Economy

Budgets and costs on minds of fleet managers: Survey

BURLINGTON, N.J. -- Fleet budgeting is the single most important issue facing trucking company managers, according to a new survey by maintenance management experts Arsenault Associates.

BC Ferries to beef up security

NANAIMO, B.C. -- Airport-style security checks of passengers and vehicles may soon be a reality at B.C. Ferries.

Trimac president changes lanes

CALGARY -- Canada's largest bulk commodities hauler has announced that its president & CEO, Terry Owen, will leave the company "to pursue other interests."

Bandag owners OK Bridgestone buy

MUSCATINE, Iowa -- Bandag shareholders have approved the previously-announced $1 billion acquisition offer by Bridgestone Americas Holding.

Atlantic city wants 30-year traffic outlook

HALIFAX -- How will traffic congestion in Halifax look 30 years from now? That's what city officials want to know and they've commissioned a study to find out just what kind of gridlock patterns the coastal city can expect.

Dana hires new HD VP

TOLEDO, Ohio -- Jim Wojciehowski has joined Dana's Heavy Vehicle Technologies and Systems Group leadership team as vice president and general manager of service.

BREAKING NEWS: CN workers go back on strike; Contract rejected

TORONTO - Just as rail capacity was ramping back up to normal, a majority of CN conductors and switchyard employees voted to hit the bricks for the second time in as many months - overwhelmingly rejecting a tentative agreement struck between their union and the railway a few weeks ago.

Goodyear’s Wingfoot Express turns 90

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear's pioneering interstate Wingfoot Express truck line celebrates its 90th birthday this week. Back in 1917, a five-ton Packard with a 10-foot-high, specially built body established the first interstate

CN expands non rail biz; increases handling capacity

MONTREAL -- CN likes what it's seeing on the other side of the tracks, announcing yesterday the creation of CN WorldWide North America, a new operating entity that expands the railway's non-rail operations.

Four-lane extension to Lower Mainland border route begins

SURREY, B.C. -- Work is underway to widen the Hwy 15 corridor between Surrey and the U.S. border.

CN locks out workers at five locations

MONTREAL -- In an effort to keep rail freight operations as stable as possible, CN announced it has locked out workers participating in rotating strikes.

Shell Canada offers oil analysis network

CALGARY -- Shell Canada recently launched a program to help drivers quickly uncover issues in a truck's engine, transmission and power steering systems.

Newcom trucking mags nominated for 10 KRW awards; TT.com gets another nod

TORONTO -- Last year around this time, the website that you're looking at was named the top business-to-business magazine website in Canada.

Bill calls on feds to help fix Northern Ontario highway

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- Sault Ste. Marie MPP David Orazietti has sent out a public petition and city council resolution to gain support for his private member's bill that calls on the federal government to support enhancements to Hwy. 17 in Northern Ontario.

CN Strike Update: Talks stall; disruption continues

MONTREAL -- No further talks are scheduled between the union representing striking CN workers and the railway after the two sides met for five hours this weekend, but walked away without a resolution.