February 2012 Volume 32, Issue 2 Delivering daily news to Canada’s trucking industry at www.trucknews.com
After years of debating hours-of-service,
are we any safer?
night riders: Under the new rules, drivers will have to take two nights off during their reset, meaning more trucks may be competing for overnight parking spots.
The US played it safe with its new HoS rules. Now, no one’s happy. WASHINGTON, D.C. – The much-anticipated revisions to US hours-of-service regulations were released just prior to Christmas, retaining the 11-hour driving day but earning the scorn of the industry just the same. While it seemed lawmakers aimed to appease the trucking industry and special interest groups
alike with the revisions, by taking the perceived safe road and retaining the 11-hour driving day while reducing weekly driving limits, it seems the rules have instead angered everyone. While daily driving time was not changed from 11 hours, the maximum hours a driver can work per week was reduced by 12 to 70,
Trailers: Know when to hold’em See pages 40-42
by limiting drivers to one 34-hour restart per seven-day period. The new rules, laid out by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), also require driv-
ers to take at least two nights’ rest between 1 and 5 a.m. within each reset period. The revisions also require drivContinued on page 8
MacKinnon Transport files NOI
By James Menzies GUELPH, Ont. – MacKinnon Transport, a family-run company with a storied 80-year history, dropped a bombshell on the industry in mid-December, when it notified its drivers and creditors it was filing a Notice of Intent (NOI) under the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Act. Continued on page 46
Inside This Issue...
• Getting social:
Trucking executives are realizing their key customers are making important decisions through their use of social media. Why you may need to get connected. Page 21
• From O/O to CEO:
Gary Salisbury, CEO of Fikes Truck Line, began his career as an owner/operator. What he learned behind the wheel has influenced his success. Page 34
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