Performance Innovation Transport (PIT) has wrapped up testing on 6x2 tractors, which shows fuel savings of 2.6-3.5% compare to 6x4 configurations. The testing was done in conjunction with PIT's Energotest trials in Blainville, Que. in ...
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It's been a long-time coming, but what looks to be one of the most comprehensive and thoroughly researched tools to help with fatigue management has been launched. Yesterday, the American Transportation Research Institute, along with ...
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US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has begun Phase I of a truck cargo pre-inspection pilot. The project, which got underway at the Pacific Highway crossing adjacent to Surrey, B.C. June 17, is a collaborative effort by CBP, Canada ...
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The federal government announced yesterday that it is spending $47 million in an effort to expand and update facilities at the Lacolle Border Crossing. Minister of Transport, Infrastructure and Communities Denis Lebel made the ...
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Altec Industries and Transport Canada have issued a recall for certain D2050A, LRV60E70, and TA40 Freightliner M2 106 truck models. The concern is the chassis hose bundle may have been incorrectly secured by Altec Industries during the ...
Beginning with the 2014 cruise season, the Port of Halifax says it will be the first port in Atlantic Canada to implement shore power for cruise ships. Shore power enables ships to shut down their engines and connect to the grid to get the ...
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The US Federal Highway Administration will allow Canadian steel to be used in the construction of the New International Trade Crossing. The administration granted a waiver that went into effect Thursday, allowing the span to be built ...
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US Federal Highway Administration said that steel from both the US and Canada may be used in the construction of a Canadian financed bridge planned for between Detroit and Windsor, Ont. The Detroit News and the Detroit Free Press report a ...
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