Today's Trucking Staff

Manitoba Highway advocates shrug off funding pledge

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's recent announcement to boost funding for roads and highways hasn't impressed truckers and motorists who say the province has neglected infrastructure for too long.

Comprehensive study announced for Que highway extension

OTTAWA -- An extension to the main trade corridor between Montreal and New England is closer to reality now that Environment Canada has initiated an environmental assessment of the project.

Group wants to speed up plans for Niagara-GTA highway

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Ontario's Transport Minister wants to expedite the approval process for a new Niagara-GTA highway corridor, and has suggested a working group of industry and government to do just that.

NAFTA surface trade jumps

WASHINGTON -- Surface trade between Canada, the U.S., and Mexico rose 12.6 percent in June compared to the same month in 2005, the US Department of Transportation reported this week.

Today’s Trucking among biggest award winners in Canada

TORONTO -- Pound for pound, Today's Trucking magazine is one of the most honored publications in this country.

Guards with Guns: Border cops to get firearms

OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Stephen Harper said Canada's border guards will finally get the guns they've long requested.

City looks to Ottawa for extra truck route dollars

SAULT STE MARIE, Ont. -- The northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie is appealing to the federal government to cover rising costs for a new transport route that runs from the International Bridge to Second Line.

ExpoCam growing into largest Quebec show ever

TORONTO -- With exhibit sales getting hotter, organizers of the ExpoCam 2007 truck show are predicting a record-breaking event.

Continental Tire names new CEO

AKRON, Ohio -- Continental Tire North America Inc. announced that Matthias Schonberg, currently managing director of Continental Tire of Mexico, will join Dr. Alan Hippe, currently president and CEO of CTNA, on the leadership team.

Volvo, Mack engines ready for ’07 EPA certification

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Applications have been filed with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to certify to 2007 emissions standards the new family of engines manufactured by Volvo Trucks North America and Mack Trucks. Volvo and Mack are subsidiaries of AB Volvo.

UPS opens 2nd largest NA logistics center in Ontario

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Parcel delivery giant UPS is opening an 800,000-sq-ft logistics campus in Burlington, Ont. for UPS Supply Chain Solutions.

For-hire motor carrier revenue, expenses jump again

OTTAWA -- The top 91 for-hire motor carriers of freight generated operating revenue of $2.4 billion and expenses of $2.2 billion in the second quarter this year, reports Stats Canada.

Maddocks sold to US software giant

BEACHWOOD, Ohio -- Maddocks Systems, one of Canada's largest suppliers of trucking software, has been bought by TMW Systems in the U.S.

Shell, Flying J ink mega joint venture in Canada

CALGARY -- Shell Canada and Flying J Canada Inc. are combining their road transport businesses in Canada, including the incorporation of Shell Canada's national cardlock network in Flying J's Canadian travel plazas.

Son of APTA safety exec killed in Afghanistan

SUMMERSIDE, PEI -- The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association is mourning the loss of "one of its own" -- the son of an association executive killed in the line of duty in a military offensive against the Taliban in Afghanistan.