Talks set to begin for a Cleveland-to-Canada ferry service

CENTRAL ELGIN, Ont. – Local officials in this southwestern Ontario town want to begin formal discussions with the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority regarding the launch of a ferry service between Port Stanley and Cleveland.

Manufacturing stays the course

OTTAWA -- Manufacturing sales advanced to close out 2010.

HOS comment period extended

WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has extended the HOS comment period by several days to March 4 from February 28.

National Truck League taps new regional manager

LONDON, Ont. -- National Truck League has appointed Dave McRae as regional manager for Ontario.

Newest and best trucks on the floor at ExpoCam 2011

MONTREAL -- Caterpillar's much-anticipated vocational truck will make its Canadian debut at ExpoCam in a few weeks.

Help halt the 60-second pre-trip: trucking exec

MARKHAM, Ont. -- “Please, get to the FMCSA website and post your comments. You gotta do that.”

Pricier times ahead for shippers: FTR Index

NASHVILLE, Ind. -- FTR Associates has lowered its Shippers Condition Index (SCI) to reflect tightening carrier capacity, particularly in the truckload sector.

PeopleNet parle français

MINNEAPOLIS – PeopleNet Canada says that its website is now available in French.

Prairie provinces to harmonize transport regs & infrastructure

BRANDON, Man. -- Manitoba and Saskatchewan have agreed to work together to streamline the flow of goods and services between the two provinces.

Plan to de-bug pallets needs to be thought through: CTA

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says freight transportation in North America could be crippled by a lack of pallets and other wood packaging materials (WPM) if plans to control the spread of harmful insects are not well planned and executed