Strike delays grain shipments at Port of Vancouver August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER (Jan. 28) -- A strike by grain inspectors at the Port of Vancouver has cut grain loading to half the normal level and created a backlog of rail cars waiting to be unloade
Southwestern Express wins TCA safety award August 1, 2014 GUELPH, Ont. (Jan. 28) -- Southwestern Express has taken first place in its division in the 1998 Annual Fleet Safety Contest of the U.S. Truckload Carriers Association (TCA). A
Senate study recommends Canadian drug testing legislation August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Jan. 29) -- A Senate committee on transportation safety has recommended that Transport Canada draft legislation to require drug and alcohol testing legislation and broaden
Trade show wars heat up August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Jan. 28) -- The morning after Ontario Trucking Association board members hosted about 40 industry supplier representatives at a dinner and tour of the National Trade Centr
New labor deal gives Volvo production flexibility August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C., (Jan. 29) -- Workers at Volvo Trucks North America's New River Valley assembly plant in Dublin, Va., have ratified a six-year labor contract, seen as the first st
Doctors continue to balk at driver medicals August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- The Canadian Medical Protective Association has no intention of rescinding a recommendation that doctors not complete driver medical forms required by the U.S. Dept. of T
Canada’s GDP continues to rise August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Feb. 1) -- Buoyed by continued strength in the United States economy, Canada's inflation-adjusted gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 0.4% in November, according to Stati
U.S. may change post-accident alcohol-testing rules August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 2) -- The U.S. Federal Highway Administration is considering whether police officers should be required to conduct post-accident alcohol tests of truck and b
Deadly explosion is having a ripple-effect at other Ford plants August 1, 2014 DEARBORN, Mich. (Feb. 2) -- A deadly explosion and fire that shut down Ford Motor Co.'s Rouge assembly complex yesterday is causing a ripple-effect at other plants in the company's
Paccar reports a 21% jump in earnings August 1, 2014 BELLEVUE, Wash. (Feb. 3) -- Buoyed by record sales, truckmaker Paccar Corp. announced a 21% surge in earnings during 1998 on revenues of $7.6 billion. Net income of $416.8 milli
Striking grain inspectors return to work August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG (Feb. 1) -- Grain inspectors at the Port of Vancouver ended their strike Friday after three days and now are working to break the bottleneck of railcars waiting to be unlo
Rideway shows that ISO isn’t out of reach August 1, 2014 KITCHENER, Ont. (Feb. 2) -- Rideway Transport Inc., a small regional truckload carrier based in Kitchener, Ont., has shown that you don't have to be big to take the ISO option. It
Accuride plans to take sole ownership of aluminum-wheel venture August 1, 2014 HENDERSON, Ky. (Feb.1) -- Accuride Corp. plans to buy out Kaiser Aluminum & Chemical Corp.'s 50% share of AKW L.P., acquiring sole ownership for an undisclosed price. AKW is a 5
Ford hopes to resume production at Rouge on Friday August 1, 2014 DEARBORN, Mich. (Feb. 4) -- Ford Motor Co. hopes to have power restored to its Rouge factories by Friday, resuming full production after an explosion knocked out the power generato
Railroads to hold customer service summit August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 4) -- North America's largest railroads will hold a one-day meeting with shippers focusing on communications issues in Chicago on March 9 in a further attemp