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Electronic traffic monitoring to be upgraded

TORONTO, Ont. - The province is spending $4.2 million to upgrade 28 electronic traffic-counting stations on several highways across Ontario.Sensors will be installed in the pavement at each location, ...

FleetSmart goes hi-tech to spread the word

PEMBROKE, Ont. - The results of the first-ever technical workshop web cast held by FleetSmart were so encouraging, more web-based workshops are in store for 2003.About 115 people across the country tu...

Quebec will soon permit rights on red

MONTREAL, Que. - Following a 12-month pilot project and an absence of death and mayhem, Quebec has decided it will allow right turns on red lights beginning on Apr. 13, 2003.In general, they will be p...

Blitz nets defective trucks

SHERBROOKE, Que. - A huge highway blitz in the Sherbrooke region in southeast Quebec, and the last of its type till the worst of the winter passes, netted 262 trucks with minor defects and 103 with ma...

Professional drivers do us proud

Dear editor,Seven years ago, my son, Stirty, decided to venture into the big world of business and independence and buy his own tractor. He had always been part of our family business and having not o...

Fraser crossing enters Phase 2

VANCOUVER, B.C. - TransLink is now entering Phase 2 of the new Fraser River Crossing, which will include a detailed comparative assessment of the environmental, community and technical implications.Th...

Saskatchewan releases winter tender schedule (December 01, 2002)

REGINA, Sask. - In what has become a fall tradition, the Saskatchewan Department of Highways has released a winter tender schedule.The winter tender schedule is intended to give road construction comp...

Road Knights wanted

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is launching its search for professional truck drivers to serve on the 2003/2004 Road Knights Team.The Road Knights are full-time drivers with fi...

Alberta WCB hikes 2003 premiums

EDMONTON, Alta. - The Alberta WCB premium rates for 2003 will increase by more than anticipated.The rates for general trucking will be $6.18 - up 25 per cent, specialized trucking $6.12 - up 9 per cen...

New rest stop for Nova Scotia

HALIFAX, N.S. - The province of Nova Scotia has come up with a highway rest area strategy that will provide a safety service to truckers and visitors, supported by trucking and industry leaders.Nova S...

FleetSmart launches Idle-Free Quiet Zones

BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Natural Resources Canada kicked off its FleetSmart Idle-Free Quiet program Nov. 7 at the Fifth Wheel truck stop in Bowmanville, Ont.The initiative to curb engine idling is an campa...

Atlantic provinces honor industry’s finest

MONCTON, N.B. The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) doled out its 2002 annual awards at the 52nd convention held in Moncton on Oct. 24 to Oct. 26.The Safety to Motor Transportation Award,...

Norm Sterling discusses transportation in Ontario

TN: In the six months you've held the Ministry of Transportation portfolio, what has proved to be the most challenging issue as far as commercial transportation is concerned?Sterling: The issue I have...

BorderNet to launch Web-based information centre

TORONTO, Ont. - BorderNet has established a new business model for site selection within the most powerful bi-national economic region in the world.The region extends from Ottawa to Toronto, Niagara, ...

Forum announces standard contract

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Owner/operators and their clients now have a standard contract - a template of possibilities really - they can refer to when negotiating the terms of any agreement to haul for pay....