Economy

NB Grits want highway fences to contain loose moose

FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's opposition Liberals want the provincial government to erect more fencing along highways to reduce the number of vehicle collisions with wandering moose.

$3.4B in Ontario highway funding to widen 401 corridor

TORONTO -- A five-year $3.4 billion highway construction program for Ontario, has been announced by Transportation Minister Donna Cansfield.

RigMaster APUs are ULSD-ready

TORONTO -- Canadian anti-idling solutions provider RigMaster Power Corp. says all current models of the RigMaster APU are capable of operating on newly-mandated ultra low sulphur diesel (ULSD).

TST Overland one of Ryder’s top carriers of the year

MIAMI, Fla. -- Ryder System has named its top carrier selections for the 2005 Ryder Carrier Quality Award, which includes two Canadian recipients.

Southwestern Ont. town pitching in to Windsor border study

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- The city that's home to Canada's largest border crossing with the U.S. is getting some financial support from a town east on Hwy. 401 to study the border delays at the continent's busiest trade gateway.

Ribbon cut at Canpar’s new John Cyopeck Centre

TORONTO -- TransForce's parcel delivery arm has just opened a new $22 million, state-of-the-art operations hub in Toronto.

Goodyear, Pilot Truck Care Centers sign Wingfoot deal

AKRON, Ohio, -- In a move to fortify its commercial tire and service network, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company announced that its Wingfoot Commercial Tire Systems LLC subsidiary has signed an exclusive agreement to develop and operate truck service centers at Pilot Travel Centers LLC locations.

Ontario highway cops to issue e-tickets

TORONTO - The OPP has embarked on a pilot program that allows cops to print "e-tickets" in their cruisers rather than writing out traffic citations the old fashioned way.

Security tools firm partners with Canadian fuel tax experts

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. -- BSM Technologies, a Vaughn, Ont.-based provider of high security vehicle tracking and surveillance solutions, has signed a partnership agreement with Fuel Tax Reporting provider Permitax Corp. of Waterloo, Ont. for business and revenue sharing throughout North America.

Feds give nod to transportation and intermodal projects

OTTAWA, Transport Canada is shelling out over $1 million for 13 projects across the country meant to advance transportation planning and enhance integration between transportation modes.

Truck racing legend prepares to beat his own record

PIKES PEAK, Colo. -- This weekend, big rig racer Mike Ryan will attempt to beat his own record time of 12.46.81 in his hand-built Mercedes Benz-powered Freightliner Century Class S/T Super Truck at the 84th annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.

Alberta’s best wheelmen off to national championships

RED DEER, Alta. -- Alberta's best professional commercial drivers competed for top honours at the Provincial Truck Driving Championships, hosted by the Alberta Motor Transport Association.

Bay Ferries anchors Digby-Saint John service

DIGBY, N.S. -- Bay Ferries Ltd. says this fall will be the last sailing between Digby and Saint John because high fuel and operational costs are costing the service too much money.

ArvinMeritor selects Tractor-Trailer.net for OnTrac support

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor, a global supplier of integrated systems, modules and components to the trucking industry, has adopted Mitchell 1's Tractor-Trailer.net, the web-based heavy-duty vehicle service and repair information database.

PEI capital redraws trucking map

CHARLOTTETOWN -- For the first time since it was amalgamated over 10 years ago, the city of Charlottetown is revising its trucking routes map.