Transportation Manitoba to get first Flying J August 1, 2014 HEADINGLEY, Man. -- Flying J, a fixture on most U.S. highways, is planning to build a multimillion-dollar truck stop on the TransCanada in Headingley, Man. near Winnipeg.
Transportation Having No Truck With Criminals August 1, 2014 How to make sure the bad guys don't get to your fleet
Transportation STA’s insurance arm hires new execs August 1, 2014 REGINA -- Highway Agencies, an insurance firm wholly-owned by the Saskatchewan Trucking Association, is celebrating its 50th year in business.
Transportation Auto Pilot August 1, 2014 When you're hauling freight this precious, you can't afford to scratch the goods. That's why TFX is the last word in TLC.
Transportation How to be Your Own Taxman August 1, 2014 Using your GST to pay income tax before CRA comes to haunt you
Transportation Carlisle names GM for brake systems biz August 1, 2014 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. -- Carlisle Motion Control Industries named John Younger general manager of Carlisle Altec Brake Systems, a division of the company that operates three brake shoe remanufacturing facilities and a distribution warehouse.
Transportation VanPort container traffic reaches record in 05; but not at pace with US ports August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Trade through the Port of Vancouver grew four percent to 76.3 million tonnes in 2005 with exports of petroleum products and canola showing marked increases of 27 percent and 17 percent respectively.
Transportation Driving on Manitoba highways like driving on train tracks: Trucker August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG -- Even cruising at average speed may be too dangerous on more than one Manitoba highway that has been ripped apart by potholes caused by warmer temperatures so far this year.
Transportation US study finds bottlenecks costing truckers nearly $8B August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- Bottlenecks on highways throughout the U.S. idled trucks for more than 243 million hours in 2004, costing trucking companies $7.8 billion, according to a study prepared for the Federal Highway Administration.
Transportation T.O. on verge of deal with new garbage hauler August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- The City of Toronto has an agreement in principle with Florida-based Republic Services to take Hogtown's solid waste south of the border.
Transportation Truckers getting slapped with overweight fines in West Penn August 1, 2014 PITTSBURGH -- The Ontario Trucking Association says carriers operating in Western Pennsylvania around the Pittsburgh area are facing increased weights and dimension enforcement by local authorities.
Transportation VanPort licensing system for container haulers extended August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Canadian regulators have extended a Order of Council that included a controversial container-licensing scheme at the Port of Vancouver for an additional 90 days.
Transportation MTO announces 401 upgrades August 1, 2014 SOUTH GLENGARRY, Ont. -- The Ontario government is upgrading Hwy. 401 in the Township of South Glengarry by rebuilding a 15-km stretch from County Road 2 and 34 to the Quebec border.
Transportation Alberta says high-speed needs riders August 1, 2014 CALGARY -- Alberta's transport minister says that a much-hyped high speed rail link through North America's fastest-growing region may be scrapped if there's not enough interest from would-be riders.
Transportation CP Rail CEO Ritchie to retire August 1, 2014 CALGARY -- The Board of Directors of Canadian Pacific Railway Limited have announced that CEO Robert J. Ritchie, plans to retire following the company's annual general meeting on May 5th, 2006.
