Emergency Roadside goes Stateside August 1, 2014 MISSISAUGA, Ont. -- Emergency Road Services Canada (ERS) is no more.
Barrie student wins annual OTA memorial scholarship August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- The 2010 OTA Professional Driver Memorial Scholarship was awarded to David Lafferty Jr., a third-year student at the University of Guelph who is studying management economics in industry and finance.
Border delays expected at Prescott port August 1, 2014 PRESCOTT, Ont. - Drivers crossing the Canada-U.S. border through Prescott, Ont. should be aware of the detours to the temporary primary inspection lanes.
Spot freight highest since ’07 August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- While the U.S. Thanksgiving holiday has historically resulted in a reduction of month-over-month spot freight volumes, TransCore's Canadian Freight Index shows a slight increase last month compared to November 2009.
Windsor-Essex Parkway construction set for summer ’11 August 1, 2014 WINDSOR, Ont. -- A contractor tapped to build the much anticipated Windsor-Essex Parkway truck route has reached a 1.4 billion pricing agreement with the province of Ontario.
Trucker hauls in $6.7M Lotto prize August 1, 2014 TORONTO - They say pay rates are going to take off as capacity crunches over the next few years, but the trucking gods decided to give driver Adelino De-Sousa an advance - in a mega big way.
Christmas: Time for stealin’ August 1, 2014 AUSTIN, Tex. - A new report by FreightWatch International shows a whopping-28 percent increase in cargo theft on a per-day basis during the Holidays compared with the other calendar days.
Ohio Turnpike raises speed limit August 1, 2014 COLUMBUS, Ohio - The Ohio Turnpike announced a 5 mph speed limit increase to 70 mph on April 1 for both cars and commercial trucks.
Vedder sings LNG tune August 1, 2014 VANCOUVER -- Vedder Transport is giving Petes a chance this Holiday season -- LNG-powered Petes, that is.
BC biodiesel labeling rule taking effect on Jan. 1 August 1, 2014 VICTORIA -- The provincial government will soon require fuel retailers to label the amount of bio content in fuel if it's more than 5 percent (B5) biodiesel or 10 percent ethanol.
Free Christmas crossings at Niagara bridges August 1, 2014 LEWISTON, N.Y. - Holiday passage at the three Niagara falls border crossings will be free for both truckers and travelers.
XATA partners with reseller August 1, 2014 MINNEAPOLIS -- XATA Corp. announced that Barcoding Inc. has become an authorized reseller of XATA's fleet management solutions.
Emerald City port launches ‘green’ truck program August 1, 2014 SEATTLE -- The Port of Seattle's Clean Truck Program is now in effect, and port authorities say there have been just a few delays as a result.
‘Return to normalcy’ predicted for U.S. trucking industry August 1, 2014 CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. -- American Trucking Associations vice president Glen Kedzie says he expects the trucking industry to start expanding - probably in the range of 3 to 5 percent - as the new year marks something of a return to normalcy.
Strahl stays put after cabinet moves August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- It was more of a tweak than a shuffle, but when the small dust could settled, Chuck Strahl remained in change of Transport Canada.