ONTARIO INVESTS IN ROAD RESEARCH April 5, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario government is supporting research at five universities by donating more than $150,000...
A BRIGHT IDEA FOR SCHOOL ZONES April 5, 2001 VICTORIA, B.C. -- New fluorescent yellow-green signs will be used to mark B.C. school zones and crosswalks, making...
TRUCK FALLS THROUGH ICE IN N.B. April 5, 2001 OROMOCTO, N.B. -- Traffic on the Trans-Canada Highway near Oromocto, N.B. was disrupted this morning after a rig le...
FERRY TERMINAL EXPANSION INJUNCTION OVERTURNED April 5, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The B.C. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of B.C. Ferries, and overturned an injunction to block...
CUMMINS EYES TRUCKING INDUSTRY FLAWS April 4, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ind. -- Heavy Engine maker Cummins says the derailment of the U.S. economy is masking severe problems in...
B.C. GROUP FIGHTS PORTLAND, ORE. FEES April 4, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - The B.C. Trucking Association is fighting a claim that its members now require a business license...
BOOTED OUT N.S. TRUCKER GETS $9,000 April 4, 2001 TRURO, N.S. -- Elmsdale, N.S. truck driver Leon Thompson has been awarded $9,000 in lost wages after being expelled...
SKYTRAIN CONSTRUCTION CAUSES DELAYS April 4, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Construction on Vancouver's mass-transit system SkyTrain is underway at Brentwood Station, and tr...
SLEEP DEBT SAPS ALERTNESS April 3, 2001 PALO ALTO, Ca. -- If you're sleeping habits are thrown out of whack by the changing of the clock, a Stanford Univer...
VOLVO TRUCKS CUTS STAFF April 3, 2001 NEW RIVER VALLEY, Va. -- Citing a continuing slide in the trucking industry, Volvo Trucks North America will cut 30...
HUSKY DISTRIBUTES CHEVRON LUBES April 3, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- Husky Oil, a unit of Husky Energy, will be distributing Chevron's lubricants in Canada as part of...
NORTHERN B.C. GETS ROADWORK April 3, 2001 TERRACE, B.C. -- Northwestern British Columbia is getting $31 million in road improvements.
GOODYEAR GETS NEW MARKETING CHIEF April 3, 2001 AKRON, Ohio -- The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company has elected Cathryn M. Fischer, vice president and chief marketin...
TRUCK BOOK NOMINATED FOR $25,000 AWARD April 3, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Professor and author Daniel Madar has been nominated for the $25,000 Donner Prize prize for his bo...
TRANSIT STRIKE TO COST TRUCKERS MILLIONS April 2, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A public transit strike in Vancouver will grind traffic to a halt and cost trucking companies $6...