Transportation TransLink levy axed March 1, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The NDP government of British Columbia has refused to sign off on a controversial plan that would have slapped commercial vehicles running in the Greater Vancouver Area with levies r...
Transportation Ex-B.C. Highways worker complains she was harassed March 1, 2001 NANAIMO, B.C. - Terry DeCiantis has never been allowed to see the promotional videos shot of her by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways, but she's certain she'd know what to do if she eve...
Transportation Alliances bring ArvinMeritor into restraints, seats markets March 1, 2001 ArvinMeritor is entering the heavy-duty cargo restraints and air suspension seats arenas through two stategic alliances with major players in those markets.The company has allied itself with ANCRA Int...
New Saskatchewan highway minister will be busy preview image Transportation New Saskatchewan highway minister will be busy March 1, 2001 REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan's new NDP premier, Lorne Calvert, has officially taken over control of the province.In doing so, he delivered on a promise to create a new department, which will happens t...
U.S. driver pay climbs 15 per cent preview image Transportation U.S. driver pay climbs 15 per cent March 1, 2001 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An American Trucking Associations study indicates truck drivers in the U.S., on average, received pay increases totaling 15 per cent between 1997 and 2000.The 2000 Driver Compensatio...
Transportation Bush to open U.S. to Mexican rigs March 1, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. - A day after a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruled against the U.S. for its treatment of Mexican truckers, President George W. Bush said he'll open the country's ...
A steady diet of due diligence preview image Transportation A steady diet of due diligence March 1, 2001 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Ever wonder what's on the end of your fork? More importantly, have you ever wondered how that food got there?As someone who runs a company that hauls nothing but food products, Stan...
Transportation CargoLinx Inc. preserves carrier-shipper relationship March 1, 2001 The newest entrant on the freight-matching scene is Toronto's CargoLinx Inc., which has introduced a service for shippers and carriers across North America with toll-free telephone access, Internet co...
A songbird’s flight preview image Transportation A songbird’s flight March 1, 2001 ELORA, Ont. - If it weren't for coincidence, truck driver Gloria Dove might never have steered into her music career and launched her first compact disc, Traveller of the Night.If coincidence is like ...
Transportation Garbage and cash should stay here March 1, 2001 Dear editor,Regarding the complaints over Toronto's ongoing garbage issue, it just slays me that this garbage has been going past people's doorstep for the past four or five years without anyone notic...
Boat rates jump thanks to higher fuel costs preview image Transportation Boat rates jump thanks to higher fuel costs March 1, 2001 ST. JOHN'S Nfld. - Marine Atlantic, the Crown corporation that sails ferries to and from Newfoundland, has added an 8.5 per cent surcharge, which came into force Feb. 1According to the operator's spok...
Transportation New truck-friendly Hwy. 403 stop March 1, 2001 BRANTFORD, Ont. - The first service centre on Hwy. 403 in the Brantford, Ont., region now has its pumps switched on and is open for business.Bikram Dhillon and his partner, Major Dhillon, say they've ...
Transportation Taking the wiggle out of the wagon March 1, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - Doubles and triples are obviously more efficient than single trailers, they're simply bigger. (That is why they're called long combination vehicles [LCVs].) But under certain conditio...
NTA fights to get up off the canvas preview image Transportation NTA fights to get up off the canvas March 1, 2001 OSHAWA, Ont. - It appears reports of the National Truckers Association's (NTA) death may have been premature.Not only is it alive, it's now armed with a strategy to become a truly national owner/opera...
Transportation ICBC GETS TOP JUDGE AS FAIRNESS COMMISSIONER February 28, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- The Insurance Corp. of B.C. (ICBC) has appointed a former Chief Justice of the B.C. Supreme Cour...
