N.B.’s $4.5-billion Landry list

MONCTON -- Highway 11 across the North shore of New Brunswick from Shediac to Miramichi might be awfully scenic, but it sure ain't truck-friendly.

24h snow clearing announced for Nfld highway

GANDER, Nfld. -- Parts of the Trans Canada on The Rock will get 24-hour snow clearing this winter for the first time in nearly 30 years.

CN buys back three PQ railways and ferry service

MONTREAL -- The three principal railway subsidiaries of the Quebec Railway Corp. have been purchased by CN Rail for $49.8 million. Also included in the deal is the purchase of QRC's rail-freight ferry operation on the St. Lawrence River.

CamExpo ready to roll

QUEBEC CITY -- The eastern Canada truck industry's gaze will be shifting to the provincial capital this week when the 12th edition of CamExpo opens Friday morning at the Centre de foires de Queb

Illinois considers truck toll hike

SPRINGFIELD -- There's a proposal before the Illinois State Toll Highway Authority to increase the toll charge on trucks.

Largest-ever road-paving project in Sask begins

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. -- The province of Saskatchewan has tendered out two projects to improve a rough 41-km stretch of Hwy. 32 near Swift Current.

Thermo King taps dealer development boss

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. -- Matt Nuijens has been named director of Dealer Development for Thermo King Corp., responsible for the development, implementation and coordination of "Best Practice" programs

Border gateway side road reopens

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Completion of construction on the Walker Road-CPR grade separation and the reopening of the roadway to traffic near the Windsor-Detroit border, was announced by the governments of Canada, Ontario and the City of Windsor.

Con-Way trimming down operations

SAN MATEO, Calif. -- In an attempt to reduce costs in a down market, North American LTL carrier Con-way Freight announced it is closing 40 service centers to cut costs by next month.

B.C. highway set to reopen after lengthy closure

KELOWNA, B.C. -- After nearly three weeks of being shutdown, Highway 97 in the Okanagan is set to reopen tomorrow.

Stemco buying Carlisle Motion Control

LONGVIEW, Tex. -- Stemco will acquire Carlisle's Motion Control division, which supplies brake friction to the heavy-duty truck market as well as new and remanufactured brake shoes under the Altec brand name.

CN looks for timely decision in U.S. rail purchase

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CN hopes the Surface Transportation Board (STB) will approve its proposed acquisition of the principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) to allow the transaction to close by the parties' nearing deadline.

Retread America opens new North American plant

FLORENCE, Ky. -- Retread America recently opened an Oliver Rubber retread plant close to its North American headquarters in Florence, Ky.

ATS board won’t block private takeover

TORONTO -- ATS Andlauer Income Fund's board of trustees has backtracked from its opposition to a takeover bid by the trucking carrier's management group.

When trucking’s a family tradition

STEINBACH, Man. -- It's been a long time since Seaton "Red" Coleman and his father George put their personal stamp on South East Transfer, and the family is still trucking along.