SPECIAL REPORT: Truck ferry asks MDOT to rekindle hazmat enforcement rules

DETROIT -- It was big news a couple of years ago, but it seems that hardly anyone notices anymore that the privately-owned Ambassador Bridge at the Windsor-Detroit border continues to allow hazmat trucks on the structure despite a 75-year-old U.S. law that prohibits it.

BC Boasts the best drivers in the biz

OTTAWA -- The National Professional Truck Driving Championships wrapped up in Ottawa on September 14, with Team BC carting home the 2008 Team Trophy.

100,000 new Maritime jobs? New study says so

BAR HARBOR, Maine -- Old east coast joke:"What’s the definition of a Nova Scotian?

JPEG Justice: County cops use Wi-Fi, Web to catch truckers

CLACKAMAS COUNTY, Ore. -- The sheriff of this 300,000-resident community in Oregon is using 21st century technology to spot one of the oldest traffic violations in the state.

Webasto gets anti-idling innovation award

FENTON, Mich. -- Truck heating and cooling solutions supplier Webasto was awarded the renowned 2008 Frost & Sullivan Anti-Idling Systems Technology Innovation Leadership of the Year Award,

Trucks blocked from Windsor border shortcut

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Trucks will be banned from entering westbound E.C. Row Expressway off Dougall Avenue in Windsor, Ont.

Most manufacturing sectors report recent gains: Statscan

OTTAWA -- Current dollar manufacturing sales continued their broadly-based advance in July, rising 2.7 percent to $54.1 billion, a fourth consecutive monthly increase, reports Stats Canada.

Atlantic ministers demand end of ferry fare hikes, new vessels

ST. JOHN'S -- Newfoundland Transportation Minister Dianne Whalen and other Atlantic ministers is calling on federal support to make improvements to the region's largest ferry service.

Feds block I-80 tolling plan

HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The US Federal Highway Administration has voted to block a plan tha

LA port plan could be delayed

LOS ANGELES -- Despite winning a pivotal court decision to forge ahead with a controversial trucking project last week, the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach might have to delay their plans anyway.