Effective transportation system key to future growth, transport minister asserts

CALGARY, Alta. -- To build an effective transportation system for the future, Canada must recognize emerging trends and opportunities and adapt our systems and policies to capitalize on them, Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure...

84-year-old billionaire bridge owner jailed

WINDSOR, Ont. -- Ambassador Bridge owner and billionaire Manuel "Matty" Moroun has been jailed for contempt of court.

Funding announced for pair of Manitoba-based intelligent transportation systems

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Government of Canada has announced new funding for two intelligent transportation systems (ITS) projects in Manitoba.

CTA highlights infrastructure priorities for 2012

TORONTO, Ont. -- To help the federal government prioritize possible infrastructure investments in 2012, the Canadian Trucking Alliance has released a list of roads, bridges and border crossings that the country's motor carriers consider to be...

OTA urges government to continue funding trucking-friendly programs

TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Trucking Association is calling for the government to stay the course with funding on several initiatives ahead of next year's budget.

Major renovations slated for two bridges at US-Canada border

LEWISTON, N.Y. -- Major renovations to the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge and the Peace Bridge have been announced as part of the new cross-border management agreement between Canada and the US. The renovations are part of a new border security plan...

Truck parking at Confederation Bridge is adequate, industry says

BORDEN-CARLETON, P.E.I. -Is Confederation Bridge parking for trucks a major problem or a tempest on a turnpike? If you imbibe the CBC, you might think it's the former. How big the problem really is, however, depends on who you talk to in the...

Talks underway for new bridge over St. Lawrence

MONTREAL, Que. -- Consultations on the requirements for the new bridge over the St. Lawrence have formally begun. The Honourable Denis Lebel, Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities, and Minister of the Economic...

“By 2020, it will be crazy. Don’t expect to get anywhere near a city,” expert warns

REXDALE, Ont. -- North American shippers have enjoyed a 30-year run of declining logistics costs but that is about to change, according to George Stalk, senior advisor with Boston Consulting Group, and lingering unwillingness to deal with a...

Feds give green light to new bridge over St. Lawrence in Montreal

MONTREAL, Que. -- The Government of Canada has decided to proceed with a new bridge across the St. Lawrence in Montreal.

Montreal traffic troubles far from temporary

MONTREAL, Que. - "The following lanes will be closed for major roadwork from eleven o'clock Tuesday till five o'clock Wednesday: Two of the three lanes on the Champlain Bridge in the Montreal direction; two of the three northbound lanes on the...

US trucking groups praise Obama’s call to address transportation problems

ARLINGTON, Va. -- Industry associations in the US have applauded President Barack Obama's call for Congress to address the nation's inadequate surface transportation system.

OTA rejects TV ads labelling proposed Windsor-Detroit bridge ‘road to nowhere’

TORONTO, Ont. -- Ontario Trucking Association president David Bradley has criticized recent television advertisements which attack Ontario Premier Dalton McGuinty over monies allocated to building a freeway link to the proposed new,...

Manitoba to explore future all-weather roads to northern remote communities

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The province of Manitoba is launching an engineering study to look at potential routes for future all-weather roads to remote communities in northern Manitoba, according to an announcement from Infrastructure and...

MTA calls for solution to Hwy 75 flood closures

WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association has renewed its call for a permanent solution to Highway 75 flood closures, after the main corridor was shut down Tuesday afternoon. The detour to the US border, as designated by the Manitoba...