‘Crumbling’ Trans-Canada Trail structures in Nfld closed

ST. JOHN'S -- The government of Newfoundland shut down all bridges, trestles, and overpasses along the part of the Trans-Canada Trail between St. John's to Port aux Basques.

Canadian firm tapped for trucking safety knowledge

WATERLOO, Ont. -- CMV Safety Consulting will play a key role in ensuring customers of Cadec Global will be kept abreast of safety regulations.

Ciao Roberto! Quebec fleet signs logistics deal with Italian firm

BOUCHERVILLE, Que. -- Robert Transport, the largest for-hire truckload carrier in Quebec, is expanding its global logistics interests by partnering with Italian wine and spirits freight forwarder Albatrans Inc.

VIPAR enters HD equipment market

CRYSTAL LAKE, Ill -- VIPAR Heavy Duty announced the parts network's expansion into the commercial vehicle equipment market.

Survey says fleets to open up pocket books later in ’08

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A recent survey of American for-hire fleets shows that a majority plan to buy power equipment this year, but it will be later in the year and in many cases will be less than usual.

Bendix takes pro-safety technology message to Capital Hill

ELYRIA, Ohio -- leaders from Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems met with U.S. lawmakers on Capitol Hill this week to discuss the impact proposed safety technology legislation could have on America's highways.

Queen’s Park nixes TO’s highway toll wish

TORONTO -- Toronto Mayor David Miller may want highway drivers and truckers to dig the city out of its financial mess, but the province has other ideas.

Alberta installs over-height warning systems for truckers

EDMONTON -- In an effort to reduce the number and severity of over height collisions of trucks with highway overpasses, Alberta Infrastructure and Transportation has installed advance clearance warning signs and high load warning systems at a number of locations across the province.

Brown expands green fleet nation-wide

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- UPS Canada says it's rolling out 139 additional cleaner-burning, propane delivery trucks across the country.

PeopleNet wins prestigious telematics award

MINNEAPOLIS -- PeopleNet Communications has won Frost & Sullivan's 2007 North American Regional Fleet Telematics Growth Strategy Leadership of the Year Award.

Infrastructure, borders get big cash boost in budget

OTTAWA -- Canada's crumbling infrastructure got a $33 billion- cash infusion yesterday, making it, the government says, the largest single federal investment in public infrastructure since World War II.

Think tank recommends tolls on Quebec highways, bridges

MONTREAL -- Electronic tolls on all of Quebec's main highways would bring in up to $1.6 billion per year, according to an economic note published by the Montreal Economic Institute.

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Sask approves first leg on all-weather northern route

WOLLASTON LAKE, Sask. -- Initial clearing work is set to begin on the longest new road right-of-way in Saskatchewan

Crude hauler wins internal Mullen award

CALGARY -- The Mullen Group says its Heavy Crude Hauling L.P. division has won the company Grand Prize Safety Award (GPSA) for 2007.