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OTTAWA, Ont. – The Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has circulated a discussio… [Full Story] More: continued here

EDMONTON, Alta. — A pilot project by the Alberta forest industry has resulted in an increase to the allowable… [Full Story] More: continued here

Closing off debate on Monday, Feb. 22, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid managed to get a passing vote of 62-30 on a proposal aimed at creating jobs. The proposal contains bonds for infrastructure spending and calls for highway programs to be funded through Dec. 31. More: continued here

For truckers needing to take a break, eat and fuel up, a new Love’s Travel Stop recently opened in Greenville, IL. The new site, located on Old State Route 127, has approximately 80 truck parking spaces, as well as a Subway Restaurant and a Chester’s Chicken. More: continued here

Truckload carrier CRST Malone has introduced a new lease purchase program as well as a sign-on bonus offer of up to $1,000 through mid-March for new owner-operators. “In our new lease purchase plan, payments can be as low as $200 per week with $0 down for trucks that are approximately three years old,” said Sherri [...]

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WINNIPEG, Man. – Manitoba has issued its first flood outlook for the spring of 2010, prompting a Conserv… [Full Story] More: continued here

TAMPA, Fla. – ArvinMeritor has won the 2009 Truck Writers of North America (TWNA) Technical Achievement … [Full Story] More: continued here

The New Hampshire transportation commissioner says the state is getting ready to apply for federal authority to toll 20 miles of Interstate 93 as a way to pay for widening and repairs. The announcement by Commissioner George Campbell isn’t sitting well with highway users and local chambers of commerce. OOIDA is among those in opposition [...]

United Parcel Service has agreed to pay a civil penalty of about $53,000 to settle alleged hazardous waste violations at a northeast Kansas facility. More: continued here