Economy

Allison poised for growth under new ownership

TORONTO -- Allison Transmission says new product development and global business growth will move the company forward under new owners, The Carlyle Group and Toronto-based Onex Corp.

PTDI certifies two Ont. truck driving schools

TORONTO -- The 5th Wheel Training Institute in Warwick, Ont., and Northwestern Transport Training & Heavy Equipment Training Ltd. in Thunder Bay, have been added to the growing list of North American truck driver training schools offering Professional Truck Driver Institute-certified courses.

G’Day, Eh? US lighting giant forms partnerships in Canada

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Grant Brothers Sales Ltd., of Mississauga and G'Day Warehousing Inc., of nearby Brampton have formed new partnerships with Peterson Manufacturing, one of North America's leading lighting producers.

CN buys Chicago area rail network

MONTREAL -- CN Rail and United States Steel Corp. have signed an agreement under which CN will acquire the major portion of the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) for US$300 million.

Schenker puts courier outfit on the road

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Canada's second largest logistics company has launched a new courier division.

Quebec ‘green’ tax takes effect

MONTREAL -- Starting today, the price of diesel in La Belle Province will be almost a penny more.

BREAKING NEWS: US HOS rules to stay in place at least until December 27: CTA

OTTAWA -- The U.S. Court of Appeals has granted a 90-day a stay of its order to set aside the 11-hour driving rule and the 34-hour restart provision.

Wabash trailer gets “green’ light from EPA

LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Wabash National says its DuraPlate dry van trailer meets the technical specifications for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) SmartWay certification mark.

Now all businesses can hold an ACE card

WASHINGTON -- Just about any company doing business with U.S. Customs can now, for the first time, establish an ACE Secure Data Portal account.

McDonald’s Killer Apps: It’s westward ho for multimodal experts

BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Yet another Ontario-based outfit is investing in a westerly direction.

Cummins updates idling guide to include Canuck regs

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- A new version of the eight-page guide, "Idle Talk: How the New Regulations Affect You," now includes information for various Canadian cities and provinces.

Contract awarded for new Montreal highway span

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Structal-Bridges, a division of Canam Group, has won the $30-million contract to build a new six-lane steel bridge over the Rivière des Prairies

BSM inks long-term supply deal with transportation group

WOODBRIDGE, Ont. -- Wireless vehicle communications and security developer BSM Technologies says it has signed a multi-year service and supply agreement "with a large Ontario transportation conglomerate that asked to remain anonymous."

Chinese Food for Thought: Euro firm reports on far-east trucking

SHANGHAI -- Want to get a leg up on the Asian trucking scene? You could do worse than checking out this very comprehensive series of reports on the Chinese heavy-duty trucking industry.

Bendix lobbying for action on safety technology

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix is urging the trucking industry and politicians to get actively involved in improving highway safety.