Husky Opens New Stop preview image Husky Opens New Stop August 1, 2003 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -The Mississauga Husky Car/Truck Stop, run by Unipetro, has opened its bays for business.The 24-hour, eight-acre facility, located at 6625 Kennedy Rd. (at Courtneypark), is part of t...
Executive Publisher’s Comment: Getting a Dose of My Own Medicine – Lateness preview image Transportation Executive Publisher’s Comment: Getting a Dose of My Own Medicine – Lateness August 1, 2003 If you were to ask the staff at Truck News when I normally turn in my column to the editor - they would to a soul say at the last minute.Of the one hundred and fifty plus columns I've written I've nev...
Atlantic Canada Get-Together Bigger and Better: Organizers preview image Transportation Atlantic Canada Get-Together Bigger and Better: Organizers August 1, 2003 MONCTON, N.B. - The 2003 Atlantic Truck Show was a success, organizers say.Over 10,000 people passed through the gates at the Moncton Coliseum Agrena Complex June 13 and 14, to visit over 500 exhibito...
PMTC Awards Fleets, Drivers and Trucks preview image PMTC Awards Fleets, Drivers and Trucks August 1, 2003 NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. - Organizers weren't the only ones who came home from the Private Motor Truck Council's annual conference feeling like winners.Awards for individual drivers, private fleets a...
Run for the Hills – Part 3 preview image Run for the Hills – Part 3 August 1, 2003 DAY THREECASTLEGAR, B.C. - As promised, the next day, when I pulled into the parking lot, there was a Freightliner with a fully-loaded logging trailer in the adjacent yard.I was told the combo weighed...
Editorial Director’s Comment: Analyzing the Yellow Merger preview image Transportation Editorial Director’s Comment: Analyzing the Yellow Merger August 1, 2003 I must admit to doing a double take when I saw the news come across the wire services: LTL giant Yellow Corp. is buying one of its largest rivals, Roadway Corp. for $1.1 billion.Clearly, less than a y...
DaimlerChrysler to Overhaul Truck Unit August 1, 2003 PORTLAND, Ore. - DaimlerChrysler Commercial Vehicle Division has announced a significant restructuring of its truck unit, effective Jan. 1, 2004. As a result, Detroit Diesel engines will no longer be ...
Publisher’s Comment: Time to Take Some Needed Rest and Relaxation preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Time to Take Some Needed Rest and Relaxation August 1, 2003 Take a break.I'm not talking about a few extra zzzs at the next truck stop or shutting down early at the end of the day.I'm talking about a real holiday, the kind that rejuvenates the soul.Ya right, y...
Why Did You Decide to Attend the Atlantic Truck Show? preview image Transportation Why Did You Decide to Attend the Atlantic Truck Show? August 1, 2003 MONCTON, N.B. - The Atlantic Truck Show is a two-day biannual event that brings together trucking professionals from across the Atlantic region and some from across the country as well.With the cancel...
Transportation Bandag Introduces New Tread Designs for Refuse and Construction August 1, 2003 Bandag has launched two tread products molded from a new group of compounds called Longeviti Series, which the company claims increase tread wear by as much as 20%.Bandag's new BDM (Bandag Drive Mixed...
Transportation International Delivers Mid-Cab Tractor for Regional and Urban Applications August 1, 2003 International Truck and Engine Corporation has launched the International 4400 4x2 Mid Cab tractor.Engineered for urban and regional applications where the vehicle mission requires more than 10% bobta...
Transportation PMTC Report: Interest of Company Should Come First, Says Logistics Expert August 1, 2003 How do private fleet operators convince their parent companies of their value in the face of budget cutbacks and increased operating costs?This important question was the subject of a lunchtime speech...
Transportation Langley Truck Stop in the Works August 1, 2003 LANGLEY, B.C. - A B.C. trucker and his girlfriend are in the process of applying for approval to build a major truck stop in Langley."We're in the process of negotiating for 14 acres of industrialized...
Espar Rolls Out Total Comfort System preview image Espar Rolls Out Total Comfort System August 1, 2003 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Espar Heater Systems recently announced the introduction of its year round solution to anti-idling - the Total Comfort System. This system is a year-round solution for air conditio...
Transportation Softwood solution goes up in smoke July 31, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Canadian Press has reported that a draft agreement on softwood lumber between Canada and the U...
