EUROPEAN UNION KILLS FUEL TAXBREAKS February 13, 2001 BRUSSELS, Belgium, -- It appears the hard-fought battles in Europe last summer over fuel were in vain, after the Eu...
SPECTRA, BENDIX PEN DISTRIBUTION PACT February 13, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Spectra and Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems have entered into an exclusive, North American distr...
ARVINMERITOR APPEALS IN CASE AGAINST EATON February 13, 2001 TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor says it is appealing Friday's decision against it in the patent infringement suit broug...
P.E.I. PLANS BRIDGE WORK February 13, 2001 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. -- The P.E.I. Department of Transportation and Public Works plans to spend about $3 million a...
DUPONT JOINS FUEL-CELL FIGHT February 12, 2001 WILMINGTON, Del. -- Global chemical powerhouse DuPont plans to launch an alternative-fuel cell business unit.
MONTREAL BRIDGE TO GET $120 MILLION REPAIR February 12, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- Transport Canada has announce it will spend $120 million to fix Montreal's Jacques Cartier Bridge...
TRANSLINK PUSHES FOR FUEL TAX AFTER LEVY’S DEATH February 12, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- TransLink is now pushing for a fuel tax in the wake of the death of its plan to levy all vehicle...
U.S. FED. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY ADMIN. BROADENS HOTLINE February 12, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has expande...
TRUCKER ‘SACRIFICED HIMSELF’ IN 38-VEHICLE PILEUP February 12, 2001 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Six people, including one truck driver, suffered non-life-threatening injuries in a huge pileup...
PEOPLE WITH POOR VISION, OTHER AILMENTS SHOULD DRIVE: ONT. DOCTORS February 12, 2001 TORONTO -- The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) is recommending that people with reduced vision and other health p...
FREIGHTWISE REPORTEDLY JOINING DOT-COM CRASH February 12, 2001 FORT WORTH, Texas -- In what remains a surprising move, despite the recent spate of dot-com failures, online transp...
THE OTA TOUTS TWO NEW SEMINARS February 9, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has announced two new carrier information sessions that wil...
CUMMINS LAUNCHES 330HP ISL February 9, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Cummins has announced availability of a new engine for the transit market: the 330-horsepower ISL...
RAIL LINE MAY TAKE TRAFFIC OFF MONTREAL BRIDGE February 9, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- The federal government, in cooperation with the Quebec government, is studying a new mass-transit...
TRANSPORT/WAREHOUSING ADDS 3,000 NEW JOBS February 9, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada reports employment in the transportation and warehousing sector increased from 78...