MTO, Hamilton Police team up to create safer roads

HAMILTON, Ont. — The Ontario Ministry of Transportation truck enforcement unit has joined forces with Hamilton Police to work towards creating safer roads with the launch of Operation Slo-Mo. [Full Story]

Lightening the load

Joseph Norman, 59, a truck driver for a U.S. Postal Service contractor, relates his road experiences while taking a break at a truck stop in Castaic on Monday.

Report Urges NAFTA Cooperation on Emissions

There is an urgent need for cross-border cooperation between the United States, Canada and Mexico to reduce truck and train greenhouse-gas emissions which would in turn help safeguard regional economic competitiveness, according to a new study.

COMPETITION WATCH: Bison to acquire Britton Transport

WINNIPEG, Man. — Bison Transport is set to acquire Grand Forks, N.D.-based Britton Transport. Britton is an asset-based and non-asset-based transport provider providing van, flat bed, step deck and bulk hopper truckload services primarily in… [Full …

Reefer rates rise in March

This year’s severe winter weather delayed or reduced produce shipments, particularly from California.