Economy

Power to Your People: Truckstop goes idle-free

CARDINAL, Ont. -- The famous 730 Truck Stop near this Quebec-Ontario border town was the scene of an unusual poker game.

Intermodal hauling sees huge rebound in ’10

NASHVILLE, Ind. - Intermodal volumes jumped another 17-percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 intermodal, pushing the overall annual increase over 2009 to 14.7 percent, reports the Intermodal Association of North America.

NB proposes province-wide highway tolls

FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick's minister of finance Blain Higgs is considering putting tolls on provincial highways.

Fleets to Feds: “Give us a rea$on to be green.”

TORONTO -- If the Federal government wants truckers to help fight greenhouse-gas emissions, they should throw out a carrot or two first.

Intermodal dips slightly, but bright future ahead: FTR

NASHVILLE, Ind. Intermodalism slipped by 0.2 percent in the fourth quarter of 2010 after steady increase sin the previous three quarters, FTR Associates reports in its latest Intermodal Update.

Rest ‘n staging biz expanding across NA

MONTEBELLO, Calif. -- While governments continue to ignore the lack of adequate rest areas for truckers, at least one private company is building solutions - literally.

Seasonal spot market dip hardly noticeable

PORTLAND, Ore. -- January spot-market freight availability was the highest on record with a 62-percent increase over January 2010 volumes, according to TransCore's North American Freight Index.

Alberta names its first Road Knight team

CALGARY -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has dubbed a team of four elite drivers as "Road Knights" - ambassadors for the industry.

Qualcomm buys Cdn small fleet software supplier

TORONTO -- Qualcomm says that through its subsidiary Qualcomm Canada, it has acquired GPSNet Technologies, which operates Sylectus

Kenworth names dealer council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Brent Leach, Custom Truck Sales, Regina, Sask. was the Canadian truck seller to be named to Kenworth Truck's 2011 Dealer Council.

Prairie provinces to harmonize transport regs & infrastructure

BRANDON, Man. -- Manitoba and Saskatchewan have agreed to work together to streamline the flow of goods and services between the two provinces.

Plan to de-bug pallets needs to be thought through: CTA

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Alliance says freight transportation in North America could be crippled by a lack of pallets and other wood packaging materials (WPM) if plans to control the spread of harmful insects are not well planned and executed

PeopleNet parle français

MINNEAPOLIS - PeopleNet Canada says that its website is now available in French.

NB spring weight restrictions taking effect soon

FREDERICTON -- Spring weight restrictions for truck traffic will come into effect at midnight on Sunday, March 6 for southern New Brunswick and continue until midnight on Sunday, May 15.

Newest and best trucks on the floor at ExpoCam 2011

MONTREAL -- Caterpillar's much-anticipated vocational truck will make its Canadian debut at ExpoCam in a few weeks.