Economy

Halifax airport expands cargo operations

HALIFAX -- Halifax Stanfield International Airport will boost its cargo activity after Transport Canada approved a new international air cargo transshipment program.

Feds agree to fund N. Ontario highway twinning

KENORA, Ont. -- A much-hyped plan to twin the Trans-Canada throughout Northwest Ontario moved closer to reality last week.

Turn right at TT.com

TORONTO -- Marco Beghetto. What can we say?

Paccar promotes two key execs

BELLEVUE, Wash. -- The Paccar Board of Directors has elected Tom Plimpton to the position of vice chairman, effective September 1, 2008. Plimpton has 31 years with Paccar and has been president since 2003.

Rock slide closes major B.C. highway

LIONS BAY, B.C. -- Highway 99 in B.C. has been shut down between Furry Creek Bridge and Lions Bay due to a massive rockslide.

Southern Saskatchewan poised for highway upgrade

CLIMAX, Sask. -- Construction has begun on an upgrade to one of Saskatchewan's trade links with the U.S.

Transportation Secretary puts US highways up for sale

ATLANTA -- The waning days of the Bush Administration could see future major transportation infrastructure spending funded by public/private partnerships.

Back-to-back rise in US truck tonnage

ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- The American Trucking Associations' advanced seasonally adjusted For-Hire Truck Tonnage Index increased 1.3 percent in June, marking the second consecutive month-to-month gain.

Hands off on ferry security searches

ST. JOHN'S -- The federally funded cargo ferry between Newfoundland and mainland Canada is a target for drug and tobacco smugglers, but there doesn't seem to be much that authorities can do about it.

Loblaw saddles up next to Sask intermodal facility

REGINA -- Canada's largest food distributor is putting down roots in Saskatchewan, as construction is planned for a new distribution facility.

Aussie truckers kinda, sorta make gains

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - This just in from Down Under.

Newcom buys logistics magazine

MONTREAL -- The publisher of this website has announced the acquisition of Logistics Magazine, a publication focused on logistics and supply chain management.

Trucker Buddy heads west with new leadership

GIG HARBOR, Wash. -- Trucker Buddy International has relocated its office to Washington with the hiring of a new executive director.

Ridewell suspension gets A-OK from Canada

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Suspension systems manufacturer Ridewell announced that its Flex-Trac 232-20K auxiliary axle suspension has the only 16.5-by-6-inch brake approved by the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association for parking brake capacity under CMVSS 121.

Best to Worst: Study ranks US state highway conditions

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- North Dakota does the best job maintaining its roads and bridges in the U.S., while New Jersey has the worst-performing, least cost-effective highway system in the nation.