Bison honoured for fuel skills program August 1, 2014 WINNIPEG, (March 23, 2004) -- Bison Transport of Winnipeg has received top honours by the Government of Canada for its fuel-management skills development program created for truck
Feds present close to $1 billion in mad cow bailout August 1, 2014 PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. (March 22, 2004) -- Prime Minister Paul Martin announced a long-awaited aid package for the Canadian beef industry today -- about 70 per cent of which goes dir
Congestion threatens major trucking hub August 1, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. (March 23, 2004) -- A significant transportation and logistics community west of Toronto risks being paralyzed by traffic congestion and infrastructure flaws ove
Buffalo CBP expands QP/WP program August 1, 2014 BUFFALO, N.Y. (March 24, 2004) -- The U.S. Port of Entry in Buffalo, N.Y. has told the Ontario Trucking Association that the expanded use of the QP/WP program for in-bond processin
CTA calls new traffic injury research survey anti-truck August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (March 24, 2004) -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance has come out swinging in protest of a recent report published by the Traffic Injury Research Foundation that finds two th
Trucking group shrugs-off first Martin budget August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (March 24, 2004) -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance announced yesterday it was quite unimpressed with Prime Minister Paul Martin's first budget as leader of the governing Li
Toll talk heats up in Ontario; Truckers aren’t happy August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (March 24, 2004) -- The Ontario Liberal government refused to back-off suggestions it may implement tolls to pay for the expansion of Hwy. 69 -- the main roadway linking T
Cummins unveils new ISM rating August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ind. (March 24, 2004) - Cummins has announced a new 410-horsepower rating, with 1550 lb.-ft peak torque, for its 11-litre ISM engine. The ISM engine is now offered wi
Ivaco extends creditor protection; reports losses August 1, 2014 MONTREAL, (March 24, 2004) -- Quebec steelmaker Ivaco, which recently won a ruling forcing its protesting trucking providers back to work, announced it has had its court protection
Volvo makes Bendix ABS-6 standard on VN, VHD August 1, 2014 GREENSBORO, N.C. (March 25, 2004) Volvo Trucks North America Inc. will offer the ABS-6 antilock brake system made by Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC on the Volvo VN and Volvo
B.C. inspectors target dump trucks during eight-month blitz August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER, (March 25, 2004) -- British Columbia transportation safety officials have launched a province-wide inspection blitz on dump trucks, B.C. Solicitor General Rich Coleman a
Hamilton Port presses for cargo ferry link to N.Y. August 1, 2014 HAMILTON, Ont. (March 25, 2004) -- The Hamilton Port Authority and provincial government officials met yesterday to discuss the possibility of a cross-lake, cargo trailer ferry ser
Natives and trucking: A perfect fit? August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (March 29, 2004) -- Chief Harry Cook of the Lac La Ronge Indian Band in Northern Saskatchewan estimates that unemployment among aboriginals hovers around 65 per cent.
Northbound I-95 opens early August 1, 2014 BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (March 29, 2004) -- Part of the busiest highway in the Northeast United States opened yesterday, after repairs to a partially melted overpass of Interstate highwa
CTA urges national safety ratings standard August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (March 29, 2004) -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance is once again urging the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators and to the Councils of Ministers to establish