Average per-carrier revenues ($26.3 million) and expenses ($24.6 million) both increased by 5.7% from the second quarter of 2005.

The top for-hire carriers' operating ratio (operating expenses divided by operating revenue) was 0.94, similar to the second quarter of 2005. A ratio greater than 1.00 represents an operating loss.

The second quarter of 2006 data on the top for-hire carriers, taken from the Quarterly Motor Carriers of Freight Survey, provide results from 64 general freight carriers and 27 specialized freight carriers.

Note: Readers should note that, with few exceptions, additions and deletions to the top carriers are done only for the first quarter of each calendar year, while the composition of a top carrier may change at any time due to acquisitions or divestitures.

Year-over-year variations in revenue and expenses may arise from changes to the mix of companies included in the top carriers and/or changes in the financial results reported by individual carriers.

The revenue and expenses attributed to top carriers may also include that of some companies with less than $25 million in annual revenue, particularly when these companies exist in complex corporate structures where their individual activities may be difficult to accurately measure.

Sept. 21, 2006, 6 to 9 p.m.
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Rapid Transit Information Centres:
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One week until launch of highly successful campaign

TORONTO - After three highly successful campaigns, it's just one short week until the Municipal Roads Coalition (MRC) launches its fourth annual Worst Municipal Roads Campaign, WWW.WORSTROADS.CA on September 6, 2006.

With the 2006 municipal election in November, it is more important than ever for Ontario municipal road users, motorists and bus passengers alike to make their voice heard. Starting September 6 they will be able to do this by logging on to www.worstroads.ca. In addition to voting they will be able to send a postcard to their mayor and MPP telling them they want their local roads fixed.

Since its launch in 2003, the coalition has named 46 different roads on its annual top 20 list. This year, the coalition contacted all of the relevant municipalities to ask them to report on their progress. The municipal governments told the coalition they have taken or are taking action to fix 86 per cent of those roads. In fact, municipalities reported that 65 per cent of the roads have undergone repairs or are currently under construction and 21 per cent of them are scheduled for construction this year or are going through the redesign or environmental assessment processes.

The Municipal Roads Coalition is a group of organizations that came together in 2003 to advocate for improved investment in Ontario's municipal roads.

Members of the MRC are:
Canadian Automobile Association, Ontario
Ontario Motor Coach Association
Ontario Road Builders' Association
Ontario School Bus Association
Ontario Trucking Association

 Ontario Government Improves Ottawa Economic, Commuter Corridor

    OTTAWA - The Ontario government is widening Highway 7 from
Highway 417 to west of Jinkinson Road to improve access and ease traffic
congestion, Parliamentary Assistant Phil McNeely announced at a groundbreaking
ceremony yesterday.
    "This is great news for residents, commuters and businesses in the Ottawa
area," said McNeely. "More than 16,000 drivers use this section of road every
day. Widening Highway 7 will ease traffic congestion between Ottawa and
Carleton Place."
    "Highway 7 is a key transportation corridor to Ottawa, carrying about
$34 million worth of goods each week day," said Minister of Transportation
Donna Cansfield. "Planning ahead by widening Highway 7 will prepare this area
for future growth."

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    Construction work on this project includes:

    -   Widening 8.6 kilometres of Highway 7 from two to four lanes between
        Highway 417 and Jinkinson Road to ease traffic congestion and enhance
        safety
    -   Upgrading the westbound Highway 417 interchange and building a new
        bridge at the Hazeldean Road interchange
    -   Closing the Rothbourne Road entrance to Highway 7 and improving
        access to Highway 7 at the new Hazeldean Road interchange
    -   Upgrading lighting and improving drainage.
    >>

    This is the first contract in a three-phase plan to widen Highway 7 from
Highway 417 to Carleton Place. R.W. Tomlinson of Gloucester was awarded the
$45-million construction contract and work is expected to finish by summer
2008. The Ontario government is investing a total of $106 million under its
ReNew Ontario plan to complete all three phases by 2010.
    "More than 1,700 trucks travel along this section of Highway 7 daily,"
said Minister of Public Infrastructure Renewal David Caplan. "Quick, reliable
and safe infrastructure is vital to our economic success and quality of life."
    Where possible, one lane of traffic will remain open in each direction.
Several short evening closures are planned at the Hazeldean Road and Highway
417 interchanges and the Highway 7 westbound ramp will be closed for one
weekend. Signs will be posted in advance to warn drivers about the ramp
closure and to redirect traffic to Carp Road.

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    The McGuinty government is on the side of commuters and Ontario families
    with a transportation plan that:

    -   Launched the Southern Ontario Highways Plan to expand about
        130 kilometres of highways, add or replace 64 bridges and repair
        about 1,600 kilometres of highways and 200 bridges across Southern
        Ontario over five years
    -   Will invest more than $1.4 billion over five years from provincial
        gas tax funding to improve and expand transit services across Ontario
    -   Invested $1.2 billion to improve public transit, municipal roads and
        bridges across the province through Move Ontario.

June 2006Previous releaseSagging demand for trucks drove new motor vehicle sales down for a third consecutive month in June. Sales slipped by 0.6% in June after edging down by 0.8% in May and 1.0% in April. Consumers drove 134,734 new vehicles off dealers' lots in June, 770 fewer vehicles than in the previous month. Sales in the second quarter of 2006 weakened slightly, edging down 1.1%, partially offsetting the 2.0% increase recorded in the first quarter.

Although sales have declined slightly over the past three months with the absence of major promotions or incentive programs, in general new motor vehicle sales have remained relatively stable since the end of 2005. This stability follows a series of major sales swings throughout much of 2005 which were heavily influenced by the introduction and subsequent removal of major incentive programs such as "employee pricing". Previously, sales had declined steeply at the end of 2003 before recovering partially and then levelling off for the remainder of 2004.

Based on preliminary sales figures from the auto industry, the number of new motor vehicles sold rebounded by about 3% in July. These preliminary estimates indicate the increase was the result of truck sales rising after several months of declines. New passenger car sales, on the other hand, are estimated to have declined slightly in July.

Truck sales slump in June

Lacklustre trucks sales have been the primary driver of declining new motor vehicle sales over the past three months, and have been mostly outperformed by passenger car sales in the first half of 2006.

Though consumers' recent predilection for comparatively more fuel efficient cars may be partly attributable to high sustained gasoline prices (prices at the pump were among record highs in May and June), trucks have not bowed out yet: preliminary estimates show that car sales lost ground in July, and that trucks sales staged a comeback.

Trucks (which include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses) accounted for all of the sales losses in June, falling 5.0%. After posting some small increases in the first few months of 2006, truck sales have since slumped significantly. Truck sales had been gradually rising since the beginning of 2004, although they showed great volatility in 2005.

Sales of new passenger cars were fairly strong in June, pulling ahead 3.5% compared to May. Overseas built cars gained 4.8% in June, and other than a decline in January have gained steadily in 2006. Sales of North American built vehicles posted their strongest increase in the past five months, advancing 2.8% in June. North American built vehicles have not realized the same gains as overseas built cars so far in 2006.

Overall, car sales have been trending up slightly over the past eight months, following a softening in the late summer months of 2005, as generous incentive programs came to an end.

Mixed results across the country

The cup appeared half-empty in June. Although half of the provinces registered sales gains during the month, overall sales were pulled down by heavy-weights such as Quebec and Alberta where there were sizeable declines.

In terms of the number of vehicles sold, the largest decreases in June were seen in Quebec and in Alberta. Sales in Quebec declined 2.4% or by about 750 vehicles. Sales also declined 2.4% in Alberta, the equivalent of about 500 fewer vehicles leaving dealers' lots. Sales have generally been very strong in Alberta, as this was only the second decrease for the province in eight months.

Other provinces to register declines were Prince Edward Island (-3.9%), Saskatchewan (-1.7%), and Ontario (-0.1%).

With the exception of Prince Edward Island, sales in most of Eastern Canada saw a recovery in June after weak sales in May. Sales shot ahead 9.9% in Newfoundland and Labrador, an increase of about 200 vehicles. Sales also increased in Nova Scotia (+2.2%) and New Brunswick (+1.0%).

Out West, automotive sales in the region formed by British Columbia and the territories continued to roar ahead, with sales gaining 1.3% in June. Sales in that region have risen steadily over the past seven months, with the exception of a brief drop in April. Sales in Manitoba also rose in June, gaining 2.7% after two months of declines.

New motor vehicle sales
	June 2005	May 2006r	June 2006p	June 2005 to June 2006	May to June 2006
	Seasonally adjusted
	number of vehicles			% change
New motor vehicles	139,639	135,504	134,734	-3.5	-0.6
Passenger cars	72,282	70,753	73,195	1.3	3.5
North American1	49,393	46,526	47,814	-3.2	2.8
Overseas	22,889	24,227	25,381	10.9	4.8
Trucks, vans and buses	67,357	64,751	61,540	-8.6	-5.0
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,072	1,944	2,137	3.1	9.9
Prince Edward Island	420	414	398	-5.2	-3.9
Nova Scotia	3,910	3,683	3,763	-3.8	2.2
New Brunswick	2,882	2,797	2,824	-2.0	1.0
Quebec	35,190	32,253	31,491	-10.5	-2.4
Ontario	52,299	50,736	50,677	-3.1	-0.1
Manitoba	3,959	3,631	3,730	-5.8	2.7
Saskatchewan	3,514	3,437	3,380	-3.8	-1.7
Alberta	18,995	20,502	20,019	5.4	-2.4
British Columbia2	16,398	16,109	16,317	-0.5	1.3
	June 2005	May 2006	June 2006p	June 2005 to June 2006
	Unadjusted
	number of vehicles			% change
New motor vehicles	166,024	173,291	162,033	-2.4
Passenger cars	85,599	96,175	88,055	2.9
North American1	57,953	64,032	56,827	-1.9
Overseas	27,646	32,143	31,228	13.0
Trucks, vans and buses	80,425	77,116	73,978	-8.0
New motor vehicles
Newfoundland and Labrador	2,865	2,839	2,903	1.3
Prince Edward Island	553	540	561	1.4
Nova Scotia	4,916	5,332	4,856	-1.2
New Brunswick	3,682	3,729	3,674	-0.2
Quebec	43,267	44,269	39,043	-9.8
Ontario	62,037	63,276	61,377	-1.1
Manitoba	4,552	4,479	4,331	-4.9
Saskatchewan	3,784	3,849	3,897	3.0
Alberta	21,327	25,907	22,356	4.8
British Columbia2	19,041	19,071	19,035	-0.0
r revised p preliminary 1. Manufactured or assembled in Canada, the United States or Mexico. 2. Includes Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut.

Note to readers

All data in this release are seasonally adjusted.

Passenger cars include those used for personal and commercial purposes, such as taxis or rental cars. Trucks include minivans, sport-utility vehicles, light and heavy trucks, vans and buses.

North American built new motor vehicles include vehicles manufactured or assembled in Canada, the United States or Mexico. All other new motor vehicles are considered to have been manufactured overseas.

For reasons of confidentiality, data for Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut are included with those for British Columbia.

The New Motor Vehicle Sales Survey is compiled on the basis of figures obtained from motor vehicle manufacturers and importers. These results may vary from those obtained directly from auto dealers, due to possible differences in record keeping.

- Total July sales down 13.7 per cent from record-setting July 2005
- Sales in July, 2006 show market improvement over June, 2006
- "Employee Price Discount Plus" program extended
- Dodge Caliber, Dodge Charger and Dodge Ram sales remain strong
- Product offensive kicks in with 2007 Jeep Compass beginning to arrive at dealerships

WINDSOR, ON - DaimlerChrysler Canada today reported a total of 18,642 units sold in July, including 4,759 cars and 13,883 trucks. Compared to the record-setting July, 2005, sales for the month are down 13.7 per cent. Car sales for July 2006 decreased 7.9 per cent and truck sales decreased 15.6 per cent. Both comparisons are impacted by the unusually high July 2005 sales, when employee pricing for all consumers was offered for the first time in Canada. DaimlerChrysler Canada's unique marketing and incentive programs will continue to support sales through August.

"Despite a host of economic challenges, July sales were strong from a historical perspective indicating we are getting a good response to our current product lineup and marketing programs," said Dave Buckingham, Vice President - Sales, DaimlerChrysler Canada. "Examples of strong performance came from diverse products including the compact size Dodge Caliber, the full size Dodge Charger and the full size Dodge Ram pick up. With new products like the Jeep Compass already showing up in dealer showrooms, and more new products coming later this year, there is plenty of reason for optimism."

DaimlerChrysler Canada will extend the "Employee Price Discount Plus" plan to August 31. These remain the best prices of the year, and include up to $6,000 in delivery allowances, plus zero per cent purchase financing for 36 months or available 0% 24 month leases, and our 30-day return program.

July sales highlights

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The new 2007 Jeep Compass has begun reaching dealer show rooms and 48 sales were recorded for the month.
The 2007 Dodge Caliber continues to be a big hit with consumers. The new, fuel-efficient compact crossover sold 2,439 units, up from 2,049 last month. Sales of full-sized Dodge Ram pick up were steady at 3,658 units.

Year-to-date sales highlights
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Year-to-date, DaimlerChrysler Canada sales are down 3 per cent, with cars up .5 per cent and trucks down 4.2 per cent. Three Dodge models are showing strong year to date improvements: Dodge Charger, Dodge Ram and Dodge Sprinter.