B.C. municipalities may get to charge own fuel taxes January 31, 2002 VICTORIA, B.C. -- The B.C. Liberals are considering giving municipalities the power to create their own fuel taxes...
Prophesy integrates logistics, dispatch solutions January 31, 2002 BLOOMFIELD, Conn. -- Prophesy Transportation Solutions has released new ShipperPlus and ShipperTPL software with ma...
Pete’s online training bolsters dealer knowledge January 31, 2002 DENTON, Tex. -- New online training programs offered by Peterbilt are helping keep the company's dealer network ver...
Menard replaces Chevrette as Quebec transport chief January 30, 2002 QUEBEC CITY, Que. -- Quebec's former Minister of Public Safety, Serge Menard, has been named to the transport post...
Feds admit to $3.3 billion gaffe (January 30, 2002) January 30, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The federal government has overpaid four provinces to the tune of $3.3 billion, and those provinces...
U.S. delays decision on wheat tariffs January 30, 2002 REGINA, Sask. -- It will be more than two weeks before the U.S. Trade Representative decides whether or not to put...
Chevrette slips out the back door before shuffle (January 30, 2002) January 30, 2002 QUEBEC CITY, Que. -- The Parti Quebecois government was shaken Tuesday by the resignations of three cabinet ministe...
Study finds cattle get stressed out over truck rides January 30, 2002 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- A research project in Alberta has revealed cows tend to get stressed out during transportation...
TANS may join forces with union January 30, 2002 TRURO, N.S. -- The Truckers Association of Nova Scotia (TANS) board of directors is currently investigating the pos...
Edmonton may be first to outlaw handheld cells while driving January 30, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. -- A city councillor is aggressively pushing to make Edmonton the first Canadian city to ban driver...
Trucknews.com adds searchable archives (January 29, 2002) January 29, 2002 DON MILLS, Ont. -- In an effort to give the trucking community easier access to the information it needs to keep ro...
U.S. nears hours action (January 29, 2002) January 29, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Last week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta indicated to a Senate committee the i...
Employee awards now tax exempt (January 29, 2002) January 29, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) has issued an advisory stating certain employee awards...
New player steps into Skeena Cellulose saga January 29, 2002 TERRACE, B.C. -- In a surprise decision Friday, the B.C. government rejected the offer of Mercer Intl. to purchase...
Industry loses a pioneer January 29, 2002 COQUITLAM, B.C. -- Manitoba Trucking Association (MTA) past-president Torben "Tom" Jensen died here on Dec. 23, 200...