OTA wants to ensure truckers paid for emergency services

TORONTO -- A new Ontario bill could order carriers into service during an emergency, but the province's major trucking association isn't sure if they'll be compensated in such an event.

OTA helps get Hwy. 402 corridor improvements passed

SARNIA, Ont. -- Sarnia city council voted this week to go ahead with a plan to expand Hwy. 402, despite earlier indications that the much-needed improvements to Canada's second busiest commercial corridor and land crossing into the U.S. might be delayed.

Saskatchewan Trucking Association names new VP

SASKATOON -- Glen Ertell of Northern Resource Trucking has been named as second vice-president of the Saskatchewan Trucking Association.

Top carrier revenue dips slightly in 4Q

OTTAWA -- The largest trucking companies in Canada generated combined operating revenue of $2.36 billion and expenses of $2.20 billion in the fourth quarter of 2005.

BC longshoremen sign deal to avert strike

VANCOUVER -- As expected, a strike that threatened to cripple the ports of Vancouver and Prince Rupert has been averted.

ATA counters HOS reg resistance from “gadflies”

WASHINGTON -- The American Trucking Associations has wasted no time hitting back at yet another challenge to hours of service regulations by a coalition of lobby groups.

Can’t keep a good port down

HALIFAX -- Despite a decision to not proceed with a railway expansion leading up to the Halterm container terminal in Nova Scotia, the port and surrounding trucking community remain unfazed.

Kenworth taps BC dealer to head 2009 Service Council

KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Frank Chiarizia of Inland Kenworth, Burnaby, B.C. has been named Kenworth's 2009 Service Council chairman.

Big Rig Nationals revving up for big 2009

GRAND BEND, Ont. -- The Earl Hardy Big Rig Nationals is looking to bring more action to 2009 and is expanding to a second day to make it all happen.

B.C. fast tracks highway project funding

VICTORIA -- An investment of $174 million for highway improvements in B.C.'s interior region has been accelerated and the first of the projects is expected to begin this construction season.

MATS: New president named for Bendix brake venture

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- An automotive industry veteran has been handed a key leadership role at Bendix Spicer Foundation Brake.

APTA has two cents for toll idea

MIRAMICHI, N.B. -- A recent suggestion that New Brunswick institute tolled highways as a means to generate revenue has drawn criticism from the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association.

Stock tip: Go long on Montreal

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Sask budget offers record amount for construction spending

REGINA -- The 2009-10 provincial budget from the Saskatchewan government boosts transportation spending to $630 million - the largest transportation budget in the province's history.

Acquisition gives Ancra a boost

LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Ancra's purchase of S-line Cargo Control and Safety Products last fall has allowed the company to expand product offerings to customers by 25 percent.