Infrastructure

OOIDA suing over Indiana toll fees

GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. – The Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) is launching a class action lawsuit over “excessive and discriminatory” Indiana tolls. Its lawsuit targets the Indiana Finance Authority, the…

Trucking and trade

Fields on Wheels panel addresses trade, MELT, and truck transportation in Manitoba

Brandt purchases specialty transportation equipment company

REGINA, Sask. – Regina’s Brandt Group of Companies plunged into the specialty transportation equipment sector with the purchase of Camex Equipment Sales and Rentals. “This is an exciting acquisition for…

Infrastructure and the cost of doing nothing

AUSTIN, Texas – Everyone knows the U.S. economy is humming, so the popular All Eyes on the Economy session at the American Trucking Associations (ATA) Management Conference & Exhibition was…

Freightliner Manitoba to expand at CentrePort Canada

WINNIPEG, Man. – Freightliner Manitoba plans to build a new, 78,000-sq.ft., state-of-the-art facility at CentrePort Canada’s Brookside Industrial Park. Expected to open early 2020, the new building will sit on…

Ocean Trailer expands in B.C. and Manitoba

PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. – Ocean Trailer is expanding, opening a shop in Prince Rupert, B.C., and adding four new service bays and a wash bay at its Winnipeg location. The…

Amazon makes big commitment during grand opening of U.S. Sprinter plant

CHARLESTON, S.C. – Today’s grand opening of the new Sprinter plant in North Charleston was met with some added good news for Mercedes-Benz Vans, with Amazon announcing it will require…

Access to Gasoline Alley West getting facelift

RED DEER, Alta. – The permanent closure of a road accessing a popular stop for truckers and all motorists had been confirmed for this week. The frontage road along Gasoline…

Port Bruce getting new bridge after February collapse

BOLTON, Ont. – The Port Bruce Bridge is getting a temporary replacement. The construction of the temporary single-lane bridge on Imperial Road in Port Bruce, Ont. has been given to…

Ad aimed at Trump takes swipe at Gordie Howe bridge

WINDSOR, Ont. – The Moroun family has stepped up their media campaign in their fight to have the Gordie Howe Bridge project come to a stop. The owners of the…

Construction on second new Alberta facility begins for Trailcon

CALGARY, Alta. – Trailcon Leasing has broken ground on a new Calgary facility, the second new location the company has begun work on in Alberta in the past couple of…

Custom Truck Sales expands in Estevan

ESTEVAN, Sask. – Custom Truck Sales has relocated its Estevan, Sask., facility in an effort to better service its customers. The new nine-acre location at 201 Shand Road is situated…

Much ado about something

Pine Grove Rest Area safe for now, but lack of rest areas in Canada remains a concern

Trailcon breaks ground on new Edmonton facility

EDMONTON, Alta. – Trailcon Leasing has broken ground on its new 20,000-square-foot facility just outside Edmonton, Alta. Announced in January, a ground-breaking ceremony was held May 24 at the six-acre…

Port of Vancouver gets funding for upgrades

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority received $55.8 million for four projects aimed at helping the movement of goods to market and improving port infrastructure. The announcement was…