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Manitoba eases trucking rules

WINNIPEG, Man. — Manitoba has issued four temporary orders under the Emergency Measures Act to protect vulnerable sectors such as trucking during the Covid-19 pandemic. The orders are retroactive to the beginning of the state of emergency March 20, the...

FMCSA Wants to Make it Easier to Ban Drug & Alcohol Violators

Regulators want to formally prohibit state driver licensing agencies from issuing, renewing, upgrading, or transferring a CDL for drivers with substance abuse violations, according to a filing in the Federal Register, reports Fleet Owner. With its Drug and Alcohol...

Michigan closes more restroom facilities

LANSING, Mich. – Michigan has announced the closure of restroom facilities at five more Welcome Centers following the layoff of maintenance employees due to Covid-19. Restrooms at Sault Ste. Marie, Monroe, Coldwater, New Buffalo, and Detroit will be closed until May...

Drivewyze expands rest area notifications nationwide

While the evolving COVID-19 impact on state’s rest area operations has created confusion over which sites remain open for truckers, the need for drivers to find safe parking hasn’t subsided. “Not knowing where drivers will find available parking at the end of each day...