Transportation Labatt driver tops in Ontario January 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - George Smagala, a professional transport driver with Labatt Breweries Ontario, has been named the 2001 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year.A profe...
Transportation From the scrum January 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - The final day of the 2001 OTA convention was highlighted by a visit from federal Transportation Minister David Collenette.While his lengthy and well-rehearsed speech covered many issue...
Transportation Federal budget promises cash for construction January 1, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. - As Truck News went to press, Finance Minister Paul Martin was preparing to bring down his first budget in almost two years.According to an announcement made at the Ontario Trucking Asso...
Transportation Happy Holidays from the entire Truck News family December 20, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- As of this afternoon, the editorial department at Truck News will be closed for the holidays and...
Trucking pays more than its share: Nix December 20, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- Although the railways often argue trucks are not paying their share of road repair cost, Canada's...
Transportation Blockade in the works December 20, 2001 GRAND FALLS, N.B. -- Residents of Grand Falls are threatening to block the Trans-Canada Highway if the provincial g...
Transportation More bad news for B.C. forest industry December 20, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Just when B.C.'s coastal forest industry received some good news -- the expiry of the 19.3 per c...
Transportation TransLink board member prepares to take control December 20, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- It is expected Doug McCallum will get the nod as TransLink's new chairman -- at least it appears...
Transportation Kenworth introduces Allison automatics on the T300 December 20, 2001 KIRKLAND, Wash. -- Kenworth has introduced Allison 2000 and 2400 automatic transmissions for its T300 medium-duty t...
Mack Trucks global deliveries off 35 per cent December 20, 2001 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. -- Deliveries from Mack Trucks, Inc. through November totaled 21,565 vehicles, down 35 per cent...
Transportation Truck News initiates reader survey December 19, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- Truck News is taking the pulse of the nation's trucking community and for those who participate...
Transportation Truck painter pleads not guilty December 19, 2001 SEATTLE, Wash. -- A long-time Kenworth employee has plead not guilty to four of the Green River serial killings, wh...
Transportation International merchandise trade falls to two-year low December 19, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Canada's imports and exports of merchandise in October crashed to their lowest levels since Novembe...
Transportation Reid suggests bridge could replace ferries December 19, 2001 VICTORIA, B.C. -- Transportation Minister, Judith Reid, yesterday suggested that a mega-bridge be built to link B.C...
Transportation Road deaths down December 19, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Transport Canada says on-road fatalities declined 1.8 per cent in 2000, however, injuries jumped 2.