MTO continues Hwy 17 expansion designs

SAULT Ste. MARIE, Ont. -- Design plans on a proposed four-lane Hwy 17 link through Batchewana First Nation near Sault Ste. Marie will go ahead before negotiations with community leaders is complete.

Politician urges truck ban signs go back up

CHARLOTTETOWN -- A city councillor wants signs indicating truck restrictions on certain routes be posted once again.

Accuride makes major aluminum wheel production investment

EVANSVILLE, Ind. -- Wheel company Accuride says it's investing around $25 million in its aluminum wheel business, which includes two new, state-of-the-art hydraulic presses plus other tactical improvements to facilities and equipment.

Police create smuggling hotline for truckers

VANCOUVER -- The RCMP in southern B.C. have set up a hotline that allows truckers to tip off police of cross-border drug smuggling activity.

ArvinMeritor names aftermarket boss

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor Inc. Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business named Doug Wolma to the position general manager of its remanufacturing business.

Commission hikes US tolls on Niagara River bridges

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. -- Due to prolonged weakness in the U.S. dollar, the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission will increase U.S. toll rates on the Lewiston-Queenston Bridges starting Feb. 1, 2007.

Mullen Co-CEO steps down

CALGARY -- Mullen Group Co-CEO Pat Powell is resigning from Canada's second-largest trucking company holder, but will remain a director of the Income Fund.

Fantino might scrap media traffic blitzes; says highway safety is no joke

TORONTO -- Ontario's plainspoken police commissioner has had enough of all the roadside lights and TV cameras during vehicle inspection blitzes and has recommended a tougher, no-nonsense approach in catching dangerous drivers.

Former driver sees opportunity in vision loss prevention program

BOSTON -- A former truck driver who lost his vision in a motorcycle accident has launched a program to help educate truckers about their vision they may take for granted.

Dispatch systems provider expands eastern ops

GUELPH, Ont. -- TransPlus Systems Corp., a provider of leading edge transportation dispatch and operations management software technology, has named Daniel Pelletier as their new regional sales representative based in Montreal.

ArvinMeritor launches air systems program

TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor Inc.'s Commercial Vehicle Aftermarket (CVA) business has introduced its new Meritor All-Makes Air Systems Program.

Swift founder takes back control of trucking giant

PHOENIX, Ariz. -- Swift Transportation, one of North America's largest for-hire carriers, has entered into a definitive merger agreement with an entity formed by Jerry Moyes, the company's largest shareholder,

Haldex boss given prestigious industry honor

LAS VEGAS -- Robert "Pete" Joy, president of Haldex Friction Brake, yesterday received the Triangle Award from the Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association (MEMA) and its heavy duty market association, the Heavy Duty Manufacturers Association (HDMA), during the second annual Heavy Duty Aftermarket Week in Las Vegas.

FMCSA opens comment period on EOBR rule

WASHINGTON -- Comments from truckers and industry stakeholders are being accepted on the proposed regulation to mandate the use of electronic on-board recorders in the U.S.

Clarke makes some moves

HALIFAX -- Clarke Inc. one of Canada's most diversified trucking companies has made three significant investment-related transactions.