Paper giant continues project to shift truck freight to water

TROIS-RIVIERES, Que. -- A Quebec government-funded pilot project to shift loads of woodchips off of roads and on to marine transportation has been extended.

CBP adds requirements to user fee transponder policy

WASHINGTON -- This past fall, U.S. Customs and Border Protection made changes to its user fee decals and transponder policy. As of October, RFID tags, also knows as transponders, replaced paper user fee decals previously issued by CBP for commercial vehicles.

Jam-packed 2005 OTA convention promises to be best yet

TORONTO -- These are unprecedented times for Canadian trucking, and the Ontario Trucking Association is making sure members are on top of all the developments affecting the industry.

Farmers’ protest to shut down parts of Hwy 401

WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- An organized group of irate farmers plans to bring traffic to a halt tomorrow on parts of highway 401 from Woodstock, Ont. to Ottawa.

New HOS rules not making for good team play: Truckers

TORONTO -- New hours-of-service rules in the US aren't having too much of an impact on most drivers, but team drivers are already feeling the squeeze.

Have bacon and eggs with Freightliner boss at Truck World kick-off breakfast

TORONTO -- Chris Patterson, president and CEO of Freightliner LLC, has been confirmed as the keynote speaker for the opening VIP Breakfast at Truck World 2006.

TST donates trailer to training

SIMCOE, Ont. -- TST Truckload Express has donated a 53 foot trailer to KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc. and Fanshawe College, Simcoe Campus.

Drop Trailer Stays: Feds agree to preserve Marine Atlantic service

OTTAWA -Transport Canada has announced that it will maintain Marine Atlantic's drop trailer service under certain conditions.

New Ontario trucks exempted from Drive Clean testing

TORONTO -- Ontario trucks four years old or newer will no longer have to undergo environmental Drive Clean testing, the province's Environment Minister Laurel Broten announced at the Ontario Trucking Association convention last week.

Company proposes Ont-Ohio border crossing, Lake Erie ferry

TILLSONBURG, Ont. -- Canada's newest border crossing could be a marine corridor with a gateway in Port Burwell, Ont. about 25 km south of Tillsonburg on Lake Erie.

More risk for truckers at 11th hour: Study

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The crash risk for truck drivers in the last hour of the now legal 11-hour day behind the wheel in the U.S. is more than three times higher than during the first hour, according to a new Penn State research team.

CTHRC goes live with new website

OTTAWA -- The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) launched its new website this week, with "new tools to help the trucking industry manage and train their transportation employees."

XM Canada launches satellite radio service

TORONTO -- Canadians now have a satellite radio service of their own. XM Canada officially went on-the-air today, bringing Canadians more than 80 channels of commercial free, digital quality music programming, along with news, talk, and information, and more than 1000 NHL hockey games.

U.S. Post wants contract carriers to be exempted from new HOS rule

WASHINGTON -- The United States Postal Service is asking transportation department rulemakers to exempt its contracted motor carriers from the new hours-of-service rules.

Transport companies crack elite 50 Best Managed Platinum Club list

TORONTO -- The MSM Group of Companies, along with four other transport carriers, has yet again been named a Platinum Club Member of Canada's 50 Best Managed Companies.