Transportation Montreal firefighter crushed by rolling truck June 21, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- Investigators are searching for answers after a veteran firefighter was killed when a parked truc...
Transportation Rail industry goes on the defensive June 20, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Following two months of phone calls from Truck News regarding rail Hours-of-Service practices that...
Transportation Who is the fairest of them all? June 20, 2001 MONCTON, N.B. -- The recently held Atlantic Truck Show again featured a top notch show and shine as part of the fes...
Transportation BCTA members enjoy another strong conference June 20, 2001 PENTICTON, B.C. -- Thunderstorms and power outages failed to dampen spirits at the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA)...
Transportation Tax break coming for tool-buying technicians in training June 20, 2001 ST. THOMAS, Ont. -- The Automotive Industries Association (AIA) of Canada served notice that federal Minister of Fi...
Transportation KPMG, truck groups offer management training and systems June 20, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- KPMG, in conjunction with four Canadian trucking associations, will be presenting regional worksho...
Transportation Truck stop computers let drivers keep in touch June 20, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- A new invention at West Edmonton Truckland is putting a wealth of information at truckers' finge...
Transportation Mack sales still down through May June 20, 2001 LEHIGH VALLEY, PA. -- Deliveries of Mack Trucks through May 2001 totaled 11,311 vehicles world-wide, down 33 per ce...
Transportation Slowing down near schools now mandatory June 20, 2001 SASKATOON, Sask. -- City councillors have bowed to public pressure and implemented a 30 km-h speed limit in school...
Transportation Ericsson introduces new GPRS modules for M2M communication June 20, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- Ericsson is touting its latest advance in machine-to-machine (M2M) communications, the dual ba...
Transportation RACO launches vehicle monitoring package June 20, 2001 CINCINNATI, Ohio -- RACO Industries has announced its TR101 L-Biz Tracker, a key component of its PowerLOC turnkey...
Transportation Ministry eyes speed limit increases June 19, 2001 WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. -- The speed limit on two secondary highways is about to be increased from 80 to 100 km-h, acco...
Transportation TANS donations help needy children June 19, 2001 AMHERST, N.S. -- For four-year-old Blake Lerette, the only way he could describe the thrill of climbing up into the...
Transportation New minister pledges to get up to speed on B.C. Ferries’ debate June 19, 2001 WEST VANCOUVER, B.C. -- B.C.'s new Transportation Minister, Judith Reid, won some new friends as she met with resid...
Transportation Minister visits road work project June 19, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- Highways and Transportation Minister, Pat Atkinson, visited road crews yesterday to see for hersel...