Nova Scotia company penalized $50,000 for failing to maintain a safe vehicle August 1, 2014 HALIFAX (Feb. 5, 2001) - For the first time, a company has received a fine under Nova Scotia's Occupational Health and Safety Act for failing to maintain a motor vehicle. A.W. L
Freightliner expands EzyRider seat, X-One, AirLiner options to Western Star August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 5, 2001) -- Freightliner LLC has expanded features exclusive to Freightliner and Sterling brand trucks to Western Star. Western Star will offer Freightliner
Gustafson resigns as CEO of Volvo Trucks North America August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. (Feb. 5, 2001) -- Volvo Trucks North America president and CEO Marc Gustafson resigned Friday and was replaced by Karl-Erling Trogen, senior vice-president at Volv
U.S. must open border to Mexican trucks, panel rules August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 7, 2001) -- A five-member arbitration panel set up under the North America Free Trade Agreement has ruled against the United States in a five-year-old disput
DAT Services sold to TransCore August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Feb. 8, 2001) -- Jubitz Corp. has sold its DAT Services division, North America's largest load-matching network, to TransCore Inc., a Texas-based wireless communica
Clark named Ontario transport minister August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Feb. 8, 2001) -- Stoney Creek Tory MPP Brad Clark was named Ontario's transportation minister today when Premier Mike Harris shuffled his cabinet. Clark replaced David
OOIDA: Keep Mexican trucks out of U.S. August 1, 2014 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. (Feb. 9, 2001) -- North America's largest association of owner-operators is calling on President Bush to maintain travel restrictions on Mexican trucks until a sy
Atkinson named Saskatchewan highways minister August 1, 2014 REGINA (Feb. 9, 2001) -- Saskatchewan Premier Lorne Calvert named a new cabinet yesterday, including the appointment of Patricia Atkinson as Minister of Highways and Transportation
U.S. DOT officials huddle on safety of Mexican trucks August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. (Feb. 12, 2001) -- As President Bush prepares for a mid-February meeting with Mexican President Vicente Fox, top officials at the U.S. Dept. of Transportation are
California certifies turbine engine for commercial hybrids August 1, 2014 CHATSWORTH, Calif. (Feb. 12, 2001) -- The California Air Resources Board has certified the world's first turbine engine for use in commercial hybrid electric vehicles. The engin
Condition of Mexico’s truck fleet in doubt August 1, 2014 MEXICO CITY (Feb. 12, 2001) -- Nearly half of Mexico's heavy-truck fleet would be unfit to operate in the United States because the vehicles are old and inefficient, according to t
Ontario thaw period could begin as early as Feb. 15 August 1, 2014 TORONTO (Feb. 12, 2001) -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation has advanced the start date of the reduced load period to Feb. 15 from March 1, according to the Ontario Trucking
Canadian Pacific to spin off railroad, other businesses August 1, 2014 CALGARY (Feb. 14, 2001) -- Canadian Pacific Ltd., founded in 1881 to build a transcontinental railway linking eastern Canada with the Pacific coast, plans to spin off its railroad
Jevic expands regional service to Canada August 1, 2014 DELANCO, N.J. -- Jevic Transportation, a regional less-than-truckload division of Yellow Corp., has added service to Canada from its terminals in Kansas City, St. Louis, Detroit, a
Dana cutting 10,000 jobs August 1, 2014 TOLEDO, Ohio (Feb. 14, 2001) -- Dana Corp. posted a fourth-quarter loss yesterday and said it planned to eliminate 10,000 jobs, or 12% of its work force, to counter a slowdown in t