Transportation Nitrogen – the tire saver? June 1, 2002 Imagine an old rubber band - brittle, cracked and displaying decreased elasticity - and you have a pretty good idea of the war oxidation can wage inside tires.Tire manufacturers do compensate by using...
Transportation Of devils and details June 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec's Forum on Trucking is still hammering out, in secret, the details of the contrat type (sample contract) it hopes will keep business relations clean and fair.As the Forum's sec...
Transportation “Tough choices” could include shift away from truck transport: Collenette June 1, 2002 Is Ottawa serious about a modal shift away from truck? Listening to the latest speech from the Transport Minister one could certainly think so. Saying it's time for Ottawa to make some "tough choices,...
Transportation Alta. readies for provincial drive-off June 1, 2002 RED DEER, Alta. - Red Deer will host Alberta's Annual Provincial Truck Driving Championships this year on June 8.The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is encouraging trucking companies to sup...
Canuck trucks need incentives to go green May 31, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Fiscal incentives may be the way to ease the dramatic burden of introducing cleaner truck engines a...
Transportation Canada’s GDP climbing May 31, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canada's gross domestic product (GDP) jumped 1.5 per cent in the first quarter, boosted by a slowdo...
Transportation Manitoba lifts spring weight restrictions May 31, 2002 WINNIPEG, Man. -- Manitoba's spring road weight restrictions will be lifted today, Transportation and Government Se...
Transportation Alta. WCB premiums likely to rise May 31, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Alberta employers and O/Os may be shelling out more in Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) premium...
Transportation K-town Clear Language course next week May 31, 2002 KINGSTON, Ont. -- The Ontario Safety League (OSL) is offering a two-day course on the new Transportation of Dangero...
Transportation Log harvest increased for Prince George May 31, 2002 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. -- Log truckers will have an additional 2.9 million cubic metres of logs per year to haul out o...
Transportation Ontario IRP credentials aren’t really expired May 31, 2002 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. -- The Government of Ontario has once again asked all International Registration Plan (IRP) memb...
Transportation Yellowhead Hwy. garners attention (May 31, 2002) May 31, 2002 LASHBURN, Sask. -- The twinning of Hwy. 16 in Lashburn got started yesterday, thanks to the Canada/Saskatchewan Str...
Autocar taps first Canadian dealer (May 31, 2002) May 31, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. -- Autocar, LLC, maker of Xpeditor low-cab-over-engine (LCOE) refuse trucks, has added 16 full-line...
Transportation U.S. bobsleigh team thanks Kenworth dealer May 31, 2002 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Fractions of a second are all that stands between Olympic gold and missing the medals altogether...
Transportation Alliance leader slams PM in praise of Mulroney May 30, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Alliance Leader Stephen Harper says the federal Liberals should follow the example set by former Pr...