Economy

Belle Tolls: Think tank advocates P3s for PQ highway overhaul

MONTREAL -- Public-private partnerships (P3s), financed by tolls, is the ideal way to complete a series of much-needed highway and bridge renewal projects in Quebec.

Calport truckers concerned over clean air plans

LONG BEACH, Calif. -- Calling the current strategy to retrofit and replace trucks moving goods through the Ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach unfeasible, the California Trucking Association is pushing port officials to develop an alternative plan that will still meet emission goals.

BC begins work on Simon Fraser Bridge twin

VICTORIA -- Work on twinning the Simon Fraser Bridge will begin this week in a bid to expand container transportation capacity between the Port of Prince Rupert and the Prince George Inland Terminal, which is currently being constructed.

Four US states ponder dedicated truck lanes on interstate

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- The state of Indiana is joining Missouri, Illinois, and Ohio in an interstate study that will examine adding truck-only lanes on a 750-mile stretch of the I-70 from Kansas City to the Ohio-West Virginia border.

407 ETR breaks traffic record

TORONTO -- Ontario's private toll highway, 407 ETR, says it has set a new one-day traffic record.

CN officially opens new feeder terminal to northern BC port

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- CN Rail cut the ribbon this week on its new $20-million intermodal and distribution terminal in Prince George. The grand opening comes just weeks before the much-anticipated opening of the Fairview container terminal in Prince Rupert.

Sask. launches primary weight corridors network

REGINA -- In a joint announcement with industry groups, the province of Saskatchewan has created a road network that could eventually see increased primary weight access throughout the province.

Blue Water extends FAST enrollment hours

SARNIA, Ont. -- Thanks to lobbying efforts by the Ontario Trucking Association, FAST processing hours at the Blue Water Bridge in Port Huron will be extended on Fridays until 4 p.m., starting this weekend.

Manitoba Trans-Canada twin ready for trucks and cars

WINNIPEG -- Three years after the first shovels broke ground, a 34-km twin stretch of the Trans-Canada between Hargrave, Man. and the Saskatchewan border is finally complete.

Warren boss given entrepreneur award

REXTON, N.B. -- Outgoing chair of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association, Vaughn Sturgeon, has been honored with a business award at Enterprise Kent's 25th Annual Gala for local entrepreneurs and citizens.

New Deltaport reservation system postponed — again

VANCOUVER -- Terminal Systems Inc., the operator of Vancouver Port terminals, will not be able to launch the much-anticipated Navis terminal operating system and new truck reservation system at Deltaport.

Medium duty GM dealer on the move

MARKHAM, ONT. -- A Toronto trucking institution turned a big corner last week. Medium-duty dealer Irvine Truck Centre, originally opened by Alex Irvine in Scarborough 44 years ago,

M-O vet heads to large 3PL

OAKVILLE, Ont. -- Karen Hammel has left Maritime-Ontario Freight Lines Ltd. to join ASL Distribution Services Ltd., a leading 3PL company.

FedEx recognizes Kenworth performance

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth Truck recently received a FedEx Freight Outstanding Performance Award based on the truckmaker's performance as a supplier during the past year.

Priceless Pickup: Owner-op charged in theft of masterpiece

CARLSTADT, N.J. -- This would have made for a good Sopranos episode. A New Jersey owner-operator who claims he found an 18th century art masterpiece in his basement has been charged with stealing the work from a parked truck last year.