MACK SET TO TACKLE 2002 EMISSIONS STANDARDS March 21, 2001 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Trucks says its 12-litre Mack E-TECH engine, combined with cooled exhaust gas re-circula...
Transportation NEW PREMIER PROMISES MORE FUNDING FOR SASK. HIGHWAYS March 21, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- The outlook continues to get brighter for Saskatchewan truckers as more money has been committed t...
Transportation NEW PREZ TO LEAD FUEL CELLS CANADA March 20, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Fuel Cells Canada (FCC) has appointed Brian Josling as its new president.
Transportation CANADIAN AUTO PARTS MAKER CONSIDERS SALE March 20, 2001 OAKVILLE, Ont. -- Canadian auto parts maker, Ventra Group Inc., is considering putting itself up for sale due to an...
Transportation CAMPAIGN TARGETS INEXPERIENCED WORKERS March 20, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association is one of five organizations joining with the Workers' C...
Transportation BCTA TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP SLATED FOR MAY March 19, 2001 SURREY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) will be hosting its driving championships on May 2...
Transportation N.B. TO CHANGE EXIT NUMBERS THIS FALL March 19, 2001 LONG'S CREEK, N.B. -- With all 195km of the Long's Creek to Moncton highway (Route 2) set to open in late 2001, cha...
RAILWAYS SAY TRUCKING INDUSTRY ‘IGNORED REALITY’ March 19, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Railway Association of Canada claims the country's trucking industry has "ignored reality" in t...
Transportation SASK. HIGHWAYS GAIN $24.9 MILLION BOOST March 19, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- Saskatchewan Finance Minister, Eric Cline, has announced that the government will step up the fund...
Transportation DRIVE CLEAN FOR CARS STALLS, PROGRAM TO BE REVIEWED March 16, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- Ontario's hesitation to enforce the emission-reducing regulations aimed specifically at passe...
Transportation PROVINCES WILL AVOID RECESSION: FORECASTERS March 16, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Despite effects that are being felt across the trucking industry, forecasters say Canada and all th...
Transportation GROUP THREATENS VITAL TRANSPORT LINKS March 16, 2001 KINGSTON, Ont. -- A Kingston group calling itself the People's Community Union (PCU) has threatened to shut down ke...
Transportation BCTA TO REWARD TOP STUDENTS March 16, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) is offering two scholarships worth $1,000 each to...
Transportation P.E.I. EXPANDS WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS March 16, 2001 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- The P.E.I. Department of Transportation and Public Works is expanding the spring weight re...
Transportation OPEC MAY THROTTLE BACK OIL OUTPUT March 16, 2001 VIENNA, Austria -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is leaning toward cutting crude oil pro...