Transportation Ferrography follow thru April 1, 2001 Dear Editor,Regarding an article on page 31 of the March 2001 issue of Truck News, about Ferrography, I can't find a way to locate the company involved, Munroe Equipment Sciences from Winnipeg. I woul...
Transportation Qualcomm buys Eaton’s Information Services Division April 1, 2001 SAN DIEGO, Calif. - Qualcomm Wireless Business Solutions has purchased the assets of Eaton's Trucking Information Services business unit.The deal included Eaton's FleetAdvisor transportation-logistics...
Transportation Canada opts for U.S. air statutes April 1, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian government has decided to mirror U.S. law makers and is imposing tight limits on emissions of oxides of nitrogen (NOx) and particulate matter (PM), in addition to calling f...
Transportation D-Day is here for IRP April 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - The rollover by Canada's seven eastern-most provinces from the old Canadian Vehicle Registration system into the International Registration Plan (IRP) is Apr. 1.So far the only potenti...
Transportation Don’t lump all of us together April 1, 2001 Dear Editor,Regarding your story: Licence Mills Threaten Future of Trucking (Truck News, January 2001, p. 6).As an owner/instructor of a truck driver training school in Kamloops, B.C., I found John G....
Transportation DIESEL SALES DROPPED IN FEBRUARY March 30, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada says sales of diesel fuel totaled more than 1.7 million cubic metres in February,...
Transportation SMALL PROJECTS HIGHLIGHT POWELL RIVER PLANS March 30, 2001 POWELL RIVER, B.C. -- The highways situation on the Sunshine coast will be a little brighter this spring, thanks to...
Transportation SUDBURY LOOKS TO SLASH INFRASTRUCTURE COSTS March 30, 2001 SUDBURY, Ont. -- Blaming amalgamation costs of more than $10 million, the City of Greater Sudbury's councillors war...
Transportation TRANSLINK DEALT ANOTHER BLOW March 30, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Ever since TransLink's proposal to charge fees to road users was shot down, the organization has...
Transportation PROVINCE MULLS HWY. 7 OPTIONS March 30, 2001 KITCHENER, Ont. -- It will be weeks or months before anyone knows where the new Hwy. 7 will ultimately be built, bu...
U.S.-MEXICO BORDER TO BE OPENED BY 2002 March 30, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- On March 22, officials from the U.S. Trade Representative's office joined with those from the D...
Transportation N.S. PUMPS $49 MILLION INTO ROADS, BRIDGES March 30, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. -- The Hamm government of Nova Scotia has budgeted a total of $49 million, including $11 million in n...
Transportation ALBERTA INCREASES GVW FOR TRIDEMS, B-TRAINS March 30, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. -- In an effort to further harmonize Canadian weights and dimensions, Alberta Transportation has in...
Transportation NTSB WARNS HALDEX AUTO SLACKS MAY BACK OFF March 30, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is advising trucking associations, CVSA inspect...
CANADIAN FIRM TO BUILD NAT-GAS DT466 March 30, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- Alternative Fuel Systems has signed an agreement to develop its Sparrow compressed natural gas en...