Infrastructure Low Level Road Project complete, boosting rail capacity at PMV March 20, 2015 NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. — Increased rail capacity and improved access to rail facilities for commercial vehicles are two of the benefits that will result from completion of the Low Level…
Infrastructure Trucking approves as Saskatchewan promises to invest heavily in infrastructure March 18, 2015 REGINA, Sask. — The Saskatchewan government earned a toot of the horn from the province’s trucking industry today, after introducing a budget that’s heavy in infrastructure spending. Highways Minister Nancy…
Infrastructure PrePass reaches new milestone; trucks from eight provinces now on-board March 5, 2015 The PrePass weigh station bypass system is now being used by more than a half-million trucks, including some from eight Canadian provinces. Nearly 41,000 trucking fleets are enrolled, according to…
Business Management Canada Post altering schedule due to changes in Toronto traffic enforcement January 5, 2015 TORONTO, Ont. – Toronto Mayor John Tory’s war on congestion has led at least one Canadian institution to alter the way it does business. Canada Post said it will change…
Business Management Top 10 US freight congestion sites December 17, 2014 Arlington, Va. — A landmark in New Jersey has claimed the top slot in the American Transportation Research Institute’s (ATRI) list of most congested locations. ATRI looked at over 250…
Equipment The View with Lou: Street wise? November 13, 2014 The public mood can be fickle yet it’s also worth understanding
Equipment Navigating the roadblocks November 5, 2014 Figuring out how to make a self-driving truck is the easy part. Integrating autonomous technology into society is where the challenge truly begins.
Infrastructure LaHood wants to finance Customs facility at new Windsor-Detroit bridge October 31, 2014 PEORIA, Ill. — Ray LaHood considers the new Windsor to Detroit bridge so important he is looking to arrange financing for a portion of the project. LaHood, the first secretary…
Business Management Environmental and human factors affect success of natural gas fleets: UPS October 24, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Running a natural gas fleet involves more than just buying the trucks and fuelling them up at the right station. There are a lot of human and…
Business Management From “science fair project” to the “real world”: Vedder talks LNG October 23, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – Fred Zweep doesn’t want to hear why a fleet can’t convert to natural gas or why a fleet that has tried it isn’t getting good results. Zweep…
Infrastructure Alberta and BC becoming connected vehicle technologies testing sites October 23, 2014 EDMONTON, Alta. — The federal government has committed $1.3 million to get vehicles and infrastructure communicating with each other. ACTIVE-AURORA is a three-year research and study project being led by…
Infrastructure CSA adding LNG standards October 22, 2014 TORONTO, Ont. – The Canadian Standards Association (CSA) has been busy revising the rules and regulations that govern the use of natural gas in Canada. “For CNG, most of you…
Infrastructure Infrastructure spending: most want it – they just don’t want to pay for it October 6, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — There appears to be a surprising amount of support among the American public for spending more on infrastructure, according to a new poll commissioned by the…
Business Management No single solution to the drayage problem in Vancouver: consultant September 25, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont.–Scott Galloway, a transportation consultant and the West Coast representative for the Freight Management Association of Canada, gave a speech at the CILTNA GTA region chapter’s Mini Outlook Transportation…
Business Management Where Does The Money We All Pay For Our Gas Go? September 15, 2014 The other day, in a moment of inexplicable bewilderment, (and while filling up at the local Suncor, Canada’s gas station…. sure), my glassy eyed stare began to focus on that…
