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    3 trucking insurance options that deserve a closer look

    Insurance is one of the few products you buy in the hopes that it’s never used. But when disaster strikes, an appropriate level of coverage can define the difference between a speedy recovery and economic ruin. While some coverage will always be dictated by regulations (like commercial auto liability insurance) or individual shipper demands (cargo insurance), other choices are driven by unique business needs and concerns. Here are three examples that might deserve a closer look by trucking operations. Questions about disability coverage should go beyond premiums and payouts alone. (Photo: istock) Enhanced disability coverage When owner-operators are told they need to purchase private disability coverage, Glenn Caldwell knows they…

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    Truckers charged in big tobacco bust

    MONTREAL, Que. – Several truck drivers are among 13 people charged with smuggling large amounts of tobacco from the U.S. to Canada, the Canada Border Services Agency said Wednesday. “The fraud strategies of this organization allegedly led to an estimated $450 million in lost tobacco duties and taxes,” the agency said. In all, 36,000 kilograms of tobacco was seized. (Photo: CBSA) The suspects are facing 15 charges including fraud upon the governments of Canada and Quebec, possession of unstamped tobacco products and conspiracy to move contraband tobacco. The alleged leaders of the network, Martin Bessette and Eric Landry, are among the accused. The suspects are due to appear at the…

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    4 things to know about updated U.S. hours of service

    WASHINGTON, D.C. — The latest changes to U.S. Hours of Service rules are now officially in effect, and designed to offer truck drivers some additional flexibility. Here are four key revisions you should understand. (Photo: istock) The 30-minute break rule, which previously required a break after no more than eight hours of on-duty time, now must be taken after no more than eight hours of consecutive driving time.  In addition, the break requirement may be satisfied by the on-duty/not driving status, rather than off-duty status. That means a driver’s “break” could be satisfied by stopping to fuel the truck, for instance. The sleeper berth rules, which previously only allowed a split of the…

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    Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather

    TRB hosted the Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Transportation Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather Events (TR2019) at the National Academy of Sciences Building in Washington, D.C., November 13–15, 2019. The primary purpose of TR2019 program was to present advancements made in transportation systems resilience to natural hazards, climate change, and impacts from extreme weather events. Transportation Research Circular E-C265: Transportation Resilience 2019: 2nd International Conference on Resilience to Natural Hazards and Extreme Weather includes a summary of plenary sessions, technical sessions and posters, and an educational flood mitigation demonstration from the conference. This Summary Last Modified On: 9/28/2020 Software transportes 3000

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    TRB announces 25 Minority Student Fellows for 2021

    As part of its commitment to increasing diversity and inclusiveness in transportation, the TRB Minority Student Fellows Program funds students from select minority-serving institutions to attend and present their research at the TRB Annual Meeting and help them engage in TRB’s network of transportation professionals. In 2021, 16 undergraduate and nine graduate students studying civil and electrical engineering, planning, security, business, and geographic sciences have been selected to take part in the program. The fellows will participate in TRB’s 2021 Annual Meeting with paper presentations and Young Members Council sessions as well as in the new attendee welcome event, a career panel, and committee meetings.The students selected are: Luis Abreu,…

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    AIPP delays spark online petition

    ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Hundreds of people including truck drivers have signed a petition demanding the quick processing of their permanent residency applications filed under the Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program (AIPP). The campaign, on the petition website change.org, was launched last week by Fred Bee, a health-care worker based in Newfoundland and Labrador. The Atlantic Immigration Pilot Program was launched in 2017. (Photo: ICRC) Bee, who has yet to submit her application, told Today’s Trucking that she wants to get “a good timeline” before applying so that she won’t be caught off guard. “I have a two-year contract. IRCC (Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada) has indicated that if your contract…

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    Western Star takes wraps off all-new 49X vocational truck

    PORTLAND, Ore. – A new Western Star, six years in the making, is joining the family, which the company boasts is its most comprehensively tested truck ever. The new Western Star 49X is lighter-weight, more durable, and safer than the popular 4900, which will continue to be offered alongside the 49X. The new truck debuts a vocational version of the DT12 automated manual transmission, and is the first Western Star to offer the Detroit Assurance 5.0 suite of active safety systems. The truck press got its first look at the new truck during a virtual launch Sept. 24 after multiple attempts for an in-person showing were derailed by Covid-19. The…

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    ECONOMIC WATCH: Canadian spot market loads reach post-pandemic highs

    TORONTO, Ont. – Canada’s spot market load volumes reached their highest levels in the first week of September since before the Covid-19 pandemic struck in March, according to Loadlink data. Following a strong start to September, load volumes weakened in the second week of the month, as a result of the Labor Day holiday in the U.S. and Canada. But average daily load numbers in September were up 5% compared to the August average, Loadlink Technologies reported. (Source: Loadlink Technologies) Overall freight volumes for the month could better August levels by 10-12% if current growth is sustained. Loadlink noted the Manitoba-Illinois lane saw the greatest growth, with a 610% surge…

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    Ontario MPP questions truck insurance costs

    TORONTO, Ont. – An Ontario MPP is questioning the insurance premiums that small businesses and owner-operators are forced to pay if they want to hire truck drivers with limited experience behind the wheel. New drivers are often left to begin their careers at larger fleets with established training programs and lower insurance costs, or find smaller employers willing to work with Facility Association – essentially an insurer of last resort. The resulting premiums can be five times the price paid to cover other drivers, says Guy Bourgouin, MPP for Mushkegowuk – James Bay and NDP critic for training, trades and apprenticeships. [embedded content] “The current insurance regulatory framework is killing…

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    2021 TRB Annual Meeting: virtual booths now on sale

    TRB has initiated sales of virtual booths as part of the virtual exhibit at its TRB 2021 Annual Meeting in January. Booths in the virtual exhibit hall will cost $1,900 or half the cost of the 2021 in-person rate, which was $3,800 for a 10 x 10 square foot booth. A 2021 virtual booth will come with two full meeting registrations, the ability to register an unlimited number of staff to monitor for and engage with booth visitors, bonus priority points to potentially enhance the order by which your organization will be called upon to select its booth for TRB’s 2022 Annual Meeting, and more. As a virtual exhibitor, you…