TOP U.S. COURT UPHOLDS CLEAN AIR ACT February 28, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S.'s Clean Air Act stood firm as a Supreme Court decision yesterday upheld the way the Am...
NAVISTAR SHAREHOLDERS REMOVE TAKEOVER DEFENSE February 22, 2001 RYE, N.Y. -- Navistar International shareholders have voted in favor of the removal of Navistar's "poison pill," a...
MULLENS TRANSPORTATION SAW RECORD YEAR 2000 February 22, 2001 ALDERSYDE, Alta -- Mullen Transportation had a record year in 2000, thanks in part to the red-hot oil and natural g...
UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA TO HOST TRANSPORTATION WEEK TALK February 22, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. -- University of Manitoba's Transport Institute will hold a seminar titled Transportation Infrastruc...
TRUCKER INTERNET PROVIDER DRIVERNET SHUTTING DOWN February 22, 2001 KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- DriverNet, a U.S. operator of truck-stop Internet kiosks, has cut nearly all of its 80-person w...
OTTAWA LAUNCHES NEW ‘SUSTAINABLE’ TRANSPORTATION PLAN February 22, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Transport Canada has released the 2001-2003 Sustainable Development Strategy, which outlines "a saf...
U.S. GOVERNMENT WANTS COMMENTS ON YOUNG TRUCKERS February 22, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S.'s Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) is asking for comments on a prop...
HDDC PLANS FIRST CHARITY AUCTION February 21, 2001 MARKAM, Ont. -- The Heavy Duty Distributor Council (HDDC) is now putting together plans for its first annual silent...
SPRING THAW NEARS IN QUEBEC February 21, 2001 Quebec City, Que. -- Quebec's Ministry of Transport has published its spring-thaw restrictions, which take effect o...
TENNESSEE LOOKS TO BAN RETREADS February 21, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- A Tennessee State Senator has filed a resolution that (if passed) would, "explore the feasibili...
SASK. ROAD RESTRICTIONS WILL BE ON-LINE February 21, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- With the melting warmth of spring just around the next corner in the road, Saskatchewan, like many...
DAIMLERCHRYSLER SHUFFLES MANAGEMENT POSITIONS February 21, 2001 DETROIT, Mich. -- DaimlerChrysler AG, the parent company of Freightliner LLC, is shaking up its senior management,...
KENWORTH UPGRADES INTERIOR PACKAGE February 21, 2001 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Improved ergonomics, contemporary styling, an improved HVAC system and additional storage are ke...
NUMBER OF TOP FLEETS ON THE GROW February 20, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada estimates as of the third quarter of last year that 2,705 for-hire Canadian truck...
U.S. FLEET SLAPPED WITH $368,200 IN CIVIL PENALTIES February 20, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has...