CANADIAN AUTO PARTS MAKER CONSIDERS SALE March 20, 2001 OAKVILLE, Ont. -- Canadian auto parts maker, Ventra Group Inc., is considering putting itself up for sale due to an...
CAMPAIGN TARGETS INEXPERIENCED WORKERS March 20, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association is one of five organizations joining with the Workers' C...
CARRIER CODE CRACKDOWN March 20, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- Canada Customs has begun enforcing a policy which requires carriers transporting freight on behalf...
BCTA TRUCK DRIVING CHAMPIONSHIP SLATED FOR MAY March 19, 2001 SURREY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) will be hosting its driving championships on May 2...
N.B. TO CHANGE EXIT NUMBERS THIS FALL March 19, 2001 LONG'S CREEK, N.B. -- With all 195km of the Long's Creek to Moncton highway (Route 2) set to open in late 2001, cha...
SASK. HIGHWAYS GAIN $24.9 MILLION BOOST March 19, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- Saskatchewan Finance Minister, Eric Cline, has announced that the government will step up the fund...
DRIVE CLEAN FOR CARS STALLS, PROGRAM TO BE REVIEWED March 16, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- Ontario's hesitation to enforce the emission-reducing regulations aimed specifically at passe...
PROVINCES WILL AVOID RECESSION: FORECASTERS March 16, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Despite effects that are being felt across the trucking industry, forecasters say Canada and all th...
GROUP THREATENS VITAL TRANSPORT LINKS March 16, 2001 KINGSTON, Ont. -- A Kingston group calling itself the People's Community Union (PCU) has threatened to shut down ke...
BCTA TO REWARD TOP STUDENTS March 16, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) is offering two scholarships worth $1,000 each to...
P.E.I. EXPANDS WEIGHT RESTRICTIONS March 16, 2001 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- The P.E.I. Department of Transportation and Public Works is expanding the spring weight re...
OPEC MAY THROTTLE BACK OIL OUTPUT March 16, 2001 VIENNA, Austria -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is leaning toward cutting crude oil pro...
DEFECTIVE BRAKES PLAGUE TRUCKING: EXPERT REPORTS March 16, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Two reports just released by several trucking industry groups point to defective brakes as the...
TRUCKER STABBED BY HITCHHIKER March 16, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- A long-haul truck driver is fighting for his life at Foothills Hospital in Calgary, after he was...
MACK TO OPEN NEW DISTRIBUTION CENTER March 15, 2001 BALTIMORE, Md. -- Mack Trucks is opening a new, 314,025-sq.-ft. parts-distribution center in Elkridge, Md.