Constructional Lesson: Big Build '09 will cost truckers

OTTAWA -- Time is money. Expect to lose both this spring and summer.

Truck stopping distance rule delayed -- again

WASHINGTON -- The most recent U.S. Department of Transportation report on significant rulemakings indicates another push back in the regulatory timeline of the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration's truck stopping distance rule.

Private ferry operator decries Crown Corp. competition

NANAIMO, B.C. -- A 104-year-old cargo ferry service off the coast of B.C. is fretting that subsidized Crown Corporation B.C. Ferries could 'unfairly' sink its business.

YRC integrates Reimer and Yellow brands

WINNIPEG, Man. -- Reimer Express Lines, one of the largest LTL carriers in Canada, will now be known as YRC Reimer.

Economic development paves way for Sask truck route

YORKTON, Sask. -- Plans are underway in Saskatchewan’s Yorkton area to build an access road and Highway 16 truck route to make way for continued economic development.

UPS expands NAFTA service offerings

TORONTO -- UPS Freight says it is expanding service from Canada and the U.S. to Mexico and will include customs brokerage capabilities and a single invoicing between all three NAFTA nations.

Highway closure could sink Manitoba truckers

WINNIPEG -- Rising flood waters in Manitoba closed a major highway in the province and navigating the detour route will cost the trucking industry millions of dollars.

B.C. legislation planning for safer trucking industry

VICTORIA -- A four-point plan to improve the safety of commercial vehicles has been tabled in the B.C. government.

Carlisle dumps on-highway brake biz

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Carlisle Companies says that its subsidiary Motion Control Industries will exit the on-highway friction and brake shoe business.

Cat, Navistar sign vocational truck venture

CHICAGO -- As expected, Caterpillar and Navistar have signed a definitive agreement to produce Caterpillar heavy-duty vocational trucks for North America.