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...
B.C. FIRST NATION GETS ALL-WEATHER ROAD LINK February 20, 2001 PRINCE RUPERT, B.C. -- Lax Kw'Alaams First Nation, in northwestern B.C., is being added to Canada's highway system...
CN TO OPEN NEW INTERMODAL TERMINAL February 20, 2001 MILTON, Ont. -- Canadian National plans to build a major intermodal terminal adjacent to its Halton Subdivision sou...
SPICER STANDARD ON NEW INTERNATIONALS February 20, 2001 TOLEDO, Ohio -- Spicer Driveshaft and Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake have been selected by International to supply sev...
NEW ERA BEGINS WITH AUTO PACT’S DEATH February 20, 2001 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Some 36 years ago, a deal struck by the Canadian government of the day helped turn Canada into the...
TRANSPORT CANADA BOLSTERS RAIL CROSSING SAFETY February 20, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The federal government will provide $4,554,100 to improve safety at 39 railway crossings across the...
U.S. COULD BAN SEVERAL CANADIAN FOOD PRODUCTS February 20, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Exports sending beer, rye whisky and breakfast cereals to the U.S. could be stopped at the bord...
CANADA IMPOSES U.S.-STYLE EMISSIONS LAWS February 20, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The federal government will mirror U.S. benchmarks and invest $120.2 million over five years to acc...