Transportation Truckers take action after crying betrayal July 1, 2001 FREDERICTON, N.B. - Fourteen individual coal truck drivers and the New Brunswick Coal Truckers Association are suing NB Coal Ltd. due to eliminated runs.The suit was sparked because Minto-area coal is...
Transportation Province boosts speeding fines (July 01, 2001) July 1, 2001 FREDERICTON, N.B. - New Brunswick drivers should consider themselves warned: Slow down or pay the penalty.Lead-footed drivers now face a $300 fine if caught by enforcement officers. The RCMP report th...
Transportation Recochem turns 50 years old July 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. - Recochem, the maker of Turbo Power, has achieved a prestigious honor most companies never see: this year it turns 50 years old.As part of the festivities, the company will suspend ope...
Transportation CTA review July 1, 2001 The Canada Transportation Act Review Panel has issued its final report on transportation issues and although it has echoed many of the recommendations made by the Canadian Trucking Alliance in its sub...
Transportation Holland announces its latest trailer slider air suspension July 1, 2001 Holland has unveiled its new NS Series Trailer Slider/Air Suspension System for 40,000 to 45,000 lb. applications. The NS-400 model is engineered for standard, 40,000 lb. dry freight and refrigerated ...
Transportation The gates are open July 1, 2001 It wasn't until 1994 that Ontario allowed for the operation of 53' semi-trailers. This had been a long time coming, finally after years of assessment and research by the Roads and Transportation Assoc...
Transportation Enforcement important in decreasing OOS defects July 1, 2001 I read with great interest the article in the March/April 2001 issue of Motortruck, regarding the impact of roadside inspection of commercial vehicles on collisions. I would like to comment on some as...
Transportation Time for Answers July 1, 2001 Part III of a seriesRegulators put great store in improving on-road safety by developing elaborate truck safety regulations. Canadian jurisdictions, for instance, have spent more than a decade impleme...
Transportation Table 1: Trucks Involved in Collisions, 1998 July 1, 2001 FatalInjuryPropertyTotalNfld272219293PEI4295689...
Transportation Cyberspace Paradox July 1, 2001 As if figuring how to position your company to take advantage of e-commerce opportunities wasn't enough of a strain on the brain, the latest cyberspace stats have thrown a paradox into the mix. Despit...
Transportation News (July 01, 2001) July 1, 2001 AirIQ launches solution to protect perishable goodsAirIQ Inc., a wireless application service provider specializing in telematics, has launched a solution designed to protect high value goods in refri...
Transportation A GROWING MANDATE July 1, 2001 MT: With your forays into logistics, financing and technology you have shown a remarkable ability to get into new areas of business. What's the vision behind such willingness to reinvent the company? ...
Transportation talking proud July 1, 2001 In the good ol' days, it used to be sufficient to get an operating authority, hire some good help, maintain your fleet properly, and generally run a safe operation...But all that has changed...With a ...
Transportation Table 4: Canada-United States Comparison, 1998 July 1, 2001 CanUSTruck ActivityTrucks/1.92.7100 peopleTruck vkt/...
Transportation Looking for a sustainable strategic position July 1, 2001 Executives in the trucking business often ponder how to avoid being caught up in a low rate 'commodity business' where their customers simply view all competitors as interchangeable, and price becomes...