Dryden hosts new truck show August 1, 2014 DRYDEN, ONT - - This northern Ontario pulp-and-paper town is home to Max the Moose, NHL star Chris Pronger, and as of next month, the Dryden Truck Show.
New FMCSA site enhances public access, functionality August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON -- The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration's new webpage improves free public access to orders and decisions on FMCSA civil penalty and safety rating cases.
CDN exports-imports record gains in March August 1, 2014 OTTAWA - Most of Canada's industrial sectors recorded gains in both exports and imports in March.
Trucker saves man from burning car August 1, 2014 CALEDON -- The fire extinguisher was running dry and time was running out for an Ontario motorist who was trapped inside his burning car.
N.B. bridge repairs could run into 2012 August 1, 2014 SAINT JOHN - Repairs to a New Brunswick bridge won't be completed until 2012, a year after it was scheduled to be done, but the reason for the delay is unclear.
Weather hampers April spot market August 1, 2014 PORTLAND, Ore.-- TransCore's North American Freight Index showed a 14 percent decline in spot market truckload freight volume for the month of April, compared to March
Deadline for bridge B-pass refunds extended August 1, 2014 FREDERICTON -- New Brunswick drivers have until June 30 to return their Saint John Harbour Bridge B-pass for a refund.
New fed transport minister appointed August 1, 2014 OTTAWA -- As it seems to go with every new cabinet shuffle in Ottawa, the revolving door at Transport Canada will see a new minister walk through.
ATA report predicts trucking boom in coming years August 1, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. - Trucking is heading into a period of significant growth, according to the American Trucking Associations' U.S. Freight Transportation Forecast to 2022.
Proposed bill offers incentive to adopt safety technology August 1, 2014 TROY, Mich. - The president and general manager of Meritor WABCO says giving fleets an incentive to adopt new safety technologies will make highways safer for fleet drivers and passenger car drivers alike.
Dispatches Podcast No. 2: Airing on the side of humor August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- What do biofuel, truck-stop tigers, border guards snooping around canned beans and trucking association withdrawal have in common?
Obama orders national fleet to switch to altfuels August 1, 2014 WASHINGTON - A Presidential Memorandum directs federal agencies to convert fleets to 100 percent alternative fuel vehicles by the end of 2015 as well as cut petroleum consumption by 30 percent by 2020.
CN hikes capacity, ground space at intermodal hub August 1, 2014 BRAMPTON, Ont. -- CN Rail says it has expanded capacity at its Brampton Intermodal Terminal to accommodate growing container volumes.
Driver lets pressure get to him; almost blows up August 1, 2014 WHAKATANE, New Zealand -- As long as he lives, Steven McCormack will probably never again refer to his airline connectors as "glad" hands.
Truck ferry owner to appeal court ruling on ‘unfair’ fees August 1, 2014 WINDSOR, Ont. - The owner of the Detroit-Windsor Truck Ferry may have lost a recent federal court decision that forces him to pay thousands of dollars in "discriminatory" fees to the Canadian Coast Guard, but he isn't giving up yet.