New Brunswick truck safety administrator calls for tougher penalties August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON (Sept. 13, 1999) -- New Brunswick's director of commercial vehicle enforcement has called for changes to the provincial motor vehicle act in order to improve communicat
Volvo to use Scania to expand medium-duty presence August 1, 2014 GOTHENBURG, Sweden (Sept. 14, 1999) -- Volvo AB plans to expand its presence in the medium-duty truck market following its acquisition of fellow Swedish truck producer Scania AB.
Halifax needs port improvements to stay competitive, CN chief says August 1, 2014 HALIFAX (Sept. 14, 1999) -- The Port of Halifax has a "huge opportunity" to increase its share of European container traffic destined for the U.S. Midwest, but only after aggressiv
DHL introduces temperature-controlled parcel service August 1, 2014 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (Sept. 13, 1999) -- DHL Worldwide Express, the largest international air express shipper, introduced a new packaging technology that allows shippers to maintai
Freightliner takes Century Class in two directions August 1, 2014 DALLAS, Tex. (Sept. 13, 1999) -- Freightliner Trucks has split its Century Class platform into two separate model streams, one aimed at style-conscious owners and another that inte
Fall-protection rules would cost employers $72 million August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Sept. 13, 1999) -- Proposed new federal regulations that would require employers to protect workers from falls of eight feet or more are expected to cost employers $72.3 mi
North American Van Lines, Allied Van Lines to merge August 1, 2014 NEW YORK (Sept. 14, 1999) -- Household moving giants North American Van Lines and Allied Van Lines plan to merge, creating a formidable global competitor with locations in 36 coun
Newfoundlanders speak out about how to bolster ferry service August 1, 2014 PORT AUX BASQUES, Nfld. (Sept. 14, 1999) -- Truckers and tourist groups were among those making a case for upgrades to the federally funded Marine Atlantic ferry service here last
CN RoadRailer trains begin regular Toronto-Montreal service August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 15, 1999) -- Canadian National commenced its truck/train freight service between Toronto and Montreal with new dual-mode RoadRailer equipment. The 53-foot RoadRa
Tolls for off-peak travel on Hwy. 407 to jump 14% August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 15, 1999) -- Tolls are going up for off-peak travel on Highway 407, the 69-milometre bypass of metropolitan Toronto. Starting Sept. 27, the off-peak toll for car
Newfoundland truckers plan ferry boycott August 1, 2014 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. (Sept. 16, 1999) - A group of about 30 independent truckers is threatening to boycott the beleaguered Marine Atlantic ferry service, which provides a link between
Motorola in collaboration to develop ‘smarter’ vehicles August 1, 2014 AUSTIN, Tex. (Sept. 16, 1999) -- Computer products giant Motorola has entered a partnership with IBM and two software companies to develop a new programming language for in-vehicle
CTHRC releases dispatcher occupational analysis August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 17, 1999) -- The Ottawa-based Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council used the PMTC annual general meeting in Toronto as the venue for officially releasing the fir
Georgia wants trucks off Atlanta interstates during rush hour August 1, 2014 ATLANTA, Ga. (Sept.21, 1999) -- The Georgia Dept. of Transportation issued a raft of proposals designed to reduce truck accidents and truck volumes in Atlanta during rush hours.
Collenette: Expect private-public partnerships — and tolls — to pay for new highways August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 17, 1999) -- Some form of private-public partnership will be needed in order to pay the enormous cost to rebuild Canada's highways, federal Transport Minister David