More Markel insurance seminars planned January 21, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. -- There's still a few opportunities left for truckers to attend Markel president and CEO Mark Ram's...
Stranded truckers search trailers for food January 21, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. -- Some truckers stranded in Golden, B.C. have been forced to open their trailers to search for food,...
Railways unable to keep up with demand at Vancouver ports January 21, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Rail congestion at Deltaport and TSI Terminal Systems has resulted in a backlog of 200,000 feet...
WORTH REPEATING (January 20, 2005) January 20, 2005 "I think the shipping public is now certainly realizing the value of good, reliable, responsive transportation...
Shell makes kid’s wish come true January 20, 2005 HOUSTON, Tex. The Transport Group of Shell Lubricants recently donated US$100,000 to the Make-A-Wish Foundation a...
@Road debuts new solutions for transport industry January 19, 2005 FREMONT, Calif.- @Road Inc. has launched the @Road Solution Suite for Transportation and Distribution.
FMSCA set to propose new HOS rule January 19, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. --The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is planning to publish a new proposed rulemaking...
WORTH REPEATING (January 19, 2005) January 19, 2005 "There are few things as dangerous as a semi-trailer barrelling down the road with a tired driver." -- Gr...
Poor driving conditions force highway closures January 19, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. -- Business was good for the Husky Truck Stop here yesterday as nearly 100 truckers were stranded due...
INDUSTRY PULSE: Trucking industry dominating transborder trade January 19, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. -- More than 53% of Canadian exports and 79% of imports were moved by truck in 2003, according to data...
Volvo’s Karlsten to chair SAE exhibition January 19, 2005 WARRENDALE, Penn. -- The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has announced that Volvo Trucks North America CEO, P...
INDUSTRY PULSE: 2004 Shipments up through Port of Vancouver January 19, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The Port of Vancouver's import and export trade grew 11 per cent to 73.9 million tonnes in 2004,...
WORTH REPEATING (January 19, 2005) January 19, 2005 "A good fleet manager and a company with a good dispatch process keeps tabs of drivers' hours of service on da...
COMPETITION WATCH: Teamsters ratify four-year deal with CPR January 18, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. -- The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference and Canadian Pacific Railway announced that a four-year coll...
COMPETITION WATCH: UTU, CN to continue labour negotiations January 18, 2005 MONTREAL, Que. -- United Transportation Union (UTU) and CN have gone into news blackout as they continue labor talk...