Transportation Coffee time December 1, 2002 Feeling a little sluggish? Too many hours between here and home? Time to stop for a cup of mud? Whether you take it black, regular, or double double-a cup of coffee can give you the needed boost you'r...
Transportation Potential B.C. Rail buyer to target freight December 1, 2002 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - A U.S. company has expressed interest in buying B.C. Rail, and getting back into the intermodal freight hauling business.Denver-based Omnitrax is actively seeking information abo...
Transportation Cavendish extension will finally be built (December 01, 2002) December 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - A half-kilometre extension will soon be added onto Cavendish Blvd. in St. Laurent north.St. Laurent will include the roadwork in a borrowing bylaw that was recently approved by the ci...
Transportation Getting down and dirty December 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - When Pathcom Wireless was asked to implement a new communications service for Alberta's wildfires operations system, there were a lot of challenges to overcome. Not the least of which...
Star gazing December 1, 2002 PORTLAND, Ore. - There's no better way to see the country than in the cab of an 18-wheeler, and Western Star offered up two of its trucks for a ride-and-drive along the Columbia River Gorge, Oct. 23.T...
Researcher suggests basing permit fees on damage December 1, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Dr. David Luskin thinks permit fees for heavy trucks should be based on a calculation about how axle loads affect pavement costs.Luskin is from the University of Texas in Austin and...
Transportation Winter layoffs in store for Freightliner December 1, 2002 PORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner LLC is feeling the impact of the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) emissions crackdowns, with layoffs and temporary plant shutdowns in store.The company is adjustin...
Transportation Commonwealth troopers and their Canuck-built Chevies December 1, 2002 RENO, Nev. - The War in Afghanistan may have fizzled out, but with operations spreading to Iraq and perhaps elsewhere, we can only hope that the outcome will be as beneficial to us as that of World Wa...
Transportation Mullen releases third quarter results December 1, 2002 ALDERSYDE, Alta. - Mullen Transportation has released its third quarter results, reporting revenues were down right across the board.Consolidated revenues were down 22.2 per cent over the same period ...
Transportation New APTA Board ready to take on the East December 1, 2002 MONCTON, N.B. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) held its 52nd annual convention on Oct. 24-26 at the Delta Beausejour in Moncton, N.B.It was an opportunity for industry members to g...
Transportation Churchill Port moves less grain December 1, 2002 CHURCHILL, Man. - The Port of Churchill may be in jeopardy, thanks in part to a steady decline of grain shipments through the northern port.This year, only 280,000 tonnes of grain was moved through th...
Transportation OBAC hits a roadblock December 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - Just weeks after launching at Truck World Sept. 26, the Owner-Operators Business Association of Canada (OBAC) has hit some snags.Shortly after the association's launch, the group's acc...
Transportation Time to remember those who lost their lives for us December 1, 2002 I am writing this column on Nov. 11, Remembrance Day. At 2:30 this afternoon my father, a retired Air Force chaplain will say a few words about what this day means to him. He will be speaking at the s...
Transportation Canada fights U.S. NSEERS border security program December 1, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. - The U.S. has expanded its National Security Entry Exit Registration System (NSEERS) to include Canadian residents born in Pakistan, causing concern for the Canadian trucking industry.Th...
Transportation It’s all about pride December 1, 2002 With wildly fluctuating fuel costs, rising insurance premiums and low pay rates constantly plaguing Canadian owner/operators, I often have to ask - Why?Why bother owning your own truck and being burde...