Transportation

Tooth and nail

WINNIPEG, Man. - Gaia Overland takes its name from the one of the first Viking ships to visit the New World.The firm appears to have followed its namesake into uncharted territory since applying for a...

PMTC announces board of directors (November 01, 2001)

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada has announced its incoming board of directors for the coming term during its 24th annual conference held in Mississauga recently.The offic...

Calgary urges Alta. to scrap tire tax

CALGARY, Alta. - A Calgary city alderman is calling on the province of Alberta to scrap a $4-per tire recycling tax.Ald. John Schmal recently introduced the motion before council."To continue to charg...

ICBC hushed

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) management have imposed a gag order on employees.An internal memo was recently released, stating that any ICBC promotion by unionized workers must be d...

End of the line?

THE 49TH PARALLEL - As the world is plunged headlong over the razor-sharp edge of war, trucking is left staring over a crag only slightly less precarious and potentially just as fatal, financially spe...

Slight increase in U.S. transport fatalities

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Transportation fatalities in the U.S. are slightly up with a rise of 0.2 per cent last year over those in 1999, according to preliminary figures. According to the National Transport...

There’s simply no alternative to teamwork

This past month I had the opportunity to travel to Cache Creek, B.C. to witness, first-hand, the rollover threshold testing being carried out by Innovative Vehicle Testing (IVT) and the comprehensive ...

Weight violations drop, after S.D. fines increased

PIERRE, S.D. - In South Dakota, a change in legislation is being hailed for a drop in overweight load violations.Up to a 50 per cent increase in penalties for driving overloaded has contributed to a d...

Wooden livestock hauler draws crowds at Truxpo

EDMONTON, Alta. - One of the biggest attractions at this year's Truxpo wasn't an 18-wheeler with a 53-foot trailer in tow.It was a much smaller version, measuring about four feet in length and made ou...

Mark Dalton: Owner/Operator Unaccustomed – Part 2

The story so far...Mark couldn't believe it. He'd been asked to pull his rig into the lot for inspection, something he hadn't been asked to do in years.What had gone wrong?He was met at the lot by th...

Truckers must stand united in the face of terrorism

Since Sept. 11, we are all living in a different world. Many of us have noticed differences, some of them rather pronounced such as increased security at borders and airports and some differences bein...

Same rules, tougher enforcement at border

The Sept. 11, terrorist attack on the United States had a tremendous impact on national security and international commerce.Will there be more restrictions on entry?Will the Immigration laws change to...

Curran’s correct

Dear editor, I read your article, Insurance is out of control, in the October issue of Truck News and must applaud your bold, yet truthful words.Our company provides drug testing programs for truckers...

DECISIONS 2002: Are you prepared for the challenges ahead?

ECONOMIC OUTLOOKToo many questions and no certain answers as carriers head into 2002 Motor carriers have come to rely greatly on transborder freight in recent years to grow their revenues and for good...

DECISIONS 2002: LEGISLATION: Security will dominate feds’ agenda but it won’t wipe out other concerns

It comes as little surprise that security is the number one concern on the federal government's transportation agenda for the immediate future. But Transport Minister David Collenette stresses that th...