Transportation A look forward and back April 1, 2002 MT: You are getting ready to celebrate PMTC's 25th anniversary this year. How has the private fleet changed over this time?Richards: Twenty-five years ago there was zero representation for private fle...
Transportation Protect your investment in the future April 1, 2002 As Canada's leading trade magazine serving the needs of the entire trucking industry, you can probably imagine the number of conferences, workshops, demonstrations, media days, clinics, expositions, t...
Transportation Native logging appeal dismissed (April 01, 2002) April 1, 2002 HALIFAX, N.S. - A judge has upheld a ruling that found 35 Mi'kmaq loggers guilty of harvesting timber on Crown land in 1998, 1999. Supreme Court Justice Edward Scanlan dismissed the loggers' appeal, a...
Transportation OTA enjoys 53-foot win April 1, 2002 ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Canadian carriers will be able to use 53-foot tridem trailers in Michigan starting next year, thanks in large part to the efforts of the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA).A Bill sp...
Transportation Under a microscope April 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - Canada West Foundation (CWF) has launched a multi-year study into the importance of freight transportation in Western Canada.The all-encompassing study is aimed at debunking transport...
Transportation Keeping It Safe April 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The fact that Ontario ranks number two for highway safety in North America is outstanding, but, the Ministry of Transportation hopes to reach the top spot in the world.The paved hi...
Transportation Bridgestone turnaround April 1, 2002 TOKYO, Japan - Thanks to the much-publicized tire recalls and subsequent lawsuits endured by its Bridgestone/Firestone subsidiary, Japanese tiremaker Bridgestone Corp.'s profit fell two per cent in 20...
Transportation The 407’s message couldn’t be clearer April 1, 2002 Last month I talked about the unfair treatment that many commercial truckers were being subjected to when using the 407.That column sparked a series of phone calls from fed-up readers, most calling to...
Transportation Volvo Link offers global coverage (April 01, 2002) April 1, 2002 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo Trucks North America has developed and will market a fully integrated vehicle communications system in Volvo Link.The company calls it an affordable two-way satellite communic...
Transportation Cat stock bolstered by economy, new company structure April 1, 2002 PEORIA, Ill. - Glen Barton, Caterpillar Inc. chairman and chief executive, is starting to express a certain confidence in the economy that hasn't been present for some time.Barton says he now expects ...
Transportation Cat h-d engines honored by J.D. Power April 1, 2002 MOSSVILLE, Ill. - Cat heavy-duty on-highway diesel engines have received two awards from J.D. Power and Associates for the second time in as many years.Once again the honors for Highest Customer Satis...
Transportation Partnership to prepare future April 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - Kenworth Truck Company, and its Calgary dealership - GreatWest Kenworth Ltd., have partnered with the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT) to better train students.The part...
Transportation Do you think truck stops should provide idle-free parking? April 1, 2002 GRIMSBY, Ont. - The reduction of greenhouse gases is a hot topic of late, especially with the October engine deadline looming just around the corner. The introduction of emissions testing, recycling, ...
Transportation STA helps re-write Sask. Liens Act April 1, 2002 REGINA, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Trucking Association (STA) has helped with a re-write of the Commercial Liens Act, making it more beneficial for the trucking industry.The most important change the gr...
Transportation B.C. highways to get $122 million funding boost April 1, 2002 VICTORIA, B.C. - The federal government and the province of B.C. have inked a deal to spend $122 million in joint funding towards highway improvements over the next five years.B.C. Transportation Mini...