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Ryder buys Canadian port services-logistics providers
(October 06, 2008) -- PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Ryder System has acquired virtually all of the assets of Transpacific Container Terminal Ltd. (TCTL) and CRSA Logistics, both ...more
Castrol Canadian distributor appoints COO
(October 06, 2008) -- TORONTO -- Wakefield Canada, the exclusive Canadian distributor and marketer of Castrol lubricants, has named Dave Fifield as Chief Operating Officer. ...more
Convoy for Cure hosts special guest
(October 06, 2008) -- OTTAWA, Ont. -- Anna Capobianco-Skipworth, a survivor of two mastectomies in 13 months, will be speaking at the first-ever, all-woman Convoy for a Cur ...more
BREAKING NEWS: TransForce buys Que LTL fleet
(October 06, 2008) -- MONTREAL -- TransForce may no longer be an asset-gobbling income trust, but its appetite for fleet acquisitions is still insatiable. ...more
Couple's trucking museum sold off
(October 06, 2008) -- GRIMSHAW, Alta. -- One of those small town museums chock full of local history and lore, the Mile Zero Museum of Grimshaw Alta., is no more. ...more
CBP scraps 'per crossing' fee for ACE carriers
(October 03, 2008) -- CHAMPLAIN, N.Y. -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection will stop collecting a "per crossing" user fee from approved carriers at the primary inspection ...more
Taxpayers group joins fight against carbon taxes
(October 03, 2008) -- OTTAWA -- It's not just truckers that strongly oppose plans by various governments to impose carbon tax policies onto Canadians. ...more
Province recognized for making highways safer
(October 03, 2008) -- ST. JOHN'S -- Newfoundland and Labrador was recognized by American Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) for achieving the greatest redu ...more
Speed limit drops on Wyoming I-80
(October 03, 2008) -- CHEYENNE, Wyo. -- With winter fast approaching, the Sate of Wyoming will be reducing the speed limit on a large stretch of the I-80. ...more
Looming strike could shut down Seaway transport: Report
(October 02, 2008) -- OTTAWA -- The federal government is being asked to intervene in a brewing labor dispute that could see shipping through the St. Lawrence Seaway come t ...more
Few disruptions on first day of LA Port program
(October 02, 2008) -- LOS ANGELES -- The 'clean truck' program that turns away older, polluting trucks kicked off at the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach yesterday. ...more
Hwy 402 expansion includes two truck lanes (on good days)
(October 02, 2008) -- SARNIA, Ont. -- Preliminary designs were released this week of the proposed expansion of Highway 402 to the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia-Port Huron. ...more
CP welcomes approval of railway takeover
(October 02, 2008) -- CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway says it has received regulatory approval from the US Surface Transportation Board (STB) to acquire control of Dako ...more
Cap 'n trade system no good for trucking: BCTA
(October 02, 2008) -- LANGLEY, B.C. -- With targets in place for a regional cap-and-trade program, the B.C. Trucking Association is concerned about possible trickle down co ...more
Weeks before diesel supplies normalize down south?
(October 02, 2008) -- ATLANTA, Ga. -- The good news is that diesel prices have fallen considerably from where they were a month ago. The bad news is that many truckers haul ...more
Pro-hybrid truck bill passes in US
(October 02, 2008) -- WASHINGTON -- The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill this week that would encourage the development of hybrid heavy-duty trucks. ...more
Canuck to head CVSA
(October 01, 2008) -- WASHINGTON, D.C. -- North America's commercial transport enforcement agencies have selected Canadian Darren Christle to be president of the Commercial ...more
Harper opens new Pembroke service center
(October 01, 2008) -- TORONTO -- Harper Power Products has opened the doors to its 11th location in Ontario. ...more
Wheels Logistics enhances supply chain ops with new facility
(October 01, 2008) -- MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Wheels Logistics has opened a new warehouse facility featuring expanded services that provide a new link in their customers' supp ...more
NAFTA highway trade jumps in July
(October 01, 2008) -- WASHINGTON -- Surface trade among the United States, Canada and Mexico jumped a whopping 15.9 percent in July from the same month in 2007, the Departm ...more
Freightliner told to change ad campaign
(October 01, 2008) -- NEW YORK -- Daimler Trucks North America has been asked to change part of an advertising campaign regarding one of their class 8 trucks by an advertis ...more
BCTA pushes for gov't help in meeting enviro benchmarks
(October 01, 2008) -- LANGLEY, B.C. -- The B.C. Trucking Association recently went looking for a little help in coping with the province’s carbon tax system. ...more
Westport takes a leading role at awards program
(September 30, 2008) -- VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Westport Innovations was recognized for its work in alternative fuel transportation technologies with a Leadership Award, as part o ...more
BCTA lobbies for reduced worker’s comp rates
(September 30, 2008) -- LANGLEY, B.C. -- WorkSafeBC recently released its projected base rates for 2009, which included a two cent increase for general trucking. ...more
If not GM, then someone else: Isuzu pres
(September 30, 2008) -- TOKYO -- You can expect to hear a lot more about Isuzu trucks over the next year. ...more
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