Transportation TransForce contiues binge buying June 3, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. -- TransForce Inc. says it is prepared to gobble-up Canpar Transport Ltd., one of Canada's largest p...
Calgary enforcement blitz wraps up June 3, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. -- With RoadCheck just around the corner, the Calgary police department decided to get some early pr...
Transportation Court case under way June 3, 2002 CHATHAM, Ont. -- A crown witness testified a police cruiser parked partially on Hwy. 401 when it was struck by a tr...
Road cash for the North a must (June 03, 2002) June 3, 2002 BATHURST, N.B. -- The province of New Brunswick is being urged to put more money into its northern road network.
Transportation B.C. mills may only operate seasonally June 3, 2002 PRINGE GEORGE, B.C. -- Lumber haulers in the B.C. interior will likely have waves of freight to haul followed by lo...
Transportation Ontario invests further in 417 June 3, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- In his first major improvement announcement since taking over Ontario's Ministry of Transportation...
Transportation Alberta fleets cash in on PIR June 3, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. -- The most recent figures released by the Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Alberta indicate the...
Transportation Best practices promote efficiency for food shipments (June 03, 2002) June 3, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. -- After two years in the making, three groups join in the release of a statement of best practices f...
Transportation Bulk haulers workshop planned in Calgary June 3, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. -- The Alberta Motor Transport Association's (AMTA) Bulk Carrier Committee is hosting a half-day wor...
Transportation Keeping cool just got easier June 3, 2002 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth customers can prepare for the summer heat with the Kenworth PremierCare Express Air Con...
Transportation Software discount for small to medium manufacturers June 3, 2002 DON MILLS, Ont. -- Job Master complete production tracking and control software is now marked down by $1,000 off th...
Transportation Cracking the Code June 1, 2002 The Canada Labour Code does attempt to answer the question of whether O/Os are employees or independents.In the glossary of terms, it defines a dependent contractor as:"(a) the owner, purchaser or les...
Transportation ITC rules on softwood dispute June 1, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. - The U.S. International Trade Commission has made a final determination that Canadian softwood lumber exports pose a threat of injury to the U.S. industry.Although it comes as no surpris...
Transportation OTA hosts seminar on O/O status issue (June 01, 2002) June 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - Are you confident your owner/operators would be deemed independent contractors if their status was put to the test?With a number of fleets recently failing as a result of various Canad...
Transportation Reducing tire costs – what the pros know June 1, 2002 DON MILLS, Ont. - A medium-sized fleet of 100 tractors and 300 trailers has more than $600,000 invested in tires so even a 10 per cent increase in tread life would result in phenomenal savings. Yet, a...