Bell Mobility acquires PageMart Canada August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Feb. 3, 2000) -- Bell Mobility Inc. announced that it has strengthened its position as the largest provider of wireless messaging services in Canada with the acquisition
Freightliner, DDC, Siemens test urea-based emissions control August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 3, 2000) -- Freightliner Corp. has partnered with Detroit Diesel and Siemens to test an advanced diesel emissions reduction system in a fleet of eight Argosy
Congressional leader urges electronic immigration checks August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 3, 2000) -- The chairman of the immigration subcommittee in the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday renewed calls for immigration inspectors to collect
Canada Customs to require estimated date and time of arrival for PARS August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Feb. 3, 2000) -- Carriers using PARS (Pre-Arrival Review System) will be required to advise Canada Customs of the date and time the goods will arrive at their location in
Nova Scotia truckers: no surcharge, no road salt August 1, 2014 HALIFAX (Feb. 8, 2000) -- Truckers in Nova Scotia who haul road salt for the province said yesterday they would stop deliveries because the government has not responded to repeated
Weekly rail-carloading report shows intermodal freight up 24% over previous year: August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Feb. 7, 2000) -- Intermodal traffic tonnage during the seven-day period ending Jan. 21 totalledÊ380Ê000Êtonnes, aÊ23.9% increase from the same period inÊ1999, according to
Batts resigns as TCA president August 1, 2014 ALEXANDRIA, Va. (Feb. 7, 2000) -- Lana Batts, the outspoken and forceful leader of the Truckload Carriers Association, resigned as president at the group's executive committee meet
National Trucker Appreciation Week shifts to September August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Feb. 8, 2000) -- The date of Canada's second annual National Trucker Appreciation Week, an event promoted by the countryÕs for-hire trucking associations as a tribute to t
Oregon backs out of Norpass August 1, 2014 SALEM, Ore. (Feb. 8, 2000) -- Oregon has withdrawn from the Norpass weigh station preclearance system in protest against an operating agreement between Norpass and its competitor,
Drayage companies seek court order to prevent another strike at Port of Vancouver August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER (Feb. 8, 2000) -- Twenty-five trucking companies operating at the Port of Vancouver will seek a court order preventing owner-operators there from striking for a second ti
Mulchandani: Major suppliers must go global to survive August 1, 2014 ATLANTA, Ga. (Feb. 8, 2000) -- Globalization and consolidation are trends that will continue amongst truck-makers, according to Prakash Mulchandani, senior vice-president at Merito
Meritor buys Tempered Spring Co. August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. (Feb. 8, 2000) -- A suspension-making subsidiary of Meritor Automotive's Light Vehicle Systems group said it has acquired privately-held Tempered Spring Co., a leading
Premier: Deal to kill New Brunswick tolls to come ‘within a few days’ August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON (Feb. 10, 2000) -- New Brunswick Premier Bernard Lord told the legislature yesterday that a deal to remove the tolls from a four-lane highway between Fredericton and M
White House budget would revive controversial customs fee August 1, 2014 OTTAWA (Feb. 9, 2000) -- The United States is proposing a controversial customs fee on freight crossing the border from Canada, a move Ottawa said would almost certainly violate th
Ontario court upholds acquittal under ‘flying wheels’ law August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Feb. 10, 2000) -- Ontario's top court upheld a ruling yesterday that acquitted a truck rental company of violating the province's "flying wheels" law. Ryder Truck Renta