NEW TRACTOR ABS MEETS PLC REQUIREMENTS March 28, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Meritor WABCO has introduced a new tractor anti-lock braking system (ABS) that incorporates pow...
N.S. TO TRADE TRUCK INSPECTORS FOR MOUNTIES March 27, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Hamm government of Nova Scotia is proposing replacing its 32 commercial vehicle inspectors wit...
EXXONMOBIL NAMES NEW EXEC March 27, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- ExxonMobil Lubricants and Specialties Company has named Joseph Berkel as its new North American...
QUEBEC TO GET UPDATED BORDER CROSSINGS March 27, 2001 QUEBEC CITY, Que. -- A bill has been introduced in the Senate that will allow Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CC...
$1.5 MILLION GOES TO TRUCKING UNWANTED SPUDS March 27, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The governments of Canada has announced that $1.5 million of the $14.1 million going to P.E.I. to d...
BRIDGES STRENGTHENED TO WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES March 27, 2001 NANAIMO, B.C. - The recent earthquake that rattled Seattle has triggered alarm bells in B.C., but enhancements to t...
CN BOSS PUSHES SHIPPER TAX INCENTIVES March 27, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Paul Tellier, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway (CN), is urging th...
8,156 O/O’s IN CANADA IN 1998 March 27, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada reports that in 1998 there were an estimated 8,156 Canada-based owner/operators,...
ARVINMERITOR EXPANDS BRAKE LINE March 27, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- ArvinMeritor has added a four-piston Quadralic disc brake for medium-duty trucks to it's expand...
MISSISSAUGA RAMP TO BE UPGRADED March 27, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- To improve the movement of people and goods through fast-growing Mississauga, Ontario plans to...
BCTA PLEADS PREMIER TO DROP PAY EQUITY March 26, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. -- The British Columbia Trucking Association (BCTA) has sent a letter to B.C. Premier Ujjal Dosanjh c...
MINISTER TOUTS IMPROVEMENTS TO HWY. 15 March 26, 2001 GOODEVE, Sask -- A tender has been awarded for resurfacing 11.5 km of Hwy. 15 near Goodeve, Sask., this constructio...
TOP FLEETS GENERATE $1.75 BILLION REVENUES March 26, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The top 81 for-hire carriers of freight generated operating revenues of $1.75 billion during the fo...
CANADIANS HAPPY WITH POLICE: SAFETY COUNCIL SURVEY March 26, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- A recent Canada Safety Council Environics survey shows that 55 per cent of Canadians feel current p...
WABASH CUTS JOBS IN RESTRUCTURING March 26, 2001 LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Wabash National is eliminating approximately 500 jobs, including both hourly and salary position...