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Driver’s licence extensions end

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is reminding drivers the extension to renew their licences, announced during the recent provincial labor disruption, ended Aug. 2.In order to...

Carriers win fight with TCT receiver, for now (September 01, 2002)

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario carriers have been rewarded by the courts in their action to get funds held in trust after the TCT Logistics bankruptcy.Madame Justice Susan E. Greer ruled load broker provisio...

Trailer markings must be retrofit

WINNIPEG, Man. - Effective Sept. 1, Manitoba will require trailers over a specific size to meet federal standards for reflective markings to further improve highway safety.This requirement will suppor...

PSI using flyash to strengthen TMS roads (September 01, 2002)

REGINA, Sask. - There has been a new development in the ongoing search for alternative solutions to upgrading and improving Saskatchewan's crumbling thin-membrane surfaced (TMS) roads.Pavement Scienti...

Montrealers soon to see new signals (September 01, 2002)

MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's eastern-most metropolis is poised to spend $20 million to smooth urban traffic.That means getting rid of 1,001 sets of traffic lights - electromechanical ones from the 1960s ...

Ontario doles out cash for the 401 (September 01, 2002)

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ernie Eves government is investing $401 million to upgrade Hwy. 401 through Toronto, Transportation Minister Norm Sterling says."Hwy. 401 is one of the busiest highways in the worl...

A trucker’s story: Wheels rolling on mobile museum of trucking

HAMILTON, Ont. - Canadian truckers are a misunderstood bunch, but this could soon change thanks to the Musuem Assistance Program of the Department of Canadian Heritage. Sheila Copps, Minister of Canad...

Hero trucker saves two in fiery crash (September 01, 2002)

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - Over the month the bravery of a passing truck driver was credited with saving the lives of two women trapped in a wrecked car that killed three of their companions.The accident occur...

Newfoundland works, just ask Percy Barrett

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Newfoundland and Labrador may hold the distinction of being the province most removed from Canada's industrial heartland - and the all-important U.S. market - but it is one of the ...

Transport hamstrings hay help

OTTAWA, Ont. - The recent hay lotteries in Alberta and Saskatchewan could be expanded by more than 10,000 bales if not for a critical missing link in the supply chain.Pierre Brodeur, co-chairman of th...

Clarke revenue up

TORONTO, Ont. - Clarke Inc. says results for the first quarter of fiscal 2003, ended June 30, are looking good. Revenue increased 7.4 per cent, reflecting higher volumes in the U.S. market offset by l...

Driving to new standards

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) says it has learned the Ontario Ministry of the Environment (MOE) is set to review the heavy-duty Drive Clean program.In a letter to OTA, Jo...

Sea-to-Sky heaven or hell, depending on experience

SQUAMISH, B.C. - There has been lots of talk lately about revamping the well-known Sea-to-Sky Hwy. running from Horseshoe Bay to Whistler as a part of Vancouver's 2010 Winter Olympic bid.While many tr...

Michigan to amend SBT (September 01, 2002)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Thanks to state legislation (S.B. 1322) passed by both houses of the legislature, Michigan is poised to amend its Single Business Tax (SBT).Once signed by the governor, which is exp...

CDL regs changing in the U.S.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has issued its final regulations on commercial drivers licensing.These rules bring into force many of the provisions contained in the...