COMPETITION WATCH: Yellow Roadway adopts name change January 3, 2006 OVERLAND PARK, Kan. -- Yellow Roadway Corporation has changed its name to YRC Worldwide, in an effort to reflect it...
Clarification (January 02, 2006) January 2, 2006 A recent issue of Ontario Trucking News contained two articles written by Truck News editors James Menzies and Adam...
KRTS to offer one-day trainer development workshops January 2, 2006 CALEDONIA, Ont. -- KRTS Transportation Specialists is offering two one-day Trainer Development Workshops at its Cal...
Arrow Truck Sales appoints new international sales director January 2, 2006 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- Arrow Truck Sales has named Cory Relling its new director of international sales.
Road collisions down in 2004 (January 02, 2006) January 2, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Motor vehicle fatalities decreased again in 2004, despite an increasing volume of vehicles and driv...
Happy Holidays from Truck News December 23, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Truck News office will be closed for the holidays the week of Dec. 26-30, re-opening Monday, J...
Drive B.C. Web site upgraded December 23, 2005 VICTORIA, B.C. -- B.C. has revamped its provincial road condition Web site www.drivebc.ca.
Ontario brokers still required to post funds in trust December 23, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario's Truck Transportation Act (TTA) will be history as of Jan. 1, 2006 but some rules within ...
Alberta carriers face new MVTA threshold December 23, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. -- As of Jan. 1, Alberta carriers operating outside the province must obtain a Safety Fitness Certi...
OBAC asks for longer comment period on speed limiters December 22, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Owner-Operators' Business Association of Canada (OBAC) is asking the province to extend its pu...
Trimac calls on Cancom and WebTech for fleet management solution December 22, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Trimac Transportation has decided on Cancom Tracking's OmniTRACS Real-Time Satellite Fleet Man...
INDUSTRY PULSE: Lumber, automotive, animal exports pick up steam in October December 20, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. Exports of lumber and sawmill products as well as a resurgence in automotive and live animal product...
INDUSTRY PULSE: Demand for machinery and equipment imports resumes December 20, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Gains in five of the seven import sectors led to a record high for imports in October, Statistics C...
Alan Masters joins DriveWise team December 20, 2005 BARRIE, Ont. -- DriveWise, a company specializing in advanced learning systems and solutions, has added former Hino...
INDUSTRY PULSE: Resurgence of motor vehicle business boosts manufacturing shipments December 20, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. -- A sizeable jump in motor vehicle manufacturing boosted total manufacturing shipments by 0.9% to $52...