ICBC seeking nominations for road safety awards August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER (July 7, 1999) -- British Columbia's provincial insurance company, the Insurance Corp. of B.C., wants to recognize road safety by seeking nominations for the 1999 Lisa Ne
Trucks roll on through July 5 shutdown August 1, 2014 NEWPORT, Calif. (July 7, 1999) -- A proposed U.S.-wide trucker shutdown planned for July 5 appears to have fizzled. Two Idaho brothers, Roy and Randy Powell, tried to organize
Clarify the meaning of ‘premium’ diesel, task force tells fuel suppliers August 1, 2014 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (July 8, 1999) -- Responding to complaints that so-called "premium" diesel has more to do with price than engine protection, an industry task force is calling on fu
Use the summer to make political hay, OTA tells truckers August 1, 2014 TORONTO (July 8, 1999) - The Ontario Trucking Association, the largest trucking industry group in Canada, urged truckers to meet with government officials in order to put trucking
Dockworker strike cripples California ports August 1, 2014 SAN FRANCISCO (July 8, 1999) - Striking dockworkers shut down the Port of Oakland and staged slowdowns in the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach, crippling distribution of freight
Teamsters go back to work at Overnite August 1, 2014 RICHMOND, Va. (July 12, 1999) -- Teamsters on strike at 11 Overnite Transportation terminals returned to work on Friday, ending a week-long protest over unfair labor practices.
Judge approves deal between engine makers and EPA August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 12, 1999) -- A federal judge has approved the $1.3 billion US emissions settlement reached last fall between the Environmental Protection Agency and six engi
Canam Manac breaks off sale to Great Dane August 1, 2014 BOUCHERVILLE, Que. (July 12, 1999) -- Canam Manac Group has broken off negotiations to sell its Manac division, Canada's largest semi-trailer manufacturer, to Chicago-based Great D
New Brunswick IRP application accepted by membership August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. (July 20, 1999) -- As expected, New Brunswick received unanimous approval to join the International Registration Plan as the fifty-third member jurisdiction. New
Volvo offers cash incentives for dealer service technicians August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. (July 20, 1999) -- Volvo Trucks North America has launched an incentive-based, three-tiered training program designed to keep dealer technicians up to speed on Vol
U.S. DOT asks industry to help it meet accident reduction targets August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 20, 1999) -- A diverse mix of transportation interests met for two days last week at the U.S. Dept. of Transportation to begin hammering out the federal gove
Red-light runners won’t be smiling as B.C. flips the switch on intersection cameras August 1, 2014 VICTORIA (July 13, 1999) -- Canada's first provincewide red-light camera program will start generating tickets from sites in Vancouver, Richmond, and Abbotsford on Thursday, July 1
EPA makes Toyota its next target on pollution controls, seeks $58.5 billion US August 1, 2014 TORRANCE, Calif. (July 13, 1999) -- Toyota Motor Corp. said it will defend its environmental record in court after the U.S. Justice Department filed suit against the carmaker yest
New Jersey to restrict trucks with trailers over 48 feet August 1, 2014 New Jersey to restrict trucks with trailers over 48 feet TRENTON, N.J. (July 15, 1999) -- New Jersey Gov. Christie Whitman has called for emergency regulations to ban heavy tru
Report: Volvo Trucks chairman forecasts weaker 2000 August 1, 2014 STOCKHOLM (July 16, 1999) -- Volvo AB chairman Karl-Erling Trogen predicted a moderate slowdown in North American heavy truck sales next year, and said his company has already star