Transportation Freightliner adding second shift at Portland plant August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (July 29, 2004) -- Freightliner's flagship Portland truck-manufacturing plant will begin a second shift and add about 700 full-time employees in August. The compa
Transportation Truckers should brace for more long border delays this weekend August 1, 2014 FORT ERIE, Ont. (July 30, 2004) -- U.S.-bound truckers and travellers aren't expected to get any border relief this long weekend even though an inspection blitz amid heightened sec
Transportation Holland names new top execs August 1, 2014 HOLLAND, Mich. (July 30, 2004) -- The Holland Group has announced management changes approved by the Board of Directors at their recent meeting. The manufacturer of commercial
Transportation Hwy 402 road safety improvements implemented August 1, 2014 SARNIA, Ont. (July 28, 2004) -- The Ministry of Transportation has announced it will implement a number of improvements to Hwy. 402 leading up to the Blue Water Bridge in Sarnia, O
Transportation Extra security for Democratic convention reaches Can-Am border August 1, 2014 LACOLLE, Que. (July 28, 2004) -- In a pact with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Canadian Customs officials at the Lacolle-Champlain, N.Y. border are stopping every car an
Transportation Vancouver port reaches mid-year record in container shipments August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER, (July 29, 2004) -- The Vancouver Port Authority says it has bounced back from a paralyzing tug and barge strike earlier this year, with a new mid-year record in the ship
Transportation DaimlerChrysler names new truck chief August 1, 2014 FRANKFURT, Germany (July 29, 2004) -- DaimlerChrysler's board of directors has named commercial vehicles chief Eckhard Cordes as new head of its Mercedes division, the company said
Transportation ArvinMeritor says steel prices may affect fiscal 4Q August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. (July 29, 2004) -- Rising steel prices are raising concerns over costs for several automotive and commercial vehicle suppliers, says ArvinMeritor. ArvinMeritor this
Transportation Transport modes should stop engaging in PR wars: CTA August 1, 2014 ST. JOHN'S, (Aug. 3, 2004) -- The CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, David Bradley, invited the marine industry to work with the trucking industry at the annual conference of t
Transportation Freightliner boss bullish on sales; warns of looming raw material crisis August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore. (Aug. 2, 2004) -- Order books for class 6-8 trucks are filling up fast for 2004, and sales are expected to remain strong through next year and 2006, says the preside
Transportation Terror alert puts leash on N.Y., Wash.-bound trucks August 1, 2014 NEW YORK, (Aug. 3, 2004) -- Truckers bound for the downtown New York, New Jersey, and Washington, D.C. areas are facing heavy security restriction in light of the U.S. Homeland Sec
Transportation Apprenticeship training tax credit part of 2004 Ontario budget August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (Aug. 3, 2004) -- Ontario businesses would be eligible for a 25 per cent refundable tax credit on wages and salaries paid to apprentices during the first 36 months, if a n
Transportation New features added to Operation Air Brake August 1, 2014 TORONTO, (Aug. 4, 2004) -- The annual Operation Air Brake campaign that takes place throughout the U.S. and Canada next month will include for the first time educational events at
Transportation Heavy hauler harnesses the wind August 1, 2014 STOUFFVILLE, Ont. (Aug 2, 2004) -- There's no distance that will keep Don Anderson from hauling something really, really heavy. Last August, the heavy-hauler from Stouffville,
Transportation CF partners with Averitt Express on cross-border coverage August 1, 2014 CALGARY, (Aug. 4, 2004) -- Canadian Freightways and sister company Epic Express have formed a strategic alliance with U.S.-based Averitt Express. This move streamlines the Cana