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Plus.ai launches safety testing program for self-driving trucks
Plus.ai announced during a press conference at CES 2020 in Las Vegas, a safety testing program whereby the company will expand the testing of its self-driving trucks to cover all permissible continental states in the U.S. by the end of…
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Manitoba government’s oversight of commercial vehicles inadequate: auditor
Winnipeg, MB — The Manitoba government’s oversight of the trucking industry and other large commercial vehicles is inadequate in part due to infrequent inspections and improper checks before operators are certified, the province’s auditor general said Wednesday. In a 65-page…
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Fewer inspections keep unsafe commercial vehicles on Ontario’s roads: auditor
Toronto, ON — As many as 10,000 unsafe commercial vehicles have been allowed to operate on Ontario’s roads because of a drop in the number of government inspections, the province’s auditor general said this week in her annual report. Bonnie…
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Groupe Robert receives TCA fleet safety award
Rougemont, QC — The 43rd annual CAW Fleet Safety Awards recognized transportation companies that demonstrate a strong commitment to the safety of all. The three winners from each of the six divisions have the lowest accident rate per million miles…
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Transport minister orders trains to use handbrakes after deadly derailment
Calgary, AB — Canada’s transport minister has ordered the use of handbrakes on all trains stopped on mountain slopes following a deadly derailment earlier this week in the Rocky Mountains. Marc Garneau said in a statement late Friday that the…
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Rail cars fall from Georgia overpass; no injuries reported
Byromville, GA — Rail cars tumbled from an overpass onto a Georgia highway on Saturday, causing an evacuation and traffic headaches in a small town but resulting in no injuries. CSX Railroad said 30 cars derailed. That included some that…
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Exhausted workers a danger on land, sea and air, transportation board warns
Ottawa, ON — Fatigue is prevalent in rail, marine and air transportation, the Transportation Safety Board reported on Monday, and it called for “profound change” including to views held by management and workers. The federal agency responsible for investigating transportation…
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TSB calls for update to railway employee training, qualification rules
Toronto, ON — The federal agency responsible for transportation policies across the country must modernize training and qualification rules for railway employees to help staff keep up with evolving industry practices and technology, Canada’s transport safety watchdog said Wednesday. The…
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Second mate fell asleep on grounded tug off Vancouver Island: TSB report
Vancouver, BC — The Transportation Safety Board has called for more training on fatigue in the marine industry after finding a crew member fell asleep and missed a planned course change before a tug boat ran aground off British Columbia’s coast. About…
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No one on watch as track worker injured at Delta, B.C., rail yard: TSB
Richmond, BC — The Transportation Safety Board has determined inadequate safety training contributed to the injury of a track worker at a rail yard in Delta, B.C. The board says a Toronto Terminals Railway locomotive engineer and a conductor were shoving 66…
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Transport safety rules weakened under Trump
Washington, DC — On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.…
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Hike in serious rail, pipeline accidents in 2017 says safety board
Ottawa, ON —Serious accidents involving both rail and pipeline transport of dangerous substances like crude oil and gas increased in 2017 over the previous year, according to statistics compiled by the Transportation Safety Board. Of the total 1,090 railway incidents…