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NewsOctober 20, 2009

New Brunswick Convoy for a Cure Delivers $42,000 for Breast Cancer Research

Drivers were out early this past Saturday morning near Moncton, New Brunswick, scraping the frost off their trucks and decorating them in traditional pink in preparation for the first Atlantic Canada Convoy for a Cure. The event was held in the Canadian province of New Brunswick. Fifteen female drivers and 31 of their male partners, supporters, and friends formed a mile-long truck convoy for the 50-mile trek along the Trans-Canada Highwa

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ArticlesOctober 6, 2009

Navteq Transport Adds Canada to Coverage

Navteq has made changes to its Navteq Transport coverage to include the major highway network across the entire country of Canada

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NewsOctober 4, 2009

Canada Grants Six-month Grace Period on Hazmat Training Documentation

Discrepancies in state-issued CDL hazmat training programs have prompted officials with Transport Canada (the government's transportation agency) to require that foreign drivers hauling hazardous materials loads in Canada carry proof-of-training certificates in addition to a CDL with hazmat endorsement

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NewsSeptember 23, 2009

Spatco to Provide DEF Dispensing Systems to Daimler Trucks

Spatco DEF will manufacture and distribute its diesel exhaust fluid Dispensing Systems to over 800 Daimler Trucks North America dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada, thanks to a strategic partnership with DTNA

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NewsSeptember 11, 2009

Canadian Government Funds Incentives For Fuel Efficient Technologies

The government of Canada is shelling out $1 million to fund a pilot initiative to encourage the use of fuel-efficient technologies in heavy-duty truck

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NewsAugust 12, 2009

One Fleet Talks About How it's Dealing with Higher Prices for 2010 Engines

Now that official prices are coming out for engines that will meet 2010 federal emissions standards, fleets are seriously looking at how they're going to deal with that additional $6,000 to $10,000 penalty. Many fleets that have been on a three- or four-year trade cycle are now looking at keeping their trucks longer. One of them is Bison Transport, one of Canada's largest truckload operations and a company oft-recognized for innovations in safety and equipment

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NewsJuly 30, 2009

Deadline Approaching for Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero Nominees

Bridgestone Canada is requesting nominations for the Bridgestone Canadian Truck Hero Award, as the deadline is less than two months away

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NewsJuly 30, 2009

Surface Trade With Canada and Mexico Down 35.4 Percent

Land transportation trade between the U.S., Canada and Mexico in May was down 35.4 percent from May 2008, the largest decline from the same month of the previous year on recor

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NewsJuly 15, 2009

Plans for Two U.S.-Canadian Crossings Questioned

Plans already under way to build two new international bridges between Detroit and Canada were challenged by a report sponsored by the Detroit Regional Chamber

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NewsJuly 13, 2009

Canadian Trucking Alliance Stresses Border Issues

David Bradley, CEO of the Canadian Trucking Alliance, is calling for increased attention in addressing border problems between the U.S. and Canada before traffic levels pick back up

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