Transportation BRIDGES STRENGTHENED TO WITHSTAND EARTHQUAKES March 27, 2001 NANAIMO, B.C. - The recent earthquake that rattled Seattle has triggered alarm bells in B.C., but enhancements to t...
Transportation CN BOSS PUSHES SHIPPER TAX INCENTIVES March 27, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Paul Tellier, president and chief executive officer of Canadian National Railway (CN), is urging th...
CAT LAUNCHES HIGH-TECH DIAGNOSTIC UNIT March 27, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Caterpillar has made a new high-tech tool available in their engines, which will aid truck owner...
Transportation 8,156 O/O’s IN CANADA IN 1998 March 27, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada reports that in 1998 there were an estimated 8,156 Canada-based owner/operators,...
Transportation ARVINMERITOR EXPANDS BRAKE LINE March 27, 2001 NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- ArvinMeritor has added a four-piston Quadralic disc brake for medium-duty trucks to it's expand...
Transportation MISSISSAUGA RAMP TO BE UPGRADED March 27, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. -- To improve the movement of people and goods through fast-growing Mississauga, Ontario plans to...
Transportation MINISTER TOUTS IMPROVEMENTS TO HWY. 15 March 26, 2001 GOODEVE, Sask -- A tender has been awarded for resurfacing 11.5 km of Hwy. 15 near Goodeve, Sask., this constructio...
REPAIRS COMING TO GARDEN CITY SKYWAY March 26, 2001 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Repairs to the concrete bridge deck on the Garden City Skyway are now underway.
Transportation TOP FLEETS GENERATE $1.75 BILLION REVENUES March 26, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- The top 81 for-hire carriers of freight generated operating revenues of $1.75 billion during the fo...
VOLVO DELIVERIES SLIDE 28 PER CENT March 26, 2001 STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- Volvo AB says deliveries of Volvo Trucks fell 28 per cent through February, to 2,698 from 3,73...
Transportation CANADIANS HAPPY WITH POLICE: SAFETY COUNCIL SURVEY March 26, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- A recent Canada Safety Council Environics survey shows that 55 per cent of Canadians feel current p...
EARNHARDT TRIBUTE ROLLS INTO MID-AMERICA March 26, 2001 LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- If you look in Dale Earnhardt's employee file at Great Dane Trailers you'll see that, "he left t...
Transportation GROTE MARKS 100 YEARS IN BUSINESS March 26, 2001 MADISON, Ind. -- Light and wiring-system maker Grote Industries is marking 100 years as a successfully run family b...
Transportation BCTFA ANNOUNCES SPENDING PLANS FOR B.C. HIGHWAYS March 26, 2001 VICTORIA, B.C. -- The B.C. Transportation Financing Authority has announced it will be sinking $301 million into ca...
Transportation CANADIAN SHIPMENTS RISE IN JANUARY March 26, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Statistics Canada says manufacturing shipments in January rose 0.3 per cent, to $45.0 billion.