Transportation

Peterbilt adds new dealer in Quebec

SHERBROOKE, Que. - Despite the trucking industry's economic downturn, Peterbilt says it will continue to grow its dealer network, most recently adding Sherbrooke, Que. to the list."It is a real testam...

Richer Systems, iFLEET team up

CALGARY, Alta. - iFLEET, a key technology enabler serving the transportation industry, and Richer Systems Group (RSG) have inked a deal that calls for the integration of the two companies' product lin...

Goodrich buys bearing business (July 01, 2001)

CHARLOTTE, N.C. - BF Goodrich has made an agreement to purchase Dana Corporation's Glacier Industrial Bearings business.The move builds on the company's business relationship with industrial bearings,...

Cummins, Int’l kill proposed deal

CHICAGO, Ill. - Cummins and International Truck and Engine have decided to put an end to a potential heavy-duty engine development and manufacturing joint venture.But, Cummins insist they will continu...

Taxpayers say feds misspending

CALGARY, Alta. - The Federal government is being accused of neglecting the country's highways - especially those in the west - despite huge fuel tax revenues.John Carpay, Alberta's director of the Can...

Resurfacing work begins for Hwy. 32

CABRI, Sask. - Hwy. 32 west of Cabri will be able to handle heavier truckloads after the resurfacing of a 6.5 kilometre stretch is completed.The project requires 31 full-time workers and is expected t...

Quebec’s highway plan no hit in N.B.

FREDERICTON, N.B. - The New Brunswick Government isn't ready to follow suit and pour as much money into their highway construction as their neighbors are.Quebec recently announced it would spend $100 ...

The tradition continues

LAKESHORE, Ont. - Ah the sounds of RoadCheck..."I'll take the third one down the line unless it has a sticker - oh lucky me, five axles.""Okay, now rock it forward so I can check your fifth wheel.""Yo...

More train pains

ATHENS, Ont. - The shocking Hours-of-Service policies that force Canadian Pacific Railway (CPR) employees to work beyond their means reported last month in Truck News isn't restricted to the Prairies....

Massey tunnel to be quake-resistant

VANCOUVER, B.C. - If there's one place a trucker doesn't want to be in the event of an earthquake, it's probably the George Massey Tunnel.Located underneath the Lower Fraser River between Richmond and...

Villains are everywhere, even in politics

Snidely Whiplash had better watch out - it looks like somebody's after his job.Frank Mazzilli, Ontario MPP for London-Fanshaw, has penned a dastardly scheme to ban trucks from the passing-lanes on any...

He-be gone

PORTLAND, Ore. - DaimlerChrysler's Board of Management has accepted the resignation of Jim Hebe, president of Freightliner LLC, a business unit of the Commercial Vehicles Division."We wish to thank Ji...

Funding for green work on Trans-Lab route Phase 3 set (July 01, 2001)

HAPPY VALLEY-GOOSE BAY, Nfld. - The provincial government has earmarked $1 million to prepare an environmental impact statement on Phase 3 of the Trans-Labrador Highway between here and Cartwright, Nf...

Airing ideas

WINDSOR, Ont. - The hunt for fuel efficiency is one shared by any fleet still in business today thanks to the high price of diesel.As the number of environmental issues, such as Kyoto and tightening U...

The successful pace

CHESTER GRANT, N.S. - Brady Hennigar is a trucker with a radical formula for building and achieving success - he has purposely kept his operation small.But by being small, the 38-year-old Hennigar poi...