Economy

Former Swift chief bids to take fleet private

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- The former owner of the second-largest truckload carrier in North America is offering $2.17 billion to take back the company he founded.

Halterm sells Halifax Port assets to Australian investment firm

HALIFAX, N.S. -- Halterm Limited, which operates a 72-acre site in the Port of Halifax, is selling outstanding shares to Macquarie Infrastructure Partners.

BC Ferries to hike truck crossing fee

VICTORIA -- B.C. Ferries will once again raise commercial vehicle rates in a few weeks. The service already increased passenger vehicle and passenger fees on Nov. 1.

Haldex goes green during remanufacturing

KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Air brake and suspension control systems supplier Haldex says it will save over 3,900 tons in carbon dioxide emissions this year through its remanufacturing process.

J-school student wins Rolf Lockwood scholarship award

TORONTO -- Mimi Szeto, a second-year Journalism student at Ryerson University, is this year's winner of the annual Rolf Lockwood Scholarship, a $1,000 award given to an undergrad with a minimum grade-point average of 3.0 for writing the best example of a magazine article focusing on business journalism.

Log truck fatality inquiry too slow: industry

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- A British Columbia Coroner's Service report suggests fatigue, prescription drug use, excessive speed, were all factors the death of a log hauler in the province's Northern Interior.

UPS Canada unveils more flexible international delivery options

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- In what the company says is the largest expansion of its international shipping portfolio in more than a decade, UPS announced it will begin offering customers three, rather than two, daily time-definite delivery options between Canada, the U.S., Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

KRTS calls on industry to create career paths

CALEDONIA, Ont. -- An Ontario truck driver training school and some of its partners are establishing a task force that targets career paths for truckers.

Volvo, Mack engines gets thumbs up from EPA

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo and subsidiary Mack Trucks says the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has officially certified '07 engines for the emissions standards that take affect Jan. 1.

Alberta stays off federal HOS bandwagon — for now

EDMONTON -- Alberta will not be joining the rest of the country in mirroring new hours-of-service rules that take affect in the New Year.

MTA inducts new Pioneer Club members

WINNIPEG -- The Manitoba Trucking Association has inducted six new "Pioneer Club members.

OTA conference turns 80; promises to be biggest ever

TORONTO -- The day after next, presidents, CEOs and senior managers of some of the country's most notable trucking fleets will be in Toronto for the 80th annual convention of the Ontario Trucking Association.

Alberta carriers blast province for not adopting federal HOS rule

CALGARY -- Officials representing some of Alberta's largest for-hire trucking carriers say they were shocked when the province's minister of Infrastructure & Transportation announced last week that Alberta would not be mirroring new federal hours of service legislation scheduled to take affect January 2007.

GE Trucking Solutions Canada appoints GM

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Bill Thomas has been named GE Trucking Solutions' general manager in Canada.

OTA historical photos archive to hit World Wide Web

TORONTO -- As part of OTA's 80th anniversary celebrations, an extensive collection of almost 1,000 photos, depicting the development of trucking in Canada and significant developments in trucking history, is being digitized and stored by the association in electronic format.