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Major freight hub planned for Windsor airport; Landstar says it’s not involved

WINDSOR, Ont. - Landstar System released a statement clarifying early media reports that indicated it was involved in the construction of a major multi-modal transportation and logistics facility at t...

Political, legal issues put drag on DRIC project over summer

WINDSOR, Ont. - Summer can be a slow time for news. But not when it comes to the controversial Detroit River International Crossing (DRIC) project for a new border access road and bridge linking Winds...

Driver shortage, HoS reduction keeping US fleet execs up at night

DALLAS, Texas - There are several issues weighing heavily on the minds of US fleet executives who were speaking at the Commercial Vehicle Outlook last month in Dallas, and they may not be what you'd e...

Used truck registrations surge in US

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Used commercial vehicles are being registered in the US at a record pace, according to data released by Polk.

Waiver renewal fees skyrocket for sex offenders (October 01, 2010)

OTTAWA, Ont. - It's hard to feel sorry for people convicted of sexual offences, especially those who've committed offences against minors, defined as persons aged under 18 years old under US federal l...

Will fickle feds fund ferry’s future?

WOOD ISLAND, P.E.I. - Ottawa is, once again, playing water polo with the Caribou, N.S. to Wood Islands, P.E.I. ferry service. This summer it extended the expired five-year contract with operator North...

TANS gives back

HALIFAX, N.S. - The Truckers Association of Nova Scotia (TANS) continued its long history in support of local charities at its 42nd annual general meeting and convention. Fundraising efforts from TANS...

Nova Scotia rebate program extended, cap lifted

HALIFAX, N.S. - Conserve Nova Scotia has extended the deadline and removed the funding cap for a Class 8 fuel efficiency rebate program. Nova Scotia fleets and owner/ops now have until Sept. 30 to fil...

The truth about hybrids

MONTREAL, Que. - This Sept. 7, Transports Quebec revealed in a little show-and-tell at FPInnovation's Montreal facility that it is sponsoring two year-long studies of hybrid trucks. The first will com...

‘Old school’ values should be retained and passed down

'Old School.' That's an expression you hear quite a lot in the trucking industry.

And we thought we had traffic problems

Wow, has anybody been following the traffic jam mess that China is currently dealing with?

Rethinking approaches to health care

There are early indications that a change in thinking, although not much more than a tremor at this point, may be running through the trucking community these days on the subject of health care. Some ...

Perception matters

Still to this day, one of the great preoccupations for the trucking industry is its relationship with the motoring public and public perceptions of the industry.

Understand sleep apnea before the regulations arrive

Roadside inspectors have traditionally been limited to examining the lines of a logbook when trying to measure the threat of driver fatigue, but a recent push in the US could see truckers screened for...

People (October 01, 2010)

Fifty-three roadside inspectors from across North America went head-to-head in the CVSA's annual North American Inspectors Championship and at the end of the day it was an Ontario inspector that was c...