As first reported here Saturday, Celadon Canada has agreed to acquire assets of N. Yanke Transfer in a deal it says will make Celadon one of Canada’s largest carriers. Celadon confirmed the deal today, and said by its completion, it ...
In early November, the government of Quebec said they will subsidize 30 percent of the additional cost, up to a maximum of $75,000, for the purchase of vehicles running on natural gas in compressed or liquefied form for the freight ...
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Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading regional private sector natural gas company, announced today that Adyard Abu Dhabi, a subsidiary of Interserve plc, has been awarded a $17 million contract for the fabrication of an offshore ...
Natural gas trucks perform well and can get the job done even in some of Canada's harshest cold weather conditions says a report released in Ottawa today. The report, Evaluation of the Winter Performance of Compressed Natural Gas Refuse ...
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PPG Industries supported the automotive body painting contest of the Fifth National Transportation Vocational Skills Competition by providing all coatings products for contestants. The competition was held at the Secondary Vocational School ...
US all-terrain vehicle (ATV) manufacturer Polaris has revealed its latest military-grade transport, which is distinguished by its use of airless tyres. Dubbed ‘Terrain Armour’, the non-pneumatic tyres (NPT) are standard ...
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In November, The American Trucking Associations (ATA) filed a lawsuit against the New York State Thruway challenging its truck-toll system. The complaint challenges the Thruway’s annual diversion of millions of dollars of toll ...
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A $769-million ring road leg, supposed to link Calgary’s largest cluster of trucking companies to Foothills Industrial Area, could open in the next few days, the Calgary Herald claims. But the infrastructure includes a flyover that ...
Hard working Americans from across the U.S. have been honoured in a short-form documentary series, Unsung, that tells the stories of the often overlooked labourer and how their work and lifestyles intertwine. Shell Rotella has debuted ...
This November 20th, International GIS (Geographic Information Systems) Day, the Canadian Transportation Research Forum (CTRF), in collaboration with the University of Ottawa, and with the support of Transport Canada, will be hosting a ...
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Members of the trucking industry who are celebrating their Silver and Golden anniversaries working in trucking were inducted into the Ontario Trucking Association's Pioneer and Half-Century clubs yesterday. The eight new members were ...
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Whether it’s on the road, on the ice or under a steeple, 40-year-old truck driver Chris Bender is someone who people look to for guidance and leadership. Bender, a truckload driver for Steed Standard Transport in Stratford, Ontario, ...
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Celadon Canada has purchased Yanke, in a blockbuster deal that sees Celadon accomplish its goal of creating a larger footprint in Canada. Russel Marcoux, founder of Yanke Group, posted a message to the company’s drivers, indicating ...
Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Do Van Hau, President and CEO of Petrovietnam National Oil and Gas Group signed today in Hanoi the Agreement on setting up a natural gas for vehicles joint venture. The ...
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CSX Corporation (NYSE: CSX) and GE Transportation, a division of GE (NYSE: GE) today announced an agreement to explore emissions-cutting and efficiency breakthroughs in Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) technology for locomotives beginning with a ...
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