Economy

HOS ruling may push back final EOBR rule: Trucking official

HILTON HEAD, S.C. -- A U.S. rule on electronic on-board recorders is not yet imminent, admitted a transportation official with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration.

CBP organizes ACE outreach events this week

DETROIT -- The U. S. Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) field office in Detroit says it will host three ACE "Carrier Outreach Events" this week.

TransForce amends purchase agreement for courier fleet

MONTREAL -- TransForce Income Fund has revised its letter of intent to purchase Century II Holdings Inc., parent of ICS Courier, which services the insurance, optical, financial, travel, dental and legal business sectors across Canada.

Volvo NA boss changes gears

GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Peter Karlsten, head of Volvo Trucks North America, has been appointed president of Volvo Powertrain. He will assume his new position on December 1, when his predecessor, Lars-Goran Moberg, retires.

Euro study finds cars at fault in most accidents

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- Just like in North America, a study of truck-car accidents across the pond has revealed that the vast majority of the mishaps are caused by the four-wheelers.

Police nab ‘dangerous’ number of unsafe trucks during blitz

STRATHROY, Ont. -- Police in Ontario say they're concerned over the number of unsafe trucks operating in southern Ontario.

Con-Way Canada driver named Quebec Grand Champ

ST-JEROME, Que. -- Gilles Demers, of Con-Way Freight Canada, was crowned Grand Champion of the 55th Quebec Professional Truck Driving Championships held in St-Jerome this month.

Flying through the coops in BC

VANCOUVER -- If you or one of your drivers have been subjected to a British Columbia roadside inspection recently, you might have noticed that things went a little faster than the last time you had to endure the indignity.

MTO looks to redevelop highway service centers, add rest areas

TORONTO -- The Ontario Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure Ontario released today a request for qualifications (RFQ) to shortlist teams to design, build, finance, maintain and operate highway service Centers on Highways 400 and 401.

Chrysler wants to dump trucking arm; GM announces major cuts

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Chrysler's Canadian arm is reportedly looking to divest its Chrysler Transport division, clouding the future of about 160 truck-driving jobs in Windsor.

CP Rail, Teamsters reach deal for train operators

CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Rail and the Teamsters Canada Rail Conference, have announced that both sides have reached a tentative five-year contract settlement for 4,500 locomotive engineers and conductors.

Canuck crowned top North American inspector

MINNEAPOLIS -- For the second straight year, a Canadian commercial vehicle inspector captured first place top honors at the North American Inspectors Championship, organized by the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance.

ATA petitions regulators to retain HOS as is

ARLINGTON, Va. - The American Trucking Associations is anticipating "widespread disruption in the industry and the supply chain," if a court decision to throw out the 11-hour daily driving limit and 34-hour restart provisions of the federal hours-of-service rules takes effect.

CP Rail buys US regional railway

CALGARY -- Canadian Pacific Railway announced that it has bought Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad Corp. and its subsidiaries (DM&E) for US$1.48 billion.

Grain shippers file formal complaints against CN

CALGARY -- A group of western grain shippers are accusing Canadian National Rail of delaying shipments and refusing to comply with Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) rules.