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Tuesday, May 15, 2018

Road Safety Week focusing on dangerous D’s

KANATA, Ont. – Canada Road Safety Week is scheduled to run May 15-21, as the Canadian Association of Chiefs of Police looks to draw attention to an array of safety-related issues.

It’s a campaign asking people to take the D’s — in the form of drunk, drugged, distracted, drowsy, dangerously, or detached – out of driving.

May 16 will include a special focus on alcohol-impaired driving, while the 17th will focus on fatigue-impaired driving. Distracted driving is the focus on the 18th,... more

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Thursday, May 10, 2018

Updated: Saskatchewan backtracks on training stance.

REGINA, Sask. – Days after announcing plans for mandatory entry-level truck driver training, SGI’s Auto Fund Division has issued a second memo that backtracks from the stance.

“We would like to clarify that no decision has been made regarding Class 1 training,” writes Kwei Quaye, vice-president, traffic safety, driver and support services, in a document dated Friday.

“To be clear, mandatory Class 1 training is an option that has not been ruled out. Along with the... more

Posted at 02:14 PM

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Monday, May 14, 2018

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Posted at 12:57 PM

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Monday, May 7, 2018

Manitoba looking at standardized commercial driver training.

WINNIPEG, Man. – The Manitoba government announced that it is consulting on the implementation of a standardized system of training and certification for commercial drivers.

“Our first priority is public safety on roadways and that is why we are announcing that we have started work across government to consider how a standardized system could work for the trucking industry,” said Minister of Infrastructure Ron Schuler. “This is something the trucking... more

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Wednesday, May 2, 2018

Dealing with the messiness of the human condition.

As a truck driver, you may wake some mornings to blinding sunshine under brilliant blue skies but you may end the day in a blinding snowstorm unable to see more than a few truck lengths in front of you.

On some days, you may be straight-lining across the country and on others, you may be doing multiple pickups and deliveries. At the same time, you may be feeling healthy and happy, or you may feel under the weather and blue.

You may have to alternate between working a late shift and... more

Posted at 07:41 AM

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Thursday, April 26, 2018

Nearly half of drivers report exceeding HoS to find parking.

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — There’s no doubt about it – North America has a truck parking problem. With the introduction of mandatory electronic logging devices (ELD) in the U.S. last December the issue has become critical.

Speaking about the issue to Truck World audiences, researcher Philip Bigelow said recent surveys show up to 49% of drivers report exceeding their hours of service (HoS) in order to find parking.

While HoS regulations didn’t change when ELDs became... more

Posted at 01:36 PM

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Wednesday, April 25, 2018

Fire extinguisher recall affects more than 10,000 International tractors.

More than 10,000 International tractors are being recalled as part of the massive Kidde fire extinguisher recallthat was initiated in November.

Trucks equipped with Kidde plastic-handle or push button “Pindicator” fire extinguishers are included in most recent recall from Navistar, according to National Highway Traffic Safety Administration documents. These fire extinguisher models could become clogged, preventing them from... more

Posted at 08:49 AM

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Monday, April 23, 2018

FMCSA updates CSA SMS with new ELD violations, releases severity weights.

As of April 1, new violations associated with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s electronic logging device mandate are now associated with the Hours of Service Compliance BASIC category in the CSA program’s Safety Measurement System, the agency noted. “These violations are not being applied retroactively; violations recorded prior to April 1, 2018 will not be counted in SMS,” though carriers having received a violation for not having... more

Posted at 12:44 PM

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Friday, April 20, 2018

ELD-related survey shows length-of-haul desirability trending shorter for small fleets, longer for large.

The Columbus, Ohio-headquartered Zipline Logistics freight brokerage has been in business about a decade, working mostly with food and beverage brands and suppliers of ingredients and materials as shipper customers. Zipline recently surveyed its carrier network, comprised of both small and comparatively large fleets, about the turn to electronic logging devices made of course dramatic by the Federal Motor... more

Posted at 06:42 AM

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Thursday, April 19, 2018

A few points on scoring better rates from owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford.

https://y2u.be/vfK05BxLRGM

Small fleet owner turned owner-operator coach Kevin Rutherford presented three seminars in late March at the Mid-America Trucking Show on running a more profitable small trucking business, fleshing out over three hours of talks a litany of advice on landing better rates, building relationships with brokers and, simply, driving up bottom lines. Here are a few themes that emerged from Rutherford’s seminars.

To... more

Posted at 01:41 PM