Manitoba Upgrades Highway Info Service
The province of Manitoba has upgraded their highway information service. The new 511 service allows drivers to get the 4-1-1 on highway conditions, closures, winter road updates, how to contact Travel Manitoba and information for trucking permits.
Rising costs to mute profits for transportation sector in 2011: report
OTTAWA, Ont. — Rising labour and operating costs will lower profits to less than $5 billion for the transportation and warehousing sector this year, according to the Canadian Industrial Profile’s Autumn 2011 issue. [Full Story]
OTA Education Foundation awards scholarships to pair of students
TORONTO, Ont. — The OTA Education Foundation has doled out a pair of scholarships to deserving students. [Full Story]
Used truck volumes slip in October
COLUMBUS, Ind. — Reported volumes of used Classes 3-8 truck sales slipped back into negative territory in October, after enjoying a recovery in September, according to a report from ACT Research. [Full Story]
Happy Thanksgiving
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Safety advocates, truckers at odds over weight
Over the years, the trucking industry and other groups have argued for higher weight limits on the interstate highways.
Happy Thanksgiving
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Quick-thinking Trucker Risks own Life and Saves Others
Several people in eastern Canada are still alive today only because a truck driver from Northeastern Quebec saved their lives Tuesday, and they might not even know it.
Alliance Truck Parts driving growth ‘momentum’ with NASCAR partnership
MIAMI, Fla. — It’s been a banner year for Alliance Truck Parts, the all-makes, private label parts brand of Daimler Trucks North America, and one that has seen them literally off to the races. [Full Story]
Final U.S. Rule Banning Cell Phone Use by Truckers Posted
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