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The Latest Headlines:
- Canada Moves Toward Approving Speed Limiters
- Overnite Gets FAST Border-Crossing Designation
- PierPass Sets 'TruckTag' Security Program
- Wash. State Says It Is Leader in Commercial Enforcement
- Overnite Gets FAST Border-Crossing Designation
Canada Moves Toward Approving Speed Limiters
Support is building among Canada’s provincial trucking associations for a national policy on the mandatory activation of “speed limiters” on trucks, the Canadian Trucking Alliance said Monday.No truck in Ontario would ever travel faster than 105 km an hour — about 65 mph — under a plan proposed by the Ontario Trucking Association that is designed to save fuel and reduce emissions.
David Bradley, CTA’s chief executive officer, said it is likely that a national policy on speed limiter activation will be discussed by the group’s board in April.
“It may happen sooner,” he said. “But we have not heard from everyone yet and there are a few local issues to sort out, so formal ratification in April seems realistic.” Transport Topics
Overnite Gets FAST Border-Crossing Designation
Overnite Transportation said Jan. 11 that Canada's Border Service Agency has designated the carrier as a participant in both the Free and Secure Trade and Customs Self Assessment programs.The move streamlines the process for Overnite to move trucks across the border, said Overnite spokesman Ira Rosenfeld.
Overnite, ranked No. 20 on the 2005 Transport Topics 100 list of U.S. and Canadian for-hire carriers, was acquired by UPS Inc. last August. UPS is ranked No. 1. (Click here for previous coverage.) Transport Topics
PierPass Sets 'TruckTag' Security Program
PierPass Inc. Thursday announced a program called TruckTag, created to enhance security in marine terminals at the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach by improving the process of checking trucks and drivers entering the terminals.Under the program, PierPass will distribute radio frequency identification, or RFID, electronic tags to be installed on trucks, enabling quick and secure check-in at the terminals. PierPass said the tags are similar to the FasTrak and E-ZPass devices used for automated toll collection.
Marine terminals are required by the Department of Homeland Security and Coast Guard to provide security by ensuring that only those with proper business at the ports will be permitted inside.
The terminals, working through PierPass, are launching the TruckTag program as part of their efforts to meet these requirements. Transport Topics
Wash. State Says It Is Leader in Commercial Enforcement
Washington State is ranked No. 1 in the country as having more traffic enforcement and lower crashes involving commercial motor vehicles, according to a recent American Transportation Research Institute study.The top states were found to be more likely to formally develop “best practices” or “lessons learned” from traffic enforcement and other enforcement initiatives focused on commercial motor vehicle drivers, the Washington State Patrol said.
The ATRI research identified several strategies as highly effective tactics for addressing problem driving behavior, including targeting aggressive driving and utilizing visible and covert enforcement activities. Transport Topics
