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Feb 6, 2015

HOS DEBATE * USA & Canada: Controversial truck driver rules put spotlight on safety

* Calgary - The died of a trucking passionate

(Photo: Remembering Ron Singer)
-- Devastating trucking accidents put trucking safety issues front and center recently. The number of hours truckers are allowed to drive in a day and per week is especially controversial. Tensions are high in the trucking community concerning the “hours of service” rule, which was re-instated in December, overturning 2013 regulations that required... Ron Singer, longtime industry advocate and owner of Ron Singer Truck Lines, died suddenly Dec. 22 while prepping his trailer for a load. Ron built a successful business in Calgary, Alta. managing a fleet of gravel trucks that served destinations across Western Canada. However, he was a proud trucker first and foremost and was always ready and willing to put in a full day behind the wheel...Singer was as passionate about trucking as they come. He was involved in many industry associations over his career, including the Alberta Trucking Association and later the Alberta Motor Transport Association, the Alberta Construction Truckers Association, the Owner-Operators’ Business Association of Canada and the North American Truckers Guild... Alberta, Calgary, Canada -Full Time Whistle, by David Jackman -3 February 2015

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