Transportation Driver meeting February 1, 2001 KITCHENER, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is holding its second annual Professional Driver and Operator Forum conference in Kitchener, Ont. on Feb. 17. The conference, which the OTA bil...
Transportation EPA drops the boom February 1, 2001 WASHINGTON. D.C. - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has unveiled the emission rules for 2006. In addition to requiring "near-zero" emission standards for heavy-duty diesel engines, they ...
Transportation Tories trumpet road safety February 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's Tory government believes it made major improvements in the area of road safety in the province in 2000, and Transportation Minister David Turnbull made a point of listing his...
Transportation GOTA expands into Toronto February 1, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Greater Ottawa Truckers Association will have to start thinking about a name change if its latest venture proves successful.The GOTA opened a new office in Cannington, Ont. (just no...
Fleet makes time for special stops preview image Transportation Fleet makes time for special stops February 1, 2001 PRESCOTT, Ont. - When he steps in the room, there's a hush and all eyes fall on Diesel Dan."I know you," says the little girl with cartoon-character eyes and pigtails, pointing up at the six-foot-tall...
Canuck convoy takes Christmas to Mexico preview image Transportation Canuck convoy takes Christmas to Mexico February 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - A group of Canadian companies recently teamed with Operation Christmas Child to bring thousands of gift-filled shoe boxes to needy children in Mexico.East West Express, Great West Ken...
Transportation NTA limps to anniversary February 1, 2001 OSHAWA, Ont. - A year after its birth amid last winter's diesel fuel protests, some leading members of the the National Truckers Association (NTA) are wondering out loud whether or not the group can s...
Transportation Manitoba muses new all-weather roads February 1, 2001 BLOODVEIN, Man. - When freight comes up here it generally arrives in one of three ways: the Manitoba Northern Airports-operated gravel airstrip, the provincial ferry from Pine Dock, or via a winter ro...
Transportation FREIGHTLINER CONFIRMS CUTS January 29, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Freightliner LLC, maker of heavy-duty trucks, has confirmed that it is lowering production and cu...
Transportation SASK. HANDS OUT MILLIONS IN ROAD WORK January 26, 2001 REGINA, Sask. -- The Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation has handed out several million dollars...
Transportation FREIGHTLINER LOOKS TO O/Os TO RESCUE USED TRUCK PRICES January 26, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. -- Jim Hebe, president and chief executive officer of Freightliner LLC, says his company will releas...
Transportation HENDRICKSON MOVING SOME OPERATIONS TO CANADA January 26, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- Hendrickson International is closing its Chicago-area plant and transferring production of conve...
Transportation INTERNATIONAL LAYS OFF 500 January 26, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. -- International Truck and Engine Corp. is planning layoffs of about 500 employees at its Springfie...
Transportation EUROPEAN DIESEL TAXES STILL A MESS January 26, 2001 BRUSSELS, Belgium -- Months following promises to compromise on diesel taxes after widespread protests brought many...
Transportation UNION BOSS AT PACCAR PLANT GOES ON HUNGER STRIKE January 26, 2001 MONTREAL -- Yvan Bourgois, the head of the union representing workers at Paccar's truck plant in Ste-Thrse, Que.
