The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI), the trucking industry’s not-for-profit research organization, has launched the 2016 Top Industry Issues Survey. The annual survey, commissioned by the American Trucking Associations (ATA), asks trucking industry...
During the week of Sept. 11-17, 2016, law enforcement agencies across North America will conduct inspections on large trucks and buses to identify out-of-adjustment brakes, and brake-system and anti-lock braking system (ABS) violations as part of CVSA’s Brake Safety...
The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) held its annual, unannounced brake check day on May 4, 2016, as part of its Operation Airbrake program. CVSA-certified inspectors in 31 participating U.S. states and Canadian provinces and territories checked brakes on...
AMTA has formed a partnership with the traffic safety group, the Coalition for a Safer 63 and 881, to deliver road safety messages aimed at reducing traffic-related incidents along one of the busiest routes in and out of the oil sands.Running from June through...
Calgary (Sept. 14), Edmonton (Sept. 15)Canadian Trucking Alliance representatives will be visiting Alberta this fall to deliver an information briefing on key issues: food safety regulations, electronic logging devices (ELDs), carrier profiles and roadside...
Results of Canada’s 2016 International Roadcheck were released this week and according to the numbers, in Canada, nearly 82% of commercial vehicles inspected this year passed CVSA’s on-road inspection criteria.The three-day blitz took place June 7-9, 2016 across...
