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Fredericton-Moncton route nears completion

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The biggest road construction effort in New Brunswick is nearing an end. The highway between Fredericton and Moncton may be opened as early as this month. The new section of the 10...

To de-stress, look to those with no stress

As many of you who tried unsuccessfully to reach me found out, I took my first week off in almost a year last month.Sitting in the editor's chair, perched watchfully at the controls of the machine tha...

Stewart named chief whip for Harris’ Tories

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - Gary Stewart has made the transition to the Ontario provincial government's inner circle as of Aug. 7. Stewart, the driving force behind a bill that would allow the trucker traini...

Timber harvest doubled on West Coast

VICTORIA, B.C. - Logging companies in north-central B.C. have ramped up production, but they won't have to worry about sanctions from the government.The forestry firms have permission to double their ...

Ontario, Manitoba eye ban on CFCs in old air conditioners

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario and Manitoba plan to ban the use of chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) in truck and car air conditioners due to the damage they're doing to the ozone layer.As of Jan. 1, 2002, cars in ...

A big fish sets up shop in a small pond

HUMBOLDT, Sask. - When Humboldt, Sask. recently surpassed a population threshold of 5,500 residents becoming the province's newest city, the news went largely unnoticed.However, now with trailer manuf...

eResearch has initiated coverage on TCT Logistics

TORONTO, Ont. - Independent Equity Research Corp., also known as eResearch, has initiated coverage on TCT Logistics Inc.The initiating report is available free for one week to prospective investors at...

Trucker thanks his rescuers (September 01, 2001)

WINNIPEG, Man. - Harvey Harder, the Winnipeg trucker who was pulled from his burning rig moments before it exploded into flames, held a news conference on July 25, to thank his rescuers.Harder suffere...

Truck News redesigns Web site

DON MILLS, Ont. - Truck News, Truck West and Motortruck, the Canadian trucking industry's leaders in news and business information, have updated their Web presence at trucknews.com."We're constantly p...

Moose run loose

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - RCMP are advising road users to be extra careful when travelling in Newfoundland after a rash of approximately 20 moose-related collisions.The majority of the collisions were repor...

New digs for Kenworth N.S.

NEW GLASGOW, N.S. - Kenworth Nova Scotia has relocated to a larger, more convenient site in New Glasgow, which the company says will allow it to better serve its customers. The new 10,000 square-foot ...

Canuck wheel plant to grow

LONDON, Ont. - Accuride has announced plans to pump US$13.5 million into its London, Ont. facility within the next two years.The company will construct a new 50,000-square-foot building to increase ca...

Welland Canal closed after fiery crash (September 01, 2001)

ALLANBURG, Ont. - Nearly a dozen ships were hung up in the Welland Canal on Aug. 11, unable to cross through the international link thanks to cleanup of a fiery crash.The Welland Canal, which joins th...

CN looks to steal freight

HAMILTON, Ont. - Canadian National Railway (CN) has opened a new $6-million distribution plant in the Canada's Steel City with the express purpose of siphoning freight away from truckers.CN says it wi...

Ontario names road safety champs

WOODSTOCK, Ont. - The Ontario government has announced the winners of the sixth annual Road Safety Challenge, held in communities across the province in May.The six winning communities, according to T...