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MAY 2012
Canadian truckers drive home message
on mandatory EOBRs
CTA's EOBRs support campaign
continues
Smile! Supsected
cargo thief caught on camera
N.A. surface trade urges 17.4% in
February
Newly aligned
department to focus on efficiency
improvements
APRIL 2012
Minister instructs Transport
Canada to implement the Auditor General's
recommendation
Two-day safety
Blitz for heavy trucks in Ontario underway
US bill would hike federal diesel taxes 6.3
cents/gallon
NB trucking industry gets
another hit from provincial
government
MTO considers 5-year extension of CB
exemption from Distrated Driving Rule
Contract talks
continue at shipyard
Border security threatened by job
cuts
Truck congestion set to ease soon as Gateway
Project begins
US truck driver
turnover takes unexpected dip in fourth
quarter
Trucking Industry wants new fee
reversed
Shaw Tracking lends
support to the Canadian Trucking Industry with new
commercial spots
New Sleep Apnea
program keeps drivers on the road
New Emission
Legislation announced
MARCH 2012
Wes Armour to
receive Builder of Youth
Award
CTA calls for comprehensive
approach, partnership to spur truck technology
innovation
EOBR mandate
included in US highway bill; needs House
approval
Second round of road construction
tenders focuses on improved safety and
efficiency
Maine revives proposed highway to
Quebec
CTHRC secures
funding to develop occupational standard for non-driving
trucking industry jobs
NAFTA trade totals reach
record levels in 2011 at $904
billion
US truck tonnage
rises slightly in
February
Road Safety focuses of Annual
Survey,
conference
CTA inducts New Executive
Committee / Bison CEO Don Streuber takes over Chair at
CTA
Provincial government reduces
deficit by half and invests in
priorities
Safety Nova Scotia Fleets
recognized
Speed limiter study shows "Profound" safety
benefits
$65.8 million
investment through Budget 2012 for Trans Labrador
Highway
2012 ~ SPRING
WEIGHT RESTRICTION
Starting and ending dates of the load
restrictions period may be adjusted
depending on weather
conditions.
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