The House of Representatives has passed its version of the Treasury Appropriations Bill, which includes funding for the Customs Service’s new Automated Commercial Environment.

The Department of Transportation is inviting non-governmental organizations to attend a North American Free Trade Agreement meeting to be held in San Juan del Rio, Mexico, Oct. 23-27.

Canada’s National Safety Code for trucking is being implemented inconsistently at the provincial level, according to a federal study.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have embarked on a three-year, $18 million project to produce a database of statistics on the causes of truck crashes across the country.

Canada’s National Safety Code for trucking is being implemented inconsistently at the provincial level, according to a federal study.

The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have embarked on a three-year, $18 million project to produce a database of statistics on the causes of truck crashes across the country.

Air pollution generated by vehicle traffic kills thousands of people every year in Europe, according to a study published in the Sept. 2 issue of the British medical journal Lancet.

The staggering costs of retaining a lawyer - from $110 to $335 an hour - is hard for many drivers and carriers to swallow, even when they need it. But pre-paid legal assistance is providing an attractive solution.

To have a lawyer or not to have a lawyer? That is the question for truckers and trucking companies — whether or not they face the need for immediate legal assistance.

The bad news in the Canadian trucking industry is that things have not changed much for drivers and dispatchers. The good news is that things are not worse.