The improving quality of trucks may mean that truckload carriers extend their trade cycles, according to executives at the Heavy Duty Dialogue conference for truck and component manufacturers. But, though some fleets may delay their truck-buying for a few additional years, there are others who pursue “MegaTruck” specs that would Continue Reading

The Alberta goverment is pushing to phase out trailers manufacturered pre-1993, but with the number of older trailers in service coupled with a sluggish economy, one lobby group is hoping to defer the enforcement date. The mandate now would require a reduction in a pre-1993 trailer’s GVW by 1,000 kg each year for three years. The province hoped Continue Reading

The controversial regulations to ban trucks from seven highway access routes in the state of New York is now open for public comment. Large trucks, except for local pick-up and delivery will be affected. The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association, the state trucking association and 26 business groups have voiced their Continue Reading

New regulations in the state of New York banning trucks from using seven highways as shortcuts on their routes will drive up transportation costs and result in job losses, according to the state trucking association. Still, the governor’s office is moving ahead with the ban, citing safety as the primary reason. Visit the New York State Department of Transportation website for Continue Reading

The state of Maine has proposed a one-year pilot program, increasing its Interstate highway system’s weight limit from 80,000 pounds to 100,000 pounds. Finally, its truck weight restrictions are in line with Eastern Canada. The Atlantic Provinces Chambers of Commerce (APCC) applauded the move, citing improved efficiency and Continue Reading

A new option available on certain Air-Weigh onboard truck and tractor scales will virtually eliminate weight disputes, according to the company. The LoadMaxx series of scales features a new Date & Time printer option, which produces a weight receipt showing the date and time, along with other pertinent weights. The driver and Continue Reading

The newly-formed Illinois Trucking Industry Coalition helped garner enough support to get higher weight limits approved – finally. Illinois is the 50th state to adopt a uniform 80,000-pound truck weight limit law for state routes and other local roads. Heavier trucks have been allowed to operate on the state’s interstate system, but municipalities could Continue Reading

Americans will support increased weight limits for trucks to help improve road safety, decrease environmental impact and boost the economy, according to a poll conducted for the Coalition for Transportation Productivity (CTP). More than half of those surveyed voiced support for heavier trucks on interstate highways, a sign to the CTP that Continue Reading

The American Trucking Association is petitioning Congress to expand current restrictions on truck size and weight to allow the nation’s trucking industry more even footing to compete with other international markets. The use Continue Reading

Higher truck weight limits would help allow them to carry more freight while traveling fewer miles, which would help reduce fuel use, curb emissions, promote safer roads and raise the efficiency of the already strained interstate system, according to the Coalition for Transportation Productivity, a group of Continue Reading