $5.6 million to retrofit all city-owned heavy duty trucks with side
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First snow on Donner Pass prompts mandatory brake checks
Semi trucks passing through Donner Pass were required to stop for a brake check on Interstate 80 during the area’s first snow on Thursday. The
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Washington State commercial vehicle chain requirements go into effect November 1
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is reminding truckers that commercial vehicle chain requirements will go into effect this week. On Monday, WSP issued a reminder
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Colorado’s commercial vehicle chain law expanded to roads beyond I-70, starting September 1
Truckers should be prepared for new chain law requirements in Colorado this year. On May 20, 2024, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed the Commercial Vehicle
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CVSA’s Operation Safe Driver July 7-13
This year’s Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance’s (CVSA) Operation Safe Driver Week will be focused on ‘dangerous’ and ‘reckless’ driving. Between July 7-13 law enforcement personnel
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New truckers in Canada aren’t being trained well enough. How do we fix that?
Insurance Bureau of Canada VP hopes this is a ‘wake-up call’ to the trucking industry and oversight bodies Alarm bells over truck driving training Twenty
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Training for new truckers must extend beyond school, experts say
Insurance Bureau of Canada report says drivers with less than 3 years experience at higher risk of collisions A trucking company that operates in the
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Insurance bureau trying to pump the brakes on trucking insurance costs
The bureau asked consulting company MNP to find out why insurance costs were climbing, and driver inexperience was found to be one of the causes.
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Study: Truckers with less than 3 years experience at greater risk for collision
New commercial truck drivers who have not received adequate training are putting the safety of Canada’s roads and highways in jeopardy, according to a report released recently.
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