Small & Growing: Ashton Transport gets bigger

FORT SASKATCHEWAN, Alta. -- Who says small trucking fleets aren't participating in the economic recovery? Surly not Ashton Transport

US proposes flammables ban in wetline tankers

WASHINGTON – As tanker carriers feared, the Obama administration has proposed a ban on flammable liquids in wetline pipes on the underside of tanker trailers.

Trucker to tell Harper where to cut red tape

OTTAWA – Who knows the impact of government waste and bureaucracy better than truckers?

Daimler celebrates 1000th hybrid electric vehicle

MT. HOLLY, N.C. -- Customers of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) greeted the 1000th Freightliner Business Class M2 106 Hybrid as it rolled off the line this week.

Niagara bridge work complete

QUEENSTON, Ont. – The construction work on the central plaza building at the Queenston-Lewiston International Bridge has finally wrapped up.

On this 'brutal' highway, it’s plowin’ time again

SUDBURY, Ont. -- The 300-km haul from Sudbury north to Timmins along the narrow two-lane 144 can be wicked any time of year. But in late Jan and early Feb? It’s brutal.

Canada aims to make roads safest in the world

OTTAWA – A few days after announcing that the traffic death toll in Canada is the lowest in almost 60 years, the country's transport ministers announced a goal to improve road safety even further.

Used trucks, trailer sales end 2010 strong

COLUMBUS, Ind. – The unit volume of sales of used heavy-duty (Class 8) commercial vehicles increased 21 percent in December from the previous month