Stemco buying Carlisle Motion Control

LONGVIEW, Tex. -- Stemco will acquire Carlisle's Motion Control division, which supplies brake friction to the heavy-duty truck market as well as new and remanufactured brake shoes under the Altec brand name.

CN looks for timely decision in U.S. rail purchase

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- CN hopes the Surface Transportation Board (STB) will approve its proposed acquisition of the principal lines of the Elgin, Joliet & Eastern Railway Company (EJ&E) to allow the transaction to close by the parties' nearing deadline.

Retread America opens new North American plant

FLORENCE, Ky. -- Retread America recently opened an Oliver Rubber retread plant close to its North American headquarters in Florence, Ky.

ATS board won’t block private takeover

TORONTO -- ATS Andlauer Income Fund's board of trustees has backtracked from its opposition to a takeover bid by the trucking carrier's management group.

When trucking’s a family tradition

STEINBACH, Man. -- It's been a long time since Seaton "Red" Coleman and his father George put their personal stamp on South East Transfer, and the family is still trucking along.

First leg of Highway 63 twinning crosses the finish line

FORT McMURRAY, Alta. -- Drivers traveling between Highways 881 and 69 are now being treated to a four-lane divided highway on the south end of Fort McMurray, Alta.

Bridge on Trans Canada out

FAUQUIER, Ont. -- If you have any loads headed across the Highway 11 section of the Trans Canada the first week of December, you should know that the bridge that crosses the Groundhog River, just west of the town of Fauquier, will be closed for repairs.

Manitoba injects more cash into highway renewal plan

WINNIPEG -- A priority has been placed on upgrading Manitoba roadways with an additional $45 million committed under the Highway Renewal Plan.

Sitting on the dock of the bay

PORT AUX BASQUES, Nfld. -- Between uncooperative weather and uncooperative equipment, a Marine Atlantic ferry left a backlog of commercial traffic in two provinces this week.

Trapped motorists consider lawsuit

HALIFAX, N.S. -- A snowstorm that trapped hundreds of travelers on the Cobequid Pass could result in a lawsuit for the company in charge of a Nova Scotia toll road.

Highway, rail trade with U.S. edges up

WASHINGTON -- Trade using surface transportation between the United States and its NAFTA partners was 7.5 percent higher in September 2008 than the same month the year before, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics of the U.S. Department of Transportation.

MTO announces CVOR renewals; hires more truck cops

TORONTO -- Starting this week, commercial vehcile operators will be required to renew their CVOR registrations on an annual basis.

Kinedyne hires global HR boss

BRANCHBURG, N.J. -- Cargo control supplier Kinedyne has appointed Deborah M. Forbes its global director of Human Resources.

Less rubber hitting the road

WASHINGTON -- Shipments of original equipment commercial truck tires this year are expected to be down about 16 percent from 2007, at nearly 3.9 million units, according to the Rubber Manufacturers Association.

New York targets urban truck pollution

MANHATTAN, NY -- The Big Apple is taking aim at "smoke-spewing diesel trucks and buses" in certain city jurisdictions.