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Découvrez les nôtres.   Nouveaux produits - Des produits et services que vous devriez connaître.   Médias   Tip of the Week   Video Gallery Safety Groups File Lawsuit Over Hours-of-Service Rule Change - 24/02/2012   WASHINGTON — Safety groups take issue with 11-hour limit and restart provision, but for different reasons than the ATA. Canadian Trucking Alliance Announces Text-based EOBR Campaign - 23/02/2012   TORONTO — CTA says MPs need to hear from those who support EOBR mandate. American Trucking Association Challenges U.S. on Hours of Service Rule - 14/02/2012   WASHINGTON — Trucking industry says they cannot allow proposed rule to go unchallenged. CSA BASIC Fact Sheets Available on the Web - 18/01/2012   WASHINGTON — New fact sheet series helps explain CSA. EOBR Recommendations Finished - 07/12/2011   WASHINGTON — Committee finishes work on 16 separate issues. Trucking Conditions Decline Due to HOS Delay - 05/12/2011   Nashville, IN — FTR reported a decline in October, but expect TCI to climb. Graves’ Concerns: What Part of Success Don’t these People Understand? - 01/12/2011   ARLINGTON, VA - - Anti-truck groups are using the weakened U.S. economy as a weapon. Court Ruling Requires FMCSA to Revise EOBR Rule - 17/11/2011   WASHINGTON — Court concerned about lack of detail on how EOBRs affect driver harassment. HoS Rules for American Truckers Delayed - 28/10/2011   WASHINGTON — Industry isn't surprised deadline missed. Senator Blocks HOS Rule Rewrite - 20/10/2011   WASHINGTON -- No need to rewrite, say critics. The Top 10 Issues Facing Trucking - 17/10/2011   GRAPEVINE, TX – Economy takes first spot for third year in a row. ATA urges DOT to cut 'unnecessary' rules; start with HOS - 06/09/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – American motor carriers are urging the Obama administration to live up to its promise to relieve the burden of unnecessary regulations as it considers changes to the hours-of-service rules. Court tosses out US EOBR rule; orders changes - 29/08/2011   WASHINGTON – The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit has vacated the U.S. government's upcoming electronic onboard recorder (EOBR) policy, ruling that it fails to protect drivers from harassment. Former FMCSA researcher blasts studies backing HOS change - 10/06/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – Another respected international researcher has criticized the way in which U.S. truck regulators' are attempting to justify changes to the current hours of service rule. Driver detention bill not on fast track: OOIDA - 06/06/2011   TORONTO -- U.S. legislation that would force shippers and receivers to pay truck drivers for dock delays may not be considered for months, if not years, New HOS rule postponed until Oct - 30/05/2011   WASHINGTON -- U.S. regulators now say their new final hours-of-service proposal won't be completed at least until late October. Truckers to FMCSA: 'Define your EOBR terms' - 25/05/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. -- The ATA has told the federal government that it supports electronic logs, as long as all the legislative i’s are dotted and t’s are crossed ATA tells feds to butt out of driver detention issue - 19/05/2011   WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations doesn't want the federal government interfering in the relationships between truckers and shippers. FMCSA may miss HOS rule-writing deadline - 17/05/2011   WASHINGTON – New studies inserted into the hours-of-service docket at the 11th hour could cause the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to miss a court-imposed deadline of July 26 HOS docket reopened in light of new studies; ATA suspicious - 09/05/2011   WASHINGTON –- In light of four new fatigue studies surfacing, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration said it has reopened the HOS rulemaking period Stop the presses! Hours of Servicing re-written? - 06/05/2011   BOSTON -- Just when you thought it was safe to comment on the hours-of-service debate, along comes research showing that women and men work on different sleep cycles. Tank truck carriers back e-log rule - 25/04/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. -- The National Tank Truck Carriers is the latest U.S. carrier group to officially endorse mandatory electronic on board logging for the trucking industry. DOT got 'marching orders' to overhaul HOS: Former boss - 20/04/2011   WASHINGTON –Congress will have to step in to put an end to the never-ending cycle of hours of service litigation and rewrites says the man who used to run the agency responsible for overseeing the rule Obama’s own stats prove HOS safe as is: ATA boss - 14/04/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. -- If the American government needs even more proof that there's no need to tinker with the current hours-of-service rules, it needs to look no further than its own data. EOBRs an invasion of privacy? DOT wants to know what you think - 13/04/2011   WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is asking for additional comments on whether its proposed mandate EOBRs sets up the possibility of driver harassment. Senators recharge mandatory EOBR bill - 04/04/2011   WASHINGTON, D.C. – A senatorial duo in the U.S. is reintroducing legislation to mandate "tamper-resistant" electronic onboard recorders on trucks. Fed study to focus on 'human factors' in carrier crashes - 28/03/2011   OTTAWA -- The impact of "human factors" on road safety is the focus of a three-year study being prepared by Transport Canada. Get those e-logs rolling: TCA - 16/03/2011   SAN DIEGO -- To no one's surprise, the association for fleets who specialize in truckload cargo has come out strongly in favor of legislation mandating the use of electronic logging devices (ELDs). Carriers decry DOT funding of Mexican EOBRs - 14/03/2011   WASHINGTON -- They may be hot for EOBRs on trucks, but a group of U.S. carriers are crying foul over the government's plan to pay for them on incoming Mexican trucks. Panning of 'politicized' HOS proposal continues - 08/03/2011   WASHINGTON – Trucking groups, retailers and even enforcement agencies continue to attack the Obama administration's proposal to cut daily driving and on-duty time for truck drivers. HOS changes could hurt LTL, dedicated the most - 07/03/2011   TORONTO -- The dust is settling from the lump of coal that thudded at the foot of truckers just before Christmas in the form of new hours-of-service rules. Deadline day for HOS comments; retailers object too - 04/03/2011   WASHINGTON – Tonight at midnight is the deadline for public comments for the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s proposed hours-of-service rule. Legislators pile on bandwagon to keep HOS intact - 03/03/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – Echoing the sentiments of most truckers, a bipartisan group of U.S. legislators have called on the Obama administration to abandon its proposed hours-of-service changes Sleep expert: DOT misused studies to support HOS changes - 01/03/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – The FMCSA's justification for changing the hours of service rules continues to crumble, according to the American Trucking Associations. Report sensationalizes truckers' cross-border HOS record? - 24/02/2011   TORONTO – The CBC and some of its regional affiliates are making much hay about U.S. data that shows 4,800 Canadian carriers violated hours of service and logbook rules in 2009 and 2010. Make shippers pay for trucker detention: Congressman - 18/02/2011   EUGENE, Ore. – The DOT would have to establish a maximum number of hours drivers may be detained without being paid if Rep. Peter DeFazio, D-Ore., gets his way. Live From Washington! Real truckers give FMCSA an earful on HOS - 17/02/2011   WASHINGTON – Drivers and fleet managers who took time to tell FMCSA what they think of the government's new hours-of-service proposal appeared nearly unanimous in opposing the changes. DOT trumped up benefits in HOS impact report: Study - 17/02/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Critics who say the US DOT's new hours-of-service proposal is too costly and based on bad research got some ammunition this week. Help halt the 60-second pre-trip: trucking exec - 15/02/2011   MARKHAM, Ont. -- “Please, get to the FMCSA website and post your comments. You gotta do that.” Unbridled opportunity, uncertainty awaits trucking: TCP - 10/02/2011   NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Is trucking rolling through another predictable cycle or do the next few years truly represent a "new beginning" for the industry? Rest 'n staging biz expanding across NA - 10/02/2011   MONTEBELLO, Calif. -- While governments continue to ignore the lack of adequate rest areas for truckers, at least one private company is building solutions – literally. Owner-ops rail against EOBRs; CTA wants them in Canada - 01/02/2011   OTTAWA – Although Canadian transport officials got the early jump on a universal EOBR mandate, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is hoping regulators here don't fall far behind the Americans EOBR mandate includes all interstate truckers - 31/01/2011   WASHINGTON – As expected, the FMCSA is bolstering its hours-of-service rules by proposing that all interstate trucks and buses be equipped with electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) to track driver hours. How a 34-hr reset can turn into 54 off-duty hours - 27/01/2011   TORONTO -- The DOT's proposed amendment to the 34-hour restart provision was glossed over by many at first as the possibility of cutting allowable driving hours garnered much of the attention. Researchers urge 'alternative' safety compliance methods - 25/01/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – Is there a better way to monitor safety compliance of bigger fleets? The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) thinks so. ATA accuses DOT of inflating fatigue-crash risk - 13/01/2011   ARLINGTON, Va. – After nearly a decade of battling unions over its hours-of-service rules, the U.S. government appears to have picked a new fight—this time with carrier companies. SPECIAL REPORT: US hours of service rules changed - 23/12/2010   TORONTO -- Carriers worried about the DOT's plans to slash driving hours, among other hours-of service changes, got a proverbial lump of coal from Uncle Sam today. Agri-Food, Bison create new 'foods division' at inland port - 10/12/2010   WINNIPEG -- Bison Transport's warehouse at the foot of CentrePort will house an the expansion and consolidation Agri-Food’s Canadian operations. HOS changes, CSA court decision expected soon - 09/12/2010   WASHINGTON -- The trucking industry is bracing for several major announcements in the next couple of days and weeks on hours-of-service changes, EOBRs, and another possible delay of CSA 2010. Truckers expect major changes to HOS rule - 02/12/2010   ARLINGTON, Va. – A newly proposed U.S. hours-of-service rule is reportedly in the final stages of White House approval, but American carriers are already anticipating some major changes. Shippers want action on HOS proposal - 12/11/2010   WACONIA, Minn. -- A coalition of U.S. shippers is wants the government to pull the current hours-of-service out of Limbo and release a new proposal immediately. OOIDA cites privacy, tech loopholes to get EOBRs scrapped - 26/10/2010   GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – The largest owner-op group in the U.S. has filed a petition to vacate the final rule mandating electronic on-board recorders for motor carriers. Senate bill would require EOBRs on trucks - 29/09/2010   WASHINGTON, D.C. – A bipartisan bill tabled in the U.S. Senate could kick-start a mandatory electronic on-board recorder rulemaking that for years has been stuck in the regulatory gears of the U.S. Dept. of Transportation. FMCSA tweeks EOBR rule - 14/09/2010   WASHINGTON – In response to concerns from trucking carriers and industry suppliers, regulators in the U.S. have made some technical changes to the new electronic onboard recorder rule. Construction firms look to avoid getting caught in EOBR net - 13/08/2010   TORONTO -- Not wanting to get caught up in another all-encompassing regulation aimed at long-distance carriers, construction companies want to be excluded from a proposed electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) rule. We don't like Mondays - 26/07/2010   SAN DIEGO -- Between 11 at night and nine in the morning, midweek, and anytime between January and June. That’s the safest time to drive a long-haul truck. CBP not pulling trigger on 'residue rule' yet - 15/07/2010   WASHINGTON -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) continues not delay enforcement of a controversial rule requiring carriers to manifest the amount of liquid residue left in tank trailers or cars crossing the border. FMCSA sends new hours rule to DOT for review - 12/07/2010   WASHINGTON -- U.S. trucking regulators have reportedly wrapped up their hours-of-service rules rewrite and have sent the plan to DOT Secretary Ray LaHood's office for review. Provinces shuffle OOS ratings in Roadcheck blitz - 08/07/2010   OTTAWA -- Eighty percent of Canadian commercial vehicles inspected during the annual CVSA Roadcheck campaign last month. Une nouvelle association pour les routiers du Québec - 14/06/2010   Estimant que leur métier mérite d’être mieux représenté, reconnu et respecté, un groupe de camionneurs a lancé le 13 juin dernier, l’Association des routiers professionnels du Québec (ARPQ). FMCSA allows scanned driver logs - 14/06/2010   WASHINGTON -- In a bid to simplify record keeping requirements for driver logs, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration say sit will allow drivers to scan an image of their original log and send it to the carrier. Owner-ops challenge EOBR rule in court - 09/06/2010   GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- A legal challenge of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's electronic on-board recorder (EOBR) regulation has been filed by a group of owner-operators. FMCSA eases 'supporting docs' rule ahead of EOBRs - 07/06/2010   WASHINGTON -- In anticipation of a "broader mandate" for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs), U.S. transport regulators have proposed scrapping the need to carry several paper "supporting documents" as part of hours-of-service compliance. Trucking safer than ever under current HOS: study - 19/05/2010   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Carriers have even more evidence that the current hours-of-service rules work properly; and, while some improvements could still be made, the law has generally made trucking safer. Carriers, suppliers ask FMCSA to fix holes in EOBR rule - 11/05/2010   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Two "unrealistic" provisions in the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's recent final rule on electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs) should be reconsidered, stakeholders say. ATA says HOS rule works; but more flexibility required - 22/04/2010   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Despite what special interest groups and unions are claiming, the current hours-of-service framework in the U.S. is very safe, but more flexibility which allows drivers to choose their own rest periods would be nice, says the American Trucking Associations. BREAKING NEWS: White House completes EOBR review - 19/03/2010   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Department of Transportation has cleared one of the final hurdles to publishing a rule on electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs). Feds look to build EOBR rule with trucker comments - 22/02/2010   OTTAWA -- Hoping to solicit feedback from the trucking industry, the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators has authored a discussion paper on electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs). No basis for shorter HOS; Trucks safer than ever says ATA - 21/01/2010   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Just a few months after special interest groups convinced the U.S. DOT to rewrite hours of service rules because truckers supposedly weren't safe enough, the industry posted the largest ever year-to-year drop in truck-involved fatalities. EOBR rule expected early in New Year - 21/12/2009   WASHINGTON -- The final rule in the U.S. requiring carriers to use electronic onboard recorders (EOBRS) has been sent to the White House for approval. HOS revision a kick in the economic slats - 09/11/2009   NASHVILLE, Ind. - - Although it’s too early to tell what’s going to happen now that the U.S. Department of Transport (DOT) has agreed to re-open the hours of service (HOS) discussion, one thing’s for sure: the end result is going hobble the so-called recovery. New iPhone black box app documents HOS - 09/11/2009   WASHOUGAL, Wash. -- A new iPhone application helps keep truck drivers' document hours-of-service records, among other industry-related activities ATA: HOS 'aint broke, so why 'fix' it? - 06/11/2009   WASHINGTON -- America's largest carrier association says it's is "extremely perplexed" that the Department of Transportation would agree to reopen its hours-of-service rules after years of improving truck safety statistics. ATA says current HOS rules should stay - 28/10/2009   ARLINGTON, Va. -- Pointing to record-low rates for truck-related crashes and fatalities, the American Trucking Associations says the existing hours of service rules are working. BREAKING NEWS: US DOT to revise hours of service rules - 27/10/2009   WASHINGTON -- An Obama-led Department of Transportation has agreed to turn back the clock on hours-of-service and reconsider the rules that have been in place since 2004. Big Orange a source of vitamin e-logs - 21/10/2009   GREEN BAY, Wis. -- One of North America's largest truckload fleets, Schneider National, is moving to electronic logs for its more than 13,000 drivers. CCMTA issues e-logbook enforcement protocol - 26/08/2009   OTTAWA -- As part of ongoing deliberations on the enforcement of electronic logbooks, Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrator member jurisdictions clarified an important protocol during meetings earlier this summer. ESA VS HOS: The battle continues - 17/08/2009   TORONTO -- Not only are there significant inconsistencies in the way various provincial transport departments apply federal hours-of-service rules, but the driving time regime remains at odds with provincial labor legislation as well, trapping most private fleets behind the eight ball. MTO to again use GPS-Satellite records for audit enforcement - 29/05/2009   TORONTO -- Beginning the first of July, the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) will begin phasing in the use of satellite records for enforcement purposes, the Ontario Trucking Association reports. Fourth Time's a Charm? Special interests fight truck hours - again - 10/03/2009   WASHINGTON -- Hoping to have better luck with an administration that's perhaps more friendly to their interests, a familiar coalition of lobby groups is taking yet another swipe at the American hours-of-service rules. Truck-involved fatality stats fall again - 17/02/2009   WASHINGTON -- The truck-involved fatality rate in the U.S. continues to fall. The Federal Highway Administration reports that truck crash fatality levels in 2007 declined 5.8 percent to 2.12 per 100 million miles from 2006. Obama halts Bush-era rules, including EOBRs - 22/01/2009   WASHINGTON -- Just hours after taking office, US President Barack Obama switched the red light on a list of rules until they can be reviewed by his own incoming staff, including a rule requiring at least some trucking carriers (perhaps most) to install electronic onboard recorders (EOBRs). Rock-a-by-'Berta: More rest areas considered - 15/01/2009   CALGARY -- At least one province appears to be interested in providing better rest areas for truckers while they're out on the road. Alberta Transportation says it has some ideas for an improved network of facilities Final EOBR stalled; may not make publishing - 12/01/2009   WASHINGTON -- The much-anticipated final rule for electronic on board recorders (EOBRs) in the U.S. may not make it into the rulebooks during the final days of the Bush administration. GPS to be used in US HOS enforcement - 12/01/2009   WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has rescinded a policy barring use of GPS records to verify compliance with the hours of service rules. ATA shrugs off latest attempt to turn back HOS clock - 22/12/2008   ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations says the latest attempt by "anti-truck groups and their allies" to block the newest version of the U.S. hours-of-service rules will be dismissed by regulators. Three Strikes: Interest groups challenge HOS rules again - 19/12/2008   WASHINGTON, D.C. -- They got tenacity, give 'em that. It seems that every holidays season, a coalition of safety-special interest groups finds a way to dump a lump of coal in the Dept of Transportation's stocking. If It 'Aint Broke: FMSCA leaves HOS rules unchanged - 19/11/2008   WASHINGTON -- In announcing its final hours-of-service rule, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration confirmed Tuesday that it will keep the 11-hour driving and 34-hour restart provisions. NTSB presses for mandatory EOBRs - 31/10/2008   WASHINGTON -- The National Transportation Safety Board this week issued its 2009 Federal Most Wanted List of highway safety improvements. Newly added to the list is one to require Electronic On-Board Recorders by all motor carriers. Off-duty not driving serving time - 18/09/2008   FRESNO, Calif. -- Five truckers in this state have been sentenced to jail time and made to pay really stiff fines after pleading guilty to cooking their logbooks. Senate committee blasts FMCSA performance - 22/07/2008   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has shown "a pattern of undermining its safety mission by proposing weak regulations and failing to provide adequate oversight Manitoba trucking boss blasts anti-truck article - 18/07/2008   WINNIPEG -- You'd think that the media would have stopped using Canadians for Responsible and Safe Highways (CRASH) as a reputable source Wake Up Call: Pilot project addressing driver fatigue from within - 12/05/2008   CALGARY -- As regulators have spent the last few years breaking down a trucker's driving ability by the hour, a handful of western minds got together in an effort to get to the core of driver fatigue. US regulators to study universal EOBR rule - 17/04/2008   WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration says it may expand its proposed requirement for electronic onboard recorders to include all carriers. Doctors suggest testing truckers for sleep apnea - 10/04/2008   WASHINGTON -- American medical experts have recommended to the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration that obese truck drivers be tested routinely for sleep apnea. First hour of driving most risky: Study - 13/03/2008   BLACKSBURG, Va. -- It makes no statistical difference to safety whether a driver is on the road for 10 or 11 hours, a new study to evaluate the safety impact of U.S. hours-of-service regulations has revealed. Lots of Canadians asleep at the wheel - 18/02/2008   TORONTO -- Driving while tired is more common than driving under the influence and is a much bigger problem than previously believed, according to a recent report on highway safety. U.S. truck crash-fatality rates fall to lowest level in history - 11/02/2008   WASHINGTON -- Newly released Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) vehicle mileage figures confirm that the rate in fatal crashes, the fatality rate, and the fatal crash rate for large trucks each declined American HOS survives latest wave of court challenges - 25/01/2008   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Court of Appeals rejected a lawsuit by special interest group Public Citizen to quash the 11-hour daily driving limit and the 34-hour restart provisions of the rules. ATA urges carriers to back HOS rules - 14/01/2008   ARLINGTON, Va. -- A month after the U.S. government announced it would keep current hours-of-service rules will virtually unchanged, the American Trucking Association is asking carriers to support the rules before yet another impending court challenge. Pioneering carrier ends paper trail; but enforcement still catching up - 07/01/2008   SURREY, B.C. -- Popular opinion is that electronic on-board recorders for the trucking industry are coming. Fix labor discrepancy in HOS rules, private carriers tell ministry - 24/12/2007   TORONTO -- There is no need for two sets of rules to govern hours of work for provincially regulated truck drivers. Court Action Filed Against Interim HOS Rule - 21/12/2007   WASHINGTON -- That didn't take long. Only a week after being introduced, the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s latest hours of work docket is being appealed in an effort to put it out-of-service before it can be implemented. NTSB says FMCSA black box proposal lacks teeth; wants tougher paper log rules - 19/12/2007   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board says its sister agency governing commercial trucks should rethink its proposal to mandate electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) only for "repeat violators" of hours-of-service rules. ATA testifies in support of reissued HOS rule - 19/12/2007   WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations will testify before a Senate Subcommittee that it supports the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's recent Interim Final Rule on driver's hours of service. FMCSA publishes new interim final HOS rule; Current limits to remain - 12/12/2007   WASHINGTON -- There will be no changes to the 11-hour drive time and 34-hour restart provisions in the U.S. federal hours-of-service rule -- not if the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration gets the final say. Study clears the weather for rollover blame - 07/12/2007   CALGARY -- Assuming poor weather conditions are the main cause of rollover accidents involving livestock trucks, is unjustified according to a recent study by Alberta Farm Animal Care (AFAC). SPECIAL REPORT: Clock ticks on HoS compliance; Feds not twisting arms yet - 26/11/2007   OTTAWA -- It doesn't look like Canada's western provinces are in much of a hurry to fully get on board with new federal hours of service rules - CTA warns HOS rules 'unraveling'; calls for non-compliance penalties - 07/11/2007   OTTAWA -- Frustrated with the lack of effort by western provinces to harmonize federal hours-of-service rules, the Canadian Trucking Alliance is urging Ottawa to withhold transport funding until they do. Full(ish) HOS enforcement kicks off in BC - 01/11/2007   LANGLEY, B.C. -- The so-called 'soft' enforcement period of B.C.'s hours-of-service rules is over. As of today, B.C.'s Commercial Vehicle Safety and Enforcement (CVSE) Division will begin fully enforcing the new federal standard B.C and most other provinces mirrored earlier this year. Lay off of HOS: Canadian truckers to FMCSA - 01/11/2007   OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) filed a petition urging the US Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration to retain two key provisions of the U.S. federal hours of service rules which were vacated in July 2007 by the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. EU truckers beg for the slammer after driving for days - 29/10/2007   LONDON -- Tired Canadian truckers frustrated over the lack of rest their bosses allow should take solace in knowing things could be worse. Shippers, CVSA back carriers on stay of current HOS rules - 24/09/2007   WASHINGTON -- In five separate filings, law enforcement, shipping and trucking interests have come forward to support the American Trucking Associations' OOIDA wants court to reconsider HOS sleeper berth exception - 11/09/2007   GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. -- The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) has filed a petition requesting the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia reconsider its opinion on certain hours of service rules. Motion to stay HOS ruling keeps provisions in place -- for now - 10/09/2007   WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations' has filed a motion asking the U.S. Court of Appeals to stay for eight months its decision to eliminate the 11-hour and 34-hour restart provisions of the American hours-of-service rules. ATA petitions regulators to retain HOS as is - 04/09/2007   ARLINGTON, Va. – The American Trucking Associations is anticipating "widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain," if a court decision to throw out the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of the federal hours-of-service rules takes effect. MTO looks to redevelop highway service centers, add rest areas - 31/08/2007   TORONTO -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Ontario released today a request for qualifications (RFQ) to shortlist teams to design, build, finance, maintain and operate highway service Centers on Highways 400 and 401. HOS ruling may push back final EOBR rule: Trucking official - 27/08/2007   HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- A U.S. rule on electronic on-board recorders is not yet imminent, admitted a transportation official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. Double-Standardized Standards: Ontario labor law trumps HOS - 20/08/2007   TORONTO -- As if there weren't enough discrepancies between new federal hours-of-service rules and the way some provinces interpret them. FMCSA pursues ITS overnight parking solution for trucks - 08/08/2007   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has contracted a company to develop an automated "SmartPark" system to make it easier for long-haul truck drivers to determine where overnight truck parking is available on major highways. ATA urges DOT to help fight for current HOS rules - 02/08/2007   WASHINGTON -- American Trucking Associations President Bill Graves says there is "no compelling safety reason” to eliminate two provisions of the current U.S. hours-of-service regime. ATA to challenge court ruling on HOS - 25/07/2007   ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations hopes it will get a stay from the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia to keep the current rules governing truck drivers’ work and rest periods in place. BREAKING NEWS: US Court rejects 11-hour driving limit in HOS rule - 24/07/2007   WASHINGTON – The 11-hour daily driving time and the 34-hour restart provisions of the U.S. federal hours-of-service regulation have been tossed out by the U.S. Court of Appeals. Fatigue: Not just for truckers anymore - 10/07/2007   OTTAWA -- The Traffic Injury Research Foundation (TIRF) says its new poll is a "wake-up call" on the "startling" number of drowsy and fatigued drivers on Ontario's roadways. Canadian truckers perform well at '07 Roadcheck blitz: OOS rate down - 29/06/2007   OTTAWA -- The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) is the first NAFTA agency to reports this year's CVSA Roadcheck results. The verdict? The large majority of Canadian truckers passed inspections with flying colors. PIC 2.0: Alberta re-launches improved carrier compliance program - 12/06/2007   EDMONTON -- It's back. And now that Alberta's one-of-a-kind Partners in Compliance (PIC) program has been given a real shot to succeed, its rescuers are already working on exporting it to the rest of Canada and the U.S. BC truckers not having ferry good time with new HOS - 15/05/2007   VANCOUVER -- New hours-of-service rules are creating havoc for some short-haul carriers across the country. ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Mechanics covered by HOS, too - 09/05/2007   ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Call it an unintended consequence, or bureaucracy running amok, but it seems that anyone who drives a truck -- even mechanics on short test drives -- are subject to the hours of service recordkeeping requirements. SPECIAL REPORT: EOBR rule needs a lot of work, commentators say - 07/05/2007   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. Volvo research compares fatigue to drunk driving - 04/05/2007   STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Loss of co-ordination, motor skills, response times, vision, attentiveness and even cognitive ability and attitude are all clear signs of a drunk driver. They're also very similar to characteristics of a driver who hasn’t had enough sleep, a new study by Volvo Trucks in Sweden has found. SPECIAL REPORT: Alberta still no go on HOS: Minister - 28/04/2007   BANFF, Alta. -- While other Canadian provinces have already adopted federal hours-of-service rules, Alberta says it still doesn't have a timetable of when it will mirror Ottawa's regulation which came into effect Jan. 1, 2007. New CVOR model takes affect today in Ontario - 02/04/2007   TORONTO -- More significant changes to Ontario's Commercial Vehicle Operator Registration system kick in today, including a new "proactive" intervention model which replaces the current "rehabilitative" system. Truck critics group says FMCSA a 'failure' on safety - 13/03/2007   WASHINGTON -- The number of truck-related fatalities on U.S. highways hasn't budged in recent years, a group of long-time trucking critics stated at a press conference. HOS rules should allow more flexibility: ATA study - 07/03/2007   ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- As special interest groups prepare yet another court challenge of the current American hours-of-service rules on the grounds they're too lax, the nation's top carrier group Washington court rules truckers must be paid OT - 06/03/2007   SEATTLE -- Washington State truckers and other workers are entitled to overtime if they're on the job more than exceed 40 hours per week, the state Supreme Court ruled in a 5-4 decision last week. Additional provinces come under HOS tent - 05/03/2007   VICTORIA -- Four more provinces -- B.C., Manitoba, Quebec, and New Brunswick -- have implemented hours-of-service rules for intra-provincial truckers. Ontario OKs HOS exemption for fuel haulers during shortage - 01/03/2007   TORONTO -- Petroleum carriers will be allowed to exceed new hours-of-service limitations until the fuel supply situation is expected to be stabilized in mid-March, the Ontario Trucking Association reports. QUESTION PERIOD: Kriska's Mark Seymour lays it down - 19/02/2007   TORONTO -- As the newly elected chairman of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA), it falls to Kriska Holdings Ltd.'s Mark Seymour of Prescott, Ont. to carry the torch on speed limiters, EOBRS, incentives for green truck technology, and other high-profile campaigns. FMCSA opens comment period on EOBR rule - 22/01/2007   WASHINGTON -- Comments from truckers and industry stakeholders are being accepted on the proposed regulation to mandate the use of electronic on-board recorders in the U.S. U.S. carriers like EOBR rule; Critics criticize - 12/01/2007   WASHINGTON -- No surprises here. The American Trucking Associations has declared its support for yesterday's much-anticipated rule on electronic on-board recorders, while long-time government critics like Public Citizen called the proposal a "weak standard." BREAKING NEWS: U.S. proposes 'black box' rule; only repeat violators affected - 11/01/2007   WASHINGTON -- Two strikes and it's in. That's what the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has decided for electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs) on trucks. Survey Says: Most drivers break HOS rules - 09/01/2007   WASHINGTON -- Three out of four drivers admit to have violated the U.S. hours of service regulations -- and 55 percent say they'll continue to deliberately break the rules -- an online survey shows. SPECIAL REPORT: HOS delays cause enforcement rift among provinces - 22/12/2006   OTTAWA -- Varying hours-of-service implementation dates among the provinces could create an uneven playing field in more than one jurisdiction across Canada, truckers warn. Manitoba to allow old 160 km HOS exemption for provincial truckers - 22/12/2006   WINNIPEG -- Because new record-keeping rules for regional Manitoba carriers and drivers are proving to be quite burdensome, the province is apparently allowing truckers to continue to operate under the old 160 km exemption. SPECIAL REPORT: US HOS? No thanks, drivers say in survey - 11/12/2006   TORONTO -- The Hours of Service rules are supposed to be about safety, right? Seems odd then, that a large majority of the drivers who responded to an exclusive HOS survey Today's Trucking and highwaySTAR conducted over the past few months said they didn't feel safety had been enhanced by the new, more restrictive rules that went into effect in 2004 south of the border. US Appeals court hears anti-HOS cases - 04/12/2006   WASHINGTON -- Preliminary arguments against the latest version of the U.S. hours-of-service regime will be heard today in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. Alberta carriers blast province for not adopting federal HOS rule - 14/11/2006   CALGARY -- Officials representing some of Alberta's largest for-hire trucking carriers say they were shocked when the province's minister of Infrastructure & Transportation announced last week that Alberta would not be mirroring new federal hours of service legislation scheduled to take affect January 2007. Alberta stays off federal HOS bandwagon -- for now - 13/11/2006   EDMONTON -- Alberta will not be joining the rest of the country in mirroring new hours-of-service rules that take affect in the New Year. Enhanced sleep apnea screening urged for truckers - 15/09/2006   ELK GROVE VILLAGE, Ill. -- New recommendations have been released by a joint task force, offering an updated approach to the screening and management of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) among commercial truck drivers. EOBR findings show low usage, concern over uniformity - 13/09/2006   ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Usage of electronic on-board recording technology is extremely low among North American truckers, says a U.S. research agency just two months before the American government is expected to announce a rule on the devices. Have a take on HOS? We want to know - 03/07/2006   TORONTO – No issue in trucking has as broad and all-reaching an impact on a driver’s life as hours of service. To say drivers live and die by HOS wouldn’t be stretching the point. At the very least, our lives revolve around that rule in a way no other rule affects us. So just how do the rules affect you? ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Transport Canada confident of Jan 1 HOS deadline; minor text changes won't delay rule - 23/06/2006   OTTAWA -- The chief of Motor Carrier Safety Policy at Transport Canada says he doesn't think the provinces and territories will miss implementing Canada's new hours-of-service regime by the Jan. 1, 2007 deadline. QUESTION PERIOD: David Bradley on the case for EOBRs in Canada - 19/06/2006   We go to CTA boss David Bradley for his take on what EOBRs will mean for trucking FMCSA not cracking down on repeat rule breakers: Inspector General - 04/05/2006   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. DOT's watchdog has found that the department's motor carrier regulatory arm has significantly improved oversight of carrier safety since its last audit in 1999, but needs to do better in identifying a pattern of violations by truckers and closing loopholes so that repeat violators don't escape maximum fines. DOT may temporarily relax HOS rules for tank truckers - 02/05/2006   WASHINGTON -- The U.S. Transportation Department is considering liberalizing hours-of-service rules for tanker truck drivers after working limits were blamed for fuel delivery problems in the northeast U.S. and south-central states. ATA allowed intervention in latest HOS challenge - 12/04/2006   WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations has won the right to intervene in Public Citizen's latest challenge to the FMCSA newest hours-of-service rules. Union wants fewer driving hours than national standard for log truckers - 11/04/2006   PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Log truckers in B.C.'s northern Interior won't be driving an extra hour if the United Steelworkers union has any say in the matter. B.C. forest council wants extra on-duty hour for log truckers - 04/04/2006   PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- B.C. truck loggers are looking to convince regulators to allow more driving hours than the upcoming Canadian hours-of-service rules mandate. U.S. transport research firm to study 2006 HOS effect - 03/04/2006   ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Transportation Research Institute is seeking motor carrier data for a new survey that measures the effects of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s sleeper berth amendment to the hours-of-service rules. More car-truck crashes are four-wheelers' fault: Study - 27/03/2006   WASHINGTON -- Driver behavior is 10 times more likely to be the cause of truck-car crashes than any other factor, including weather, road conditions, and vehicle performance, according to a new study released by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Anti-HOS movement gains momentum: More groups file challenges - 28/02/2006   WASHINGTON -- As they promised, various trucking and public interest groups have filed separate court challenges in opposition to the latest U.S. hours-of-service rules. OOIDA files court challenge against US HOS rule - 10/01/2006   ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Last year, it was public interest and safety groups that took U.S. regulators to court over new hours-of-service rules. Now, North America's largest independent trucker group says it will challenge the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's latest HOS regulation before a judge. U.S. Post wants contract carriers to be exempted from new HOS rule - 07/12/2005   WASHINGTON -- The United States Postal Service is asking transportation department rulemakers to exempt its contracted motor carriers from the new hours-of-service rules. More risk for truckers at 11th hour: Study - 23/11/2005   UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The crash risk for truck drivers in the last hour of the now legal 11-hour day behind the wheel in the U.S. is more than three times higher than during the first hour, according to a new Penn State research team. New HOS rules not making for good team play: Truckers - 14/11/2005   TORONTO -- New hours-of-service rules in the US aren't having too much of an impact on most drivers, but team drivers are already feeling the squeeze. New Canadian HOS regime around the corner - 27/10/2005   OTTAWA - Canada's new hours-of-service rules have been formally approved and will be published in the Canada Gazette Part II in mid-November, Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre announced. HOS Battle Continues: Union, safety groups file another challenge - 26/09/2005   WASHINGTON -- As predicted by industry watchers, the off-again, on-again hours-of-service rules in the US may yet again be in limbo. Fatigue management conference kicks off; Canadian truckers take part - 13/09/2005   SEATTLE, -- Transportation officials will join sleep experts from across the globe to discuss how to reduce fatigue-related crashes on highways. Owner-ops don't like new HOS rule; appeal for changes - 01/09/2005   After a week of modest industry reaction to the new U.S. hours-of-service rules, American owner-ops are the first group to formally speak out against the latest changes. Teamsters slam new HOS rules - 23/08/2005   WASHINGTON -- The proposed Hours of Service rule for truck drivers issued Friday by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is a major setback for highway New HOS amends short-haul rule; Black boxes not included - 23/08/2005   WASHINGTON, -- While Canadian carriers are still adjusting to the news that the US's new hours-of-service rules will no longer include a split-sleeper provision, $300B U.S. Highway Bill Fails to Codify HOS - 14/08/2005   It took 11 extensions of the old law and almost two years of haggling, but US Congress passed a $286.45 billion highway reauthorization bill, increas SPECIAL: Canadian HOS rules finally draw near - 20/06/2005   NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. (June 20, 2005) -- Slow but steady. Even after all the setbacks and delays, Canada may actually have a final hours-of-service regime before the U.S. ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Stability control or 'black boxes' for Quebec TDG haulers - 12/06/2005   Hazmat-hauling tanker trucks made after August 2006 will need an electronic stability system or a 'black box' in Quebec. Studies say tired truckers can lead to overweight ones - 06/06/2005   Here's something to mull over next time you find yourself groggy and craving a plate of French fries: two recent American studies suggest there's a direc Canadian-made U.S. HOS training - 01/01/2005   If you run to the States, you may have gained a whole new appreciation for time management since Jan. 4, when new hours-of CTA drops 18-hour window proposal; Endorses EOBRs for trucks - 29/11/2004   OTTAWA, -- In a surprise move, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has dropped its proposal to extend the "working window" two more hours as part of the upcoming Canadia CTA says it supports more rest, not extra driving as newspaper article implies - 08/11/2004   OTTAWA, -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance has issued a release rebutting today's front page newspaper stories suggesting that the carrier association supports increa U.S. Appeals Court throws out HOS rule - 16/07/2004   WASHINGTON, -- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has thrown out the federal government's new hours-of-service rules today and sent the case back to the Get With the Program - 01/01/2004   You may be ready for HOS rules. 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