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Kevin Daniel Hillman
June 17, 1982- July 18, 2010

The APTA office and our membership were
saddened to learn the news that Kevin Hillman of Hillmans Transfer
of Sydney, N.S., passed away on July 18th following a
boating accident.
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In association with the APTA,
Donnelly Farms and Palmer Atlantic; Murray’s Irving are
hosting their annual Truck Driver Appreciation BBQ on Sept.
8th & 9th
On Sept.
9th we will also be hosting the first annual Charity
Golf Tournament in Hartland, NB ... Click here for details
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Pennsylvania Idling exemption now
expired!
An exemption that allowed
commercial truck drivers in Pennsylvania to let their vehicles idle
for more than 5 minutes for purposes of cooling or heating has
expired.
Angus L.
Macdonald Bridge Closure
Halifax
Harbour Bridges advises the following events and closures taking
place on the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge in celebration of Natal
Day.
Princess
Margaret Bridge Closure
During the period when the
Princess Margaret Bridge is closed for repairs (July 5th to
August 8th), there will be a significant increase in traffic on
Queen Street,
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Dynamic
Transport
May 5th, 2010 -
Since taking over in 2008, a new management team has driven this
New Brunswick’s company to the next
level.

When
it comes to getting the job done right, Dynamic Transport has a
solid history dating back to 1987.
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GW Driver
Training is pleased to announce
the appointment of Bryan Thorne to the position of General
Manager.
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KENWORTH DEALER EXCELLENCE
AWARD
I am very pleased to
announce that Bayview Kenworth is a recipient of the
2009
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Armour Transportation
Systems announced over 500,000,000
miles accident free
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Marine Atlantic delays Argentia
passengers
(July 22, 2010) Passengers hoping to catch a ferry from
Argentia to North Sydney, N.S. Thursday will have to find another
way to get to their destination.
Frustrated mover barges
ahead with freight plan
(July 21, 2010) The owner of a Newfoundland and Labrador
trucking company is so annoyed with ferry delays that he has
chartered his own barge to ship freight from Ontario.
Construction begins on Route 1 gateway
project
(July 20, 2010)
ST. GEORGE (CNB) - Construction began today on the Route 1 gateway
project - the largest financial highway undertaking in New
Brunswick history.
Harbour bridge repairs? Just split the
cheque
(July 19, 2010) Federal and provincial politicians have
reached a remarkable degree of agreement on the future of the Saint
John Harbour Bridge.
P.E.I. leads country in
Roadcheck
Commercial vehicles had 6.7
per cent out-of-service rate (July 7, 2010) Prince Edward
Island had the lowest rate of out-of-service commercial vehicles in
the country during the 2010 Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance
(CVSA) Roadcheck, says Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal
Minister Ron MacKinley.
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