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Sep 1, 2011

TRUCKING INDUSTRY * Europe - Tripartite Eurovignette agreement:

Under 12 tonnes category partially exempt

Brussels,Belgium -TruckEurope, by Claude Yvens -24 May 2011: -- An agreement has just been reached between the three main European bodies (Commission, Council and Parliament) on the Eurovignette dossier... The tripartite agreement adds a few modifications to this report. The principal one of these involves the possibility of leaving it open to member states to exempt vehicles of under 12 tonnes from the future taxes, whereas the report included all vehicles of over 3.5 tonnes... The period during which the least polluting (Euro 6) vehicles will be exempt from the ‘external costs’ element is increased from three to four years... Taxes will be able to vary according to the time of day in order to reflect external costs allied to congestion, within a proportion of 175% (the El Khadraoui report recommended 200 %) for a period of five hours instead of eight... (Picture by Pureline: Norway telemark Porsgrunn Langange)

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Jul 24, 2010

TRUCKING POLICY * Australia - Greens' truck rego plan is derailed

Little support for a plan to increase charges for B-double trucks


(Video from YouTube, by mozebasic - 6 Nov 2007: argosy b double aussie trucks. jake brake, loud turbo spooling)

Riverina,NSW,Australia -The Daily Advertiser, by BEN HIGGINS -23 Jul, 2010: -- The Greens have received little support from opposing Riverina candidates after releasing a plan to increase charges for B-double trucks... The plan is designed to increase rail freight and reduce the environmental impacts of the thousands of trucks on Australian roads but was quickly shut down... Greens candidate, David Fletcher, said the plan to scrap subsidies for truck and trailer registration would rejuvenate regional rail lines and increase jobs in the Riverina... However, his opponents believe the trucking industry to be vital to the Riverina, not only in terms of employment but also the delivery of day to day goods and services... Geoff Crouch, managing director of Ron Crouch Transport, said it was "idiotic" to think the industry could survive without the government subsidies... One Nation candidate, Craig Hesketh, summed up the feeling of most of the candidates by saying support for rail should not come at the cost of the trucking industry...


* Australia - Election: what the trucking industry wants

Canberra,Australia -Transport & Logistic News -20 July 2010: -- The trucking industry’s key priorities in the 2010 election campaign are more rest area funding and continued spending on roads, the industry’s peak body, the Australian Trucking Association (ATA), said... The ATA outlined these priorities in its election brief, which calls on all parties to recognise the important role trucking plays in the Australian economy and urges them to work with the industry to improve efficiency and safety on Australia’s roads... With the economy shaping up to be a key election battleground, ATA chief executive, Stuart St Clair, said any discussion about growing the Australian economy must include increased investment in the nation’s roads...Mr St Clair said rest areas are essential in ensuring the safety of the Australian trucking industry... (Photo from t1.gstatic: The Calder Woodburn Rest Area, Australia)

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Sep 14, 2009

REGULATIONS * Ireland - Policy change on transport managers

Dublin,Ireland -HGV Ireland -4 Sept 2009: -- The Irish Department of Transport has announced a policy change that will allow road haulage companies with 50 vehicles or less to reduce their operational costs by employing a Transport Manager on a part time rather than a full time basis... Up to now all haulage companies, regardless of their size, had to employ a full time Transport Manager to manage their operations - even if the company only had for example one truck. This decision will allow Ireland to comply with forthcoming new EU regulations in this area... A detailed information note on these changes will be now be issued to all road Transport Operators... (Photo from joyceimages: Guinness Entrance Lorries. -From a Dublin guidebook 1902- "The largest brewery in the world")

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Apr 21, 2009

TRUCKING POLICYS * Canada - Alberta holds fast on HOS and speed limiters, other changes afoot

Alberta Transport Minister, Luke Ouellette, doesn’t mince words while addressing the issue of federal hours of service legislation and speed limiters

Banff,ALTA,CAN -Today's Trucking -20 April 2009: -- While speaking at the Alberta Motor Transport Association’s annual conference, the minister kept the same stance on speed limiters – no – but back peddled from the optimism of last year that federal HOS regulations could be adopted... Ouellette took on the idea of mandatory use of electronic on-board recorders (EOBRs). The department might consider using them as a measure for poor performing carriers, but industry-wide mandatory use is not supported... The province has also decided to increase the length of long combination vehicles (LCVs) in Alberta to create a similarity between Saskatchewan and Manitoba... The minister also made note of a comprehensive fatigue management program that was spear-headed in Alberta... (Picture from hankstruckpictures: Alberta trucks, propane tanker)


* BC truckers call for Coquihalla upgrades

Surrey,B.C.,USA -Today's Trucking -20 April 2009: -- The elimination of tolls on the Coquihalla highway has brought more truck traffic, but chain-up and brake-check areas haven't kept pace, truckers say... In a joint letter, the B.C. Trucking Association and the B.C. Roadbuilders & Heavy Construction Association (RHCA) are asking the province's transportation ministry to enlarge existing areas or create new ones...

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Mar 14, 2008

TRUCKING POLICIES * Canada - CTA Urges Premiers to Take Action on Interprovincial Trade Barriers in

July deadline is fast approaching


Ottawa,ONT,Canada -Canadian Trucking Alliance (press release) -March 13, 2008: -- Last August, Canada’s Premiers announced they were moving forward to strengthen domestic trade between provinces and territories by reducing barriers to trade flows... The Premiers instructed ministers responsible to do this work by July 2008... This was welcome news to the Canadian Trucking Alliance... CTA has long argued that because trucking is primarily regulated by the provinces, the industry is subject to a patchwork quilt of provincial regulations and standards. And, with the July deadline fast approaching, CTA is keen to see some progress and has written to the Council of the Federation (whose membership is made up of the provincial premiers)... Chief Executive Officer David Bradley says he hopes there will be progress on modernizing some of the rules that govern the industry, but he says, “it will take the political commitment of the Premiers, the development of new models for consensus building and decision-making, and a re-energizing of existing ones.”... (Video from YouTube, by DaveSpencer32 -February 11, 2008: "CANADIAN TRUCK HOLIDAY 1995 THROUGH THE ROCKIES" A trailer for PMP DVD 1598 Canadian Truck Holiday 1995)

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Jun 28, 2007

Your morning coffee * USA - May double in price if trucks hide

Town wants to rid village streets of delivery trucks; business owners say plan's too costly

Vail,CO,USA -The Vail Daily, by Edward Stoner -June 26, 2007: -- Your morning coffee may double in price if the town moves forward with a plan to get rid of delivery trucks on pedestrian streets, said Becky Magoon, co-owner of the Covered Bridge... The coffee shop often gets hundreds of pounds of deliveries in a day — and it is a relatively small eatery in Vail, she said... “We’re creating more problems than we’re solving,” said Kim Mause, the other co-owner... At the direction of the town, developers are building dozens of public loading docks around Vail Village. The docks will be ready soon, and the town is trying to figure out how businesses should use them... Business owners say using the docks would make their deliveries more costly, more complicated, less safe and less timely...

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Apr 17, 2007

* USA - Idaho to open more roads to heavy trucks

ID,USA -eTrucker -16 Aug 2007: -- Idaho Gov. C.L. "Butch" Otter recently signed a bill into law that opens more roads in the state to heavier trucks as of July 1... Idaho's weight limit is 105,000 pounds, but under a pilot program begun in 2003, multiple-trailer trucks with overweight permits can weigh up to 129,000 pounds on specified highways... The new law expands those roads from 850 total miles to 1,200 total miles...

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Apr 13, 2007

* Australia - Trucking industry should brace for higher charges

Australia -Blues Country Magazine -April 12, 2007: -- The trucking industry should brace itself for higher charges, according to federal Transport Minister Mark Vaile... Speaking at the Australian Trucking Convention in Cairns, on the eve of the release of a Productivity Commission report into land transport pricing, Vaile told industry representatives that higher infrastructure costs must be met by industry... ATA Chief Executive Stuart St Clair says it’s a "continuing disappointment that the states and territories have failed to join with their federal counterparts in achieving reform and productivity growth"...

* Australia - COAG sets agenda for Radical Road Pricing Reform
Australia -Australasian Bus & Coachs -13 April 2007: -- Federal and state governments have agreed to a seven-year phased rollout of radical road pricing reforms, which will end cross-subsidisation of heavy vehicle classes within a year while looking ahead to incremental and mass-distance charging...

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Apr 6, 2007

Trucking Update * USA - Buyers see light at the end of the tunnel

Shippers finally get relief as carriers report lower demand and expanded capacity for LTL and truckload

Newton,MA,USA -Purchasing.com, by David Hannon -April 5, 2007: -- After seeing unprecedented demand and pricing for their services in the recent past, trucking firms are reporting a decrease in demand in early 2007, which is good news for shippers and freight buyers looking for more capacity and an end to high rates... According to a recent Bear Stearns survey, 80% of shippers polled reported overcapacity in truckload in the fourth quarter, up dramatically from 54% in the third quarter. In the same poll, 71% of shippers reported overcapacity in the LTL market in the fourth quarter. And 51% of shippers polled expect more truckload capacity to come online in the next 12 months... Finally, some light at the end of the tunnel... But what accounts for such a dramatic flip-flop of market dynamics and more importantly, how long will it continue? Trucking firms did a lot of equipment "pre-buying" in the second half of 2006 to beat the EPA regulations that went into effect in 2007 governing truck engines and fuel. The result has been a rapid increase in trucking capacity that met with an unexpected decline in demand for trucking late 2006... Wayne E. Johnson, director of logistics at American Gypsum Co. and chair of NITL's Highway Committee explains that, since pricing in both the LTL and truckload segments has slipped, shippers today are reviewing the competitiveness of their carrier base more so than in the recent past... And every carrier contacted by Purchasing reported that shippers and freight buyers today are increasing the amount of information they request from their current and potential carriers... Saia now shares more of its costing data with customers. If delivery to certain locations takes significantly longer than others, shippers and carriers can now work more collaboratively to reduce time and costs which benefits both parties...

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Apr 5, 2007

* Australia - Vaile to outline government policy at trucking convention

Australia -Australasian Transport News (subscription) -5 April 2007: -- Transport Minister Mark Vaile will present the keynote address at the Australian Trucking Convention in Cairns next week... Sessions at the convention, on April 11-14, will focus on how the trucking industry can work with government to maximise productivity and how trucking businesses can improve the safety and environmental performance of their operation, Australian Trucking Association (ATA) Chief Executive Stuart St Clair says... Alternative fuel fleet trial results, compliance with new fatigue regulations and road network access issues will form key sessions in the plenary program...

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Mar 30, 2007

* USA - Are longer, heavier trucks the solution to freight capacity crisis?

National Industrial Transportation League's (NITL) Spring Policy Forum notebook

Washington,DC,USA -Logistics Management (Newton,MA), by John D. Schulz -March 28, 2007: -- There is a growing pile of freight forecasts over the next decade or so and the bottom line on all those reports is simple... “It is up and up and up,” said Bill Graves, president of the American Trucking Associations, told a group of 75 shippers at the National Industrial Transportation League's (NITL) Spring Policy forum held just outside of Washington earlier this week. “There’s going to be enough freight for everybody. How the pie is sliced up really doesn’t matter. We’re obviously going to have a lot more trucks out on the road.”.. Here are some of the forecasts: Commercial trucks to grow by 40 percent over the next 10 years. Intermodal growth forecast to increase by 80 percent over the next decade. ATA forecasts a need for 110,000 new drivers by 2014, with about half of those needed just to keep up with economic growth. Over the next decade, there are forecasts of 30 percent increases in freight demand across all modes...

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