Transportation TRANSIT STRIKE TO COST TRUCKERS MILLIONS April 2, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- A public transit strike in Vancouver will grind traffic to a halt and cost trucking companies $6...
BLIZZARD SHUTS DOWN TCH, STRANDS TRUCKERS April 2, 2001 PORTAGE LA PRAIRIE, Man. -- Icy roads and white-out conditions caused police to shut down the Trans-Canada Highway...
Transportation SASK. BUDGET INCLUDES $300 MILLION FOR HIGHWAYS April 2, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- Saskatchewan's new premier, Lorne Calvert, promised to make the province's highways a priority, an...
Transportation BLITZ TO NAB THE SLOW, UNYIELDING April 2, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. -- The Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) is cracking down on slowpokes on Canada's busiest highways.
Transportation PETRO-CAN PICKETERS STALL TRUCKERS April 2, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- A strike by Petro-Canada workers in Edmonton and Ontario could cause havoc for fuel delivery tru...
VOLVO TRUCKS CONFIRMS RECALL April 2, 2001 GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Volvo Trucks North America has confirmed media reports that it has recalled 1,577 VN series tru...
Transportation CHELSEA PLANT EARNS PAIR OF AWARDS April 2, 2001 TOLEDO, Ohio -- The Greater Memphis Association for Quality (GMAQ) has awarded Dana's Chelsea Power Take-Off (PTO)...
Transportation PUBLIC WORKERS’ STRIKE SHUTS DOWN ROCK April 2, 2001 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. -- The government of Newfoundland and two unions representing more than 19,000 public-sector work...
Transportation MARK DALTON AUTHOR GARNERS TOP HONOR April 2, 2001 BRAMPTON, Ont. -- Be Afraid, an anthology of young adult horror stories edited by Edo van Belkom, has been selected...
Landmark Montreal bridge closes for needed repairs preview image Transportation Landmark Montreal bridge closes for needed repairs April 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. - The landmark Jacques Cartier Bridge that connects Montreal and the South Shore will close every night from April to October, both this year and next, for major repairs.The $120 millio...
Transportation Atlantic thaw April 1, 2001 FREDERICTON, N.B. - The schedule for the spring weight restrictions for all of Atlantic Canada and Quebec have been announced.For New Brunswick, the thaw began in the south Mar. 11 and began in the no...
Northerners know a thing or two about safety preview image Transportation Northerners know a thing or two about safety April 1, 2001 THUNDER BAY, Ont. - Northwestern Ontario's trucking community has banded together with the police and the government in a fight to make the region's highways safer.The Highway Safety Education Committ...
Asserting leadership preview image Transportation Asserting leadership April 1, 2001 PEORIA, Ill. - With the entire trucking world holding its breath over upcoming emissions deadlines, Caterpillar insists it has found a viable solution that builds off existing, long-proven technology....
No rest for the weary preview image Transportation No rest for the weary April 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - The shortage of suitable rest stops in Alberta is a major concern for truck drivers, and the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) is getting tired of the province's unwillingnes...
Transportation Truck News on the grow April 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - Truck News has hired James Menzies as its new assistant editor."James is going to make a wonderful addition to our staff. He has a background in daily newspaper reporting and photogra...
