Palmerston, Brigden set tone for truck show summer August 1, 2014 PALMERSTON & BRIGDEN, Ont. (July 12, 2004) -- The first two successful shows of the 2004 Canadian truck show calendar took place last month in southwestern Ontario: the Palmerston
Cat engineers win National Inventors award for ACERT August 1, 2014 PEORIA, Ill. (July 15, 2004) -- Caterpillar is congratulating two of its engineers, Jim Weber and Scott Leman, who have been named the National Inventors of the Year for 2004 by th
Qualcomm Links With Snap-on for Remote Diagnostics August 1, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. (July 12, 2004) -- Qualcomm Inc. has announced a strategic relationship with Snap-On Inc. to develop and market integrated remote diagnostics and mobile asset man
Transportation Peter Carter named editor of Today’s Trucking August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (July 14, 2004) -- New Communications Group Inc. -- the parent company of Today's Trucking, Canada's leading business publication for the trucking industry, has named Pete
Transportation Arbitrator rules in favour of 407 ETR in toll battle with government August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (July 12, 2004) -- An independent arbitrator ruling on the seven-month standoff between the Ontario Liberals and the operator of Hwy. 407 has concluded that the government
Transportation FMCSA still clarifying how B-Train rule affects Canadians August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, (July 13, 2004) -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has confirmed it will review how a recent final rule on Longer Combination Vehicles (LCVs) will affec
Transportation Arrow Truck Sales names new president August 1, 2014 KANSAS CITY, (July 14, 2004) - Arrow Truck Sales, a leader in pre-owned trucks throughout North America, has named Carl Heikel its new president and CEO. Heikel takes over on
Transportation Peterborough truckers tread water as flooded city recovers August 1, 2014 PETERBOROUGH, Ont., (July 16, 2004) -- Some local carriers got their trucks rolling again today despite the announcement by Peterborough officials to keep the flooded city under a
Transportation Emergency meeting called to discuss truck safety at Blue Water Bridge August 1, 2014 SARNIA, Ont. (July 13, 2004) -- A fatal crash involving a truck driver has propelled a meeting today between city, police, government, and trucking officials to look at the rising
Transportation CTA warns industry to brace for upcoming U.S. regs August 1, 2014 MONTREAL, (July 15, 2004) -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance's Senior Vice President says Canada and the U.S. must find a way to ensure that a number of security programs scheduled
Transportation FMCSA considers next step in light of HOS court decision August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, (July 19, 2004) -- The American Trucking Associations says there will be no immediate problems as a result of Friday's U.S. Court of Appeals ruling vacating the new fed
Transportation U.S. Appeals Court throws out HOS rule August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, -- The U.S. Court of Appeals in Washington, D.C. has thrown out the federal government's new hours-of-service rules today and sent the case back to the
Transportation Fast ferry operators ask CBP to speed up truck approval August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (July 15, 2004) -- The operators of the recently launched "fast" ferry between Toronto and Rochester, N.Y. are complaining that U.S. Customs and Border Protection isn't ac
Transportation Truck tonnage climbs: Stat Can August 1, 2014 OTTAWA, (July 20, 2004) -- Tonnage carried by Canada-based long-distance for-hire carriers amounted to 305 million metric tonnes of freight in 2003, up 3.9 per cent from 2002, Stat
Transportation ATA echoes problems With SafeStat August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON, (July 20, 2004) -- The American Trucking Associations this week released its position paper echoing a recent Inspector General report calling the FMCSA's Motor Carrier