Transportation Two for the road – Part 2 July 1, 2003 The story so far...Out of the blue, Mark gets a call from his ex-wife Jenny, who he left years ago when, while working as a private investigator, he videotaped her in a motel room sleeping with anothe...
Transportation Traction and XQT partner up July 1, 2003 MILTON, Ont. - Traction recently announced that XQT Quality Truck Centre Inc. will join the Traction banner as its newest associate store in the central region network.XQT offers 20 service bays and a...
Transportation Manac temporarily closes Ontario plant July 1, 2003 SAINT-GEORGES, Que. - Manac, a division of The Canam Manac Group Inc. has announced its decision to temporarily cease its activities at the Orangeville, Ont. van plant as of July 10, 2003.The shutdown...
Sheehan’s Truck Centre sweeps Volvo awards preview image Sheehan’s Truck Centre sweeps Volvo awards July 1, 2003 BURLINGTON, Ont. - Sheehan's Truck Centre recently swept the Canadian category of the Volvo Master Sales Leader conference awards, taking home eight awards, not least of which was the prestigious Cana...
Transportation National Transportation Week kicks off in Edmonton July 1, 2003 EDMONTON, Alta. - National Transportation Week kicked off in Canada May 28, with a conference in Edmonton that brought together transportation professionals from coast-to-coast.Much of the conference ...
The pros and cons of stainless steel preview image The pros and cons of stainless steel July 1, 2003 DON MILLS, Ont. -Trailer component degradation is a major issue for buyers, but not one that's necessarily well understood, and for good reason.While there is consensus on corrosion being all about ch...
Preventive Maintenance: Sweet advice on body fuel preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Sweet advice on body fuel July 1, 2003 It's time to fuel up. So, you pull your rig up to the pump and start filling. Any pump will do. All fuels are basically the same, right?Each makes your engine run. But, what if one fuel had other ingr...
Transportation Back pain: Cancer, stones and tumours July 1, 2003 In the last couple of columns I have discussed causes of neck, arm and back pain. This month we are going to look at three rare causes of low back pain.Although not as common, prostate cancer, kidney ...
Transportation Underused, not short July 1, 2003 Dear Editor,I read almost every month about a driver shortage. I am a driver who finds himself always spending waiting time to get a backhaul. I talk to my friends who are in the same boat.How can man...
Transportation Other winners crowned as well July 1, 2003 BURLINGTON, Ont. - Twenty-eight sales professionals from North America were named Gold award winners at the Volvo awards, signifying that they were top-achieving sales professionals in one of four cat...
Truckers give thumbs up to Roadcheck 2003 July 1, 2003 WINDSOR, Ont. - While Canadian officials ceremoniously launched Roadcheck 2003 at the Ambassador Bridge in Windsor, Ont. June 3, inspections were going full tilt at the Windsor South Truck Inspection ...
Transportation Soaring loonie shrinks profits for carriers, O/Os July 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. -- A soaring loonie may be good for cross-border shoppers, but it's just another economic blow for carriers and owner/operators who get paid in American dollars, say industry leaders.Tha...
What’s New… (July 01, 2003) preview image Transportation What’s New… (July 01, 2003) July 1, 2003 Allison Transmission has introduced Allison DOC for PDA (1000/2000 series), a Palm PDA-based diagnostic software application. This tool allows technicians to gather information from the transmission c...
Executive Publisher’s Comment: It’s once again time to partake in annual traditions preview image Transportation Executive Publisher’s Comment: It’s once again time to partake in annual traditions July 1, 2003 Traditions, I'm sure every family has them - you know the kind I mean - it could be as simple as the ritual carving of the Christmas turkey or the annual gathering of the clan for a Labour Day celebra...
Publisher’s Comment: Clark Kent would have been disgusted by Blair affair! preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Clark Kent would have been disgusted by Blair affair! July 1, 2003 You may or may not have heard of Jayson Blair.If you haven't, Jayson worked as a reporter for the New York Times, until recently that is. Apparently, from all accounts, Jayson was carving out a career...
