U.S. considering size-and-weight exemption for safety devices August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 22, 2000) -- The U.S. Federal Highway Administration has proposed criteria for excluding safety or efficiency enhancing devices from vehicle length and width
BNSF posts transit times online August 1, 2014 FORT WORTH, Texas (Aug. 23, 2000) -- Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Co. introduced a Web-based application that provides carload customers access to estimated transit ti
U.S. DOT promises to ‘clean up’ hours-of-service proposal August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Aug. 25, 2000) -- With a veto threat in one hand and a promise of changes in the other, U.S. Transportation Secretary Rodney Slater yesterday continued his campai
UPS Logistics to buy Livingston subsidiaries August 1, 2014 ATLANTA (Aug. 30, 2000) -- UPS Logistics Group, the logistics division of United Parcel Service of America, said it plans to buy two subsidiaries of Toronto-based Livingston Group
The search for Canada’s safest fleet is underway. August 1, 2014 TORONTO [August 21, 2000] -- Royal & SunAlliance Insurance Company of Canada, in partnership with the Canadian Trucking Alliance is kicking off the 3rd annual "CTA/Royal SunAllianc
ATA appeals for fuel price relief August 1, 2014 CALGARY (Sept. 4, 2000) -- The Alberta Trucking Assocation is appealing to the Alberta Business Tax Reform Commission to give truckers a break from high fuel prices. The ATA has
U.S. introduces “Unfit = Unsat” rule August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Sept. 4, 2000) -- Starting Nov. 20, the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration will put truckers out of service if they don't improve an unsatisfactory
Good as new? Freightliner broadens Legacy line August 1, 2014 TOOLE, Utah (Sept. 4, 2000) -- Freightliner Trucks hopes to bleed off a glut of used highway equipment with the addition of a vocational and day-cab version of its Legacy Class lin
MTO kicks off IRP seminars Sept. 8 August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 4, 2000) - With Ontario scheduled to implement the International Registration Plan on Nov. 1, motor carriers in the province have less than two months to prepare for
Accuride announces European distribution deal August 1, 2014 EVANSVILLE, Ind. (Sept. 4, 2000) -- Accuride Corp. announced a distribution agreement with one of Europe's largest makers of steel wheels for heavy trucks, Gianetti Route S.p.A. Th
Ontario, Quebec sign agreement on vehicle configurations August 1, 2014 TORONTO and QUEBEC CITY (Sept. 4, 2000) -- Ontario and Quebec have agreed to harmonize weights and dimensions for commercial vehicle configurations that commonly operate between th
McCoy sells struggling Alberta parts stores to UAP August 1, 2014 EDMONTON (Sept. 4, 2000) -- McCoy Bros. has sold its struggling parts divisions in Edmonton, Red Deer, and Calgary to Montreal-based UAP Napa. The sale, for undisclosed terms,
Truck World adds two seminars to line-up August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Sept. 4, 2000) -- The Ontario Trucking Association has added two more seminars to its lineup at Truck World 2000, a trade show taking place Sept. 14-16 at the National Tra
ArvinMeritor appoints new Canadian regional manager August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich.,- ArvinMeritor Inc. has announced that Richard Decaire has immediately been appointed the company's Canadian regional manager for the Mississauga, Ont.-based Commercial
Suspect brakes prompt Freightliner recall August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Sept. 7, 2000) -- Freightliner LLC has issued a recall notice to bus and fire/emergency vehicle customers to inspect a defective antilock braking system that could