Spotlight shines on Northern Interior log truck crashes

PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- The Workers' Compensation Board in BC says that fatalities involving log-truck drivers have moved from the Northern Interior backroads to the province's highways.

Security is safety, too

Managing risk is not just about defensive driving. It's also about guarding your trucks and your customers' freight against theft. Trailer and load theft may be on the rise, but th

Special legislation unveiled for Hwy 30 Project in Quebec

OTTAWA - Transport Minister Jean-C. Lapierre today announced that a special piece of legislation to assist in the completion of Highway 30 in Quebec has received Royal Assent.

Truck sales in 2004: full speed ahead

Every year it seems you can sum up the mood of the trucking industry in one simple phrase. In 2003, the outlook was "cautiously optimistic," which replaced, "Pre-buy? What pre-buy?

Wildlife collisions peaking across Canada

OTTAWA -- Animal-vehicle collisions are increasing across Canada, with incidents in Alberta almost doubling since 1991.

Spinning off the rails

Spin: The Oxford dictionary defines it as turning "rapidly on its own axis." We in the press use the term to describe facts that have been either distorted or stripped of essential

Police warn of truckstop break-and-enter robberies

CALGARY -- Crooks are targeting drivers sleeping in their trucks at Calgary-area truckstops, and swiping wallets and other small valuable items, say Calgary police. So far this year, 80 break-and-enter robberies have been reported, but Calgary Police Constable Michelle Joels suspects the actual number of incidents is probably considerably higher.

Ferry ponders cuts to Digby-Saint John service

DIGBY, N.S. -- Bay Ferries is considering cutting some of its runs between Digby, N.S. and Saint John, N.B. as a result of soaring fuel costs.

Battle to preserve Marine Atlantic drop cargo continues

SYDNEY, N.S. -- Representatives from the Cape Breton Regional Municipality were joined by the Canadian Auto Workers' Union in a bid to try and save Marine Atlantic's drop-on trailer service.

Mack customers win free payments

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Canada and Mack Commercial Finance have announced the third quarter winners of "The Mack Highway Free Payment Extravaganza."

The China Syndrome

Everyone knows that China is a huge country and thus a huge market that's been attracting all manner of western investment as it rumbles forward into modernity as we know it. As we

Ohio implements commercial activity tax

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The state of Ohio has introduced a new tax for commercial activity.

Except for continuing the Canadian tradition of breaking election promises, it seems that after half a year in power the Ontario Liberal government is still struggling to find an i

Ontario may appeal court ruling in favour of ETR – again

TORONTO -- Predictably, the Ontario government looks like it will challenge yet another court decision siding with the owners of the private 407 highway.

Peace Bridge border improvements done

FORT ERIE -- The $4.3 million border enhancement project at the Peace Bridge in Fort Erie, Ont. and Buffalo, N.Y. is finally complete.