Transportation

East Coast driver days ready to roll

SALISBURY, N.B. - Atlantic Canada will very soon see the return of Driver Appreciation Days, which will be held Sept. 25-26, dovetailing nicely with National Trucking Week.The Atlantic Provinces Truck...

TDG seminar to hit Moncton (October 01, 2002)

MONCTON, N.B. - The Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) has announced it will be holding a two-day seminar on Sept. 18-19 detailing two areas.These are the changes to the transportation of ...

New Brunswick turns to infrared

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The state of the art animal detection system currently being tested in B.C.'s Kootenay National Park may soon be part of New Brunswick's roadways as well.The infrared camera system...

Tire checks should be simple routine

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - The Island's Minister of Environment, Chester Gillan is sending out a word of encouragement to drivers to check the tire pressure on their vehicles regularly.The department's Y...

Ferroequus denied rights to CN lines

WINNIPEG, Man. - The Canadian Transportation Agency (CTA) has ruled against Ferroequus Railway's application to run Canadian National (CN) lines to haul grain to Prince Rupert.The decision comes after...

Ontario truck school bails out Hay West

DESERONTO, Ont. - When Ian Gardner decided to donate hay to help drought-stricken farmers in Western Canada he quickly learned what all former e-commerce executives have come to realize: without trans...

U.S. avoids closing border to Island spuds

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says its U.S. counterparts inspected two Island potato fields and are satisfied that the wart virus outbreak has been contained.It is now un...

CTHRC creating new industry standards

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) is developing an occupational standards of professional driver trainers and transportation safety professionals.The rationale is to...

Average operating ratio holds steady

OTTAWA, Ont. - The top 83 for-hire carriers' operating ratio (expenses divided by revenues) was 0.94, similar to the second quarter of 2001, according to Statistics Canada.This means that for every 94...

Watch out for flying rock in Northwestern Ontario

MINAKI, Ont. - Vehicle owners have more than chips on their shoulders thanks to damages caused by stones left over from resurfacing crews working near here.With more than 29 windshields and 30 tires i...

Nfld. road work now underway

HUMBER VALLEY, Nfld. - Humber Valley Paving Limited, a Corner Brook company, has been awarded almost $3 million for road upgrades for Humber Valley and Humber East.Road work areas will include the muc...

Faster than a speeding bullet

MONTREAL, Que. - An automated system is doubling the speed at which truckers are processed into Canadian National's (CN) new intermodal terminal in Montreal's Taschereau Yard. CN's intermodal operatio...

Booge la goon

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ten years ago, when Al Boughton helped found Trailcon Leasing it was the scariest day of his life."The key goes in the door and the economy is in the tank, we've got no trailers or...

In remembrance of Ken Seymour…

KEMPTVILLE, Ont. - The Ontario trucking industry lost one of its long-time personalities recently with the passing of Ken Seymour after his lengthy battle with illness. Founder and former-president of...

Shell announces 25th “Rotella T Genuine Million Miler” (October 01, 2002)

ENTERPRISE, Ont. - Shell Canada says Vern Detlor turned one million miles in August to become the 25th member of Shell Team Rotella T's Million Mile "Haul of Fame."Detlor, of Enterprise, Ont., receive...