THROW AWAY CELL PHONES ARE HERE March 15, 2001 SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. -- Telespree Communications, a California company, has developed a partly disposable cell pho...
TORONTO MAYOR ASKS FOR HELP IN GARBAGE TRUCKING DISPUTE March 15, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Mel Lastman, the mayor of Toronto, has asked George Bush, the U.S. President, to help force the St...
VANCOUVER’S TRANSLINK SLASHES COSTS March 15, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- TransLink has been forced to make massive cutbacks since the group's proposed vehicle levy was a...
OVERPASS CONSTRUCTION REDUCES CLEARANCE HEIGHT March 14, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Truckers driving tall rigs should expect some inconveniences on Highway 16 east, near Wabamun, a...
FORT MCMURRAY CONSIDERS INDUSTRIAL BYPASS March 14, 2001 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta -- Roads in the area of Fort McMurray, Alta. will be getting a facelift, but which projects com...
OTA GETS DEAL ON NEW YORK TOLL ROADS March 14, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has secured a deal with the New York Motor Truck Associ...
FINES LEVIED OVER EMERGENCY WORKER PROTECTION LAW March 14, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- A new Saskatchewan law requiring drivers to slow down when approaching emergency personnel is bein...
TRUCKING BOOMED IN U.S. OVER 30 YEARS: STUDY March 14, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Bureau of Transportation Statistics says miles traveled...
MADDOCKS CELEBRATES IMPRESSIVE MILESTONE March 14, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- Trucking-software provider Maddocks Systems is marking twenty years in business -- a great achieve...
NORTH VANCOUVER DISCOURAGES SHORTCUTS March 14, 2001 NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Drivers who take shortcuts through city streets are being targeted by a traffic calming pr...
HASSLES AT PACIFIC HIGHWAY BORDER CROSSING March 14, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- Canadian truckers are being warned that they will face major hassles at the Pacific Highway border...
WORLD-CLASS DESIGNER EXAMINES PEACE BRIDGE March 13, 2001 FORT ERIE, Ont. -- A renowned bridge designer has been invited to visit the Peace Bridge and offer insight into dev...
SURVEY SAYS BAN CELL PHONES IN NOVA SCOTIA March 13, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. -- A survey by Corporate Research Associates shows 72 per cent of Nova Scotians are in favour of bann...
1,500 ATTEND PALLADINI FUNERAL March 13, 2001 WOODBRIDGE, Ont. -- Powerful people and ordinary folks rubbed elbows yesterday as 1,500 attended the funeral of Al...
GIRLS ARE BETTER THAN BOYS: SURVEY March 13, 2001 WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. -- It's been said that "rules are made to be broken," but when it comes to driving, men are more...