Transportation The East Coast TCH tied up March 3, 2003 HALIFAX, N.S., FREDERICTON, N.B. -- A section of the Trans-Canada Highway in both provinces was to be blockaded tod...
Transportation Canadian economy loses steam in fourth quarter March 3, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Concerns that Canada's economy may lose steam due to the continuing sluggishness of the U.S. econom...
Transportation Motor carriers harnessing hydrogen power to reduce emissions March 3, 2003 OSHAWA, Ont. -- Mackie Transport and Skelton Trucking will be installing onboard hydrogen and oxygen generating sys...
Transportation Road tolls coming to Alberta? March 3, 2003 TABER, Alta. -- During a recent visit to Southern Alberta, Premier Ralph Klein, indicated road tolls may become a r...
Transportation Klein ponders charging tolls on northern road (March 01, 2003) March 1, 2003 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Premier, Ralph Klein's off-hand remark that Hwy. 881 in northern Alberta could become a toll road has been met with plenty of resentment.Hwy. 881 is a mainly gravel road that ha...
Transportation Jury out on red light cameras March 1, 2003 REGINA, Sask. - Do red light cameras work? Well, it depends who you ask. In Regina, red light cameras have reduced the number of red light runners, but the number of collisions remains unaffected.The ...
Transportation Truck tolls may come to QEW (March 01, 2003) March 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - If the province has its way, trucks may one day have to start paying tolls to use the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) between Toronto and the U.S. border.Provincial Transportation Minister N...
East Coast safety association on track preview image Transportation East Coast safety association on track March 1, 2003 KENTVILLE, N.S. - Working together has proven to be successful for the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association (NSTSA).The NSTSA was incorporated in 1999, and it has become one of Nova Scotia's best k...
Transportation Deep-six’ing criminal records March 1, 2003 MONTREAL, Que. - Canadians with criminal records are not allowed in the United States unless they have temporary waivers which are increasingly difficult to obtain in post-9/11 America. A more permane...
Transportation MLA dismisses study as vote-buying gimmick March 1, 2003 FREDERICTON, N.B. - Although the provincial government says it will spend $60,000 to analyze the costs to improve Highways 11 and 17, the Official Opposition is calling the move an election tactic.Tra...
Transportation Amber Alert program underway March 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - On Jan. 15, a public safety program was introduced to help police locate abducted children by broadcasting descriptions of victims, abductors and suspect vehicles on a variety of publi...
Transportation Carriers relieved to have Hwy. 11 crossing re-opened March 1, 2003 LATCHFORD, Ont. - There's a bridge over troubled water again and a return to business as usual - more or less - for drivers, carriers and shippers depending on the Highway 11 northern route.Local carr...
Big rig racing shifts into overdrive preview image Transportation Big rig racing shifts into overdrive March 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - It's big, it's fast and it's loud. And for those who take part in it, it's also highly addictive. Big rig racing may not be a mainstream sport in Canada, but the North American Big Ri...
New fall-protection rules snag free preview image Transportation New fall-protection rules snag free March 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - It has been five months since new federal fall-protection regulations came into effect, and so far, carriers don't appear to be having any problems complying with the new law.The Canad...
Peaceful place for weary truckers preview image Transportation Peaceful place for weary truckers March 1, 2003 INNISFIL, Ont. - While on a long-haul trip, away from family, the open road can sometimes seem a cold and lonely place for truckers.For some, the answer for solitude is the truck stop ministry movemen...
