West coast ports plan to mirror truck emission rules

SEATTLE -- A trio of northwestern shipping ports are planning to follow through with similar truck emission rules recently passed at the ports of L.A. and Long Beach.

Grandma’s a Role Model: Lockwood Prize Winner

TORONTO -- The folks at Today's Trucking would really like Carla Wintersgill, the winner of this year's Rolf Lockwood Scholarship. For one thing, she's tall. Bright, too.

Alberta carriers ink deal with EDI service provider

CALGARY -- Digital Movers, a provider of outsourced electronic commerce services, has developed an alliance with the Alberta Motor Transport Association to take advantage of the company's Electronic Commerce Affinity Program for freight carriers and logistics companies.

PeopleNet gets a nod from food logistics mag

MINNEAPOLIS -- The editors of Food Logistics magazine have named PeopleNet to their 2007 FL 100 listing -- the top 100 technology providers to the food, beverage and consumer packaged goods companies industry.

Wabash says Goodyear is good for trailer Lines

AKRON, Ohio -- Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has signed a one-year agreement to be the preferred tire supplier for Wabash National Corporation semi trailers.

Michelin settles suit in copycat case

GREENVILLE, S.C. -- Michelin North America and China Manufacturers Alliance have entered into a settlement agreement resolving the infringement of intellectual property rights of tires.

SPECIAL REPORT: Clock ticks on HoS compliance; Feds not twisting arms yet

OTTAWA -- It doesn't look like Canada's western provinces are in much of a hurry to fully get on board with new federal hours of service rules -

NS proposes photo radar, cell ban

HALIFAX -- Drivers in Nova Scotia may soon have to look out for photo radar cameras set up to catch speeders and red light runners.

Canada-U.S. study shortsea shipping opportunities

WASHINGTON -- The governments of Canada and America have released a joint study that examines the Great Lakes St. Lawrence Seaway system as a vital transportation resource for both countries.

Marine Atlantic workers, truckers testing for asbestos exposure

PORT AUX BASQUES, Nfld. -- Seventy-two employees and long-time passengers of Marine Atlantic will undergo testing to check for illnesses caused by prolonged asbestos exposure, the Halifax Chronicle Herald reports.

Call’em As You Need’em: Couple opens national roadside service

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Maybe between now and Christmas, Alvis and Dawn Violo might be able to catch a little shuteye. Then again, maybe not.

FAST card fees discounted

OTTAWA -- The Canadian FAST application fee has been reduced to $50 to mirror the U.S. fee, Canada Border Services announced.

Revenue gains mark Mercator’s second quarter

LAVAL, Que. -- Mercator Transport Group has improved second quarter revenues over the previous year by more than 60 percent.

401 Widening project near border completed

WINDSOR, Ont. -- The third of a five-phase project to widen 46 kilometres of Hwy. 401 from Windsor to Tilbury, has been completed.

Challenge to port security policy initiates temporary exemption

VANCOUVER -- A marine worker security clearance program at the ports of Vancouver and Fraser River is delayed because the International Longshore and Warehouse Union is refusing to participate in the application process and has launched a constitutional challenge against the legislation.