KIRKLAND LAKE MAY YET SEE ‘HOGTOWN’ TRASH February 8, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Word is spreading that Toronto's trash may no longer get trucked to Michigan, but get taken to the...
VANCOUVER TONNAGE HITS RECORD LEVELS February 7, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Total tonnage through the Port Vancouver established a new record in 2000, according to the Vanc...
STA WANTS AT-FAULT FINES BOOSTED 500 PER CENT February 7, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) is set to fight for a sizable increase to the $1,000-t...
BRAZIL TRUCKERS STRIKE LEADS TO 4 DEATHS, 74 ARRESTS February 7, 2001 SAO PAULO, Brazil -- A week-old truckers' strike in Brazil has led to four deaths and 74 arrests.
TOY TRUCKERS ADD LAIDLAW, DAY & ROSS MODELS February 7, 2001 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- Toy Truckin, based in Woodstock, Ont., and Classy Collectibles of Fordwich, have joined forces t...
WABASH NATIONAL NET SALES FALL TO US$274.8 MILLION February 7, 2001 LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Trailer-maker Wabash National says net sales for the fourth quarter ending Dec. 21 were US$274.8...
RESIDENTS TRY TO BLOCK B.C. FERRIES EXPANSION February 7, 2001 WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Angry parents have filed an injunction against B.C. Ferries to stop their proposed expansio...
PETRO-CANADA SLAPPED WITH STRIKE NOTICE February 6, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- Petro-Canada has been served with strike notice by the Communications, Energy and Paperworkers Un...
CLARKE NAMES NEW FINANCE CHIEF February 6, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- James Lawn has been appointed vice-president of finance, and chief financial officer for Clarke In...
ALBERTA TO SPEND OIL BUCKS REDUCING DEBT February 6, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Alberta's finance minister Steve West says his province is poised to cut its accumulated debt by...
MICHELIN ADDS BRIDGESTONE/FIRESTONE TO RETREADING SUIT February 6, 2001 LAVAL, Que. -- Michelin Retread Technologies and Michelin North America, as part of an antitrust lawsuit versus Ban...
U.S. DRIVER PAY CLIMBS 15 PER CENT February 6, 2001 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- An American Trucking Associations study indicates truck drivers in the U.S., on average, receive...
INTERMODAL TONNAGE FALLS 10.8 PER CENT February 6, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada reports that intermodal traffic tonnage during the 10-day period ending Dec. 31,...
GUNMAN IDENTIFIED IN NAVISTAR PLANT MASSACRE February 6, 2001 MELROSE, Ill. -- The man who went on a murderous rampage before killing himself at a Chicago-area Navistar factory...
FLEETS ENDORSE DISPATCH TRAINING PROGRAM February 6, 2001 CALEDONIA, Ont. -- Following a three-month pilot project, participating carriers have endorsed a new training regim...