407 ETR hires customer service ombud

TORONTO - The private 407 ETR highway north of Toronto has appointed a customer service ombudsman to better deal with highway users' complaints as well as broker resolutions in payment disputes between the company and customers.

Kenworth Quebec wins dealer award

ST NICOLAS, Que. -- Kenworth Quebec recently received a Silver Award for dealership excellence at the Kenworth Dealer Meeting held in Palm Springs, Calif.

New Bendix software makes diagnostics, repair easier

ELYRIA, Ohio -- Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC has released two software applications to help fleets and technicians train, diagnose, repair, troubleshoot and recalibrate components comprising its antilock braking, traction and stability systems.

ExpoCam named in Top 50 tradeshows in Canada

MONTREAL -- Tradeshow Week has released its list of Canada's 50 largest tradeshows and ranked ExpoCam as Canada's 17thth largest trade show in 2005.

Pop go the wagons in Southern Manitoba

WINNIPEG -- Record-setting temperatures in southern Manitoba this wwinter, accompanied by awkward thaw and freeze cycles, played havoc with provincial highways the first quarter of the year -- to the point where stretches of Highway 75 from Winnipeg to the American border may have tricked drivers into thinking they're riding on train tracks.

Takhar out, Cansfield in at MTO

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- The return of Greg Sorbara to the head of the Ontario Finance Ministry has forced a mini-cabinet shuffle, which includes Transportation Minister Harinder Takhar being bumped to a new post.

US declares national congestion reduction strategy

WASHINGTON -- The Bush Administration has unveiled a six-point plan to battle traffic congestion in America and stop it from growing to smaller cities, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced.

S. Florida ranks worst in US road rage listing

NORWALK, Conn. -- The first-ever "In The Driver's Seat Road Rage Survey" in the U.S. found that the least courteous driver population in America is Miami, followed by Phoenix and New York.

Trailcon Leasing announces new sales exec

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Paul Gallagher has been named the new sales and marketing manager for Trailcon Leasing Inc.

$57 million in Sask highway twinning kicks off

REGINA -- Saskatchewan has begun twinning Hwy. 11 between Saskatoon and Prince Albert, as well as Hwy. 1 East and Hwy. 16 West.

Tractor-trailer theft ring nabbed

TORONTO -- An organized crime ring focused on stealing tractor-trailers within the GTA has been busted by a investigation, nicknamed Project Tic Toc.

Mack names Canadian winners of free payment sweepstakes

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Mack Canada, Inc. and Mack Commercial Finance have announced the 2006 first quarter winners of "The Mack Highway FREE PAYMENT Extravaganza."

For-hire revenues jump nearly 15% y-y

OTTAWA -- About 3,406 for-hire Canadian trucking companies posted annual revenues of $1 million or more in the fourth quarter of 2005, up from 3,225 carriers in the fourth quarter of 2004.

Province ponders ‘speed-on-green’ cameras for cities

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. -- Alberta drivers in municipalities may have to keep an extra eye out for red light cameras as they approach intersections in smaller towns.

Zero to 80: Texas truckers watch for faster moving cars

HOUSTON -- Drivers rolling through rural areas of Texas will notice speed limits as high as 80 mph on portions of Interstate 10 and Interstate 20.