Transportation

Planting roots:

QUINTE WEST, Ont. - At a ceremony held in the former municipality of Trenton, Ont., dignitaries from Great Dane Trailers officially "turned the sod" in advance of construction on the company's first C...

Montreal may get new highway

MONTREAL, Que. - Five towns in Montreal's "West Island" are working with the Quebec Transport Department on a study proposing a new north-south artery along the Hwy. 440 right-of-way, west of St. Char...

MTO realigns new services

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ministry of Transportation has announced that, beginning Jan. 1, 2001, motorist conducting routine licensing transactions in Ontario will be directed to one of the existing 281 ind...

Dana’s new axle fights torsionals

DALLAS, Tex. - Dana has brought a new 40,000-lb. tandem-drive axle to market, which the company contends will dramatically reduce torsional vibrations.The Dana Spicer Torsionally Tuned-40 (model DST40...

Ontario, roadbuilders will stick to original agreement

TORONTO, Ont. - The agreement struck between the Ontario Road Builders' Association and the province is on and will be implemented, Ontario Minister of Transportation David Turnbull has confirmed.On O...

Scratchin’ around

GREENSBORO, N.C. - Claude Roberson of Belton, Ky., took home a Volvo 770 as the grand prize winner of Petro's 25th Anniversary Silver Scratch Game sweepstakes. Roberson (middle) was presented with the...

Make the most of your fuel dollar

The cost of diesel fuel has resulted in severe penalties to both owner/operators and fleets in their day-to-day operating budgets.In the September issue of Truck News I discussed the fact that the sea...

Cause of overpass collapse may never be known

MONTREAL, Que. - Anything from high winds to constant vibrations or even concrete bubbles could have triggered the fatal collapse of a highway overpass in Quebec last summer, says a provincial report ...

Curran rejoins Truck News

DON MILLS, Ont. - Former managing editor John Curran has returned after a 10-month absence to take on the role of editor of Truck News, Truck West and trucknews.com.Curran brings with him a solid unde...

Truck slump to continue into 2001: Hebe

DALLAS, Tex. - The slide in North American truck sales is likely to continue next year, says Jim Hebe, president of Freightliner LLC."Is this the end of the truck manufacturing boom? It probably is. T...

Small minded scribes are in need of a refresher course

One news story I happened to peruse last month was from the Owen Sound Sun Times. The piece read in the usual way, trumpeting the fact 31 out of 60 rigs inspected during an Ontario Ministry of Transpo...

Q: Given the events of last year, how are you gearing up for this winter?

SALISBURY, N.B. -- Last winter was a mean one for Canada's trucking industry, no matter where you where you call home. With that in mind, Truck News polled truckers at the Salisbury Irving Big Stop, a...

Enman crowned Canada’s top driver

TORONTO, Ont. - Barry Enman, a driver with Warren Gibson Ltd. in Alliston, Ont., has been named Canada's 2000 Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada National Driver of the Year.Along wit...

Brace yourselves

TORONTO, Ont. - Insurance industry representatives are telling trucking companies the days of low premiums are over and higher rates will soon be a reality.John Chippindale, president and chief operat...

Transport Canada warns of leaf spring failures

OTTAWA, Ont. - Following many reports of leaf spring failures, some ending in tragedy, Transport Canada is issuing a formal warning to both truck drivers and owners."Faulty leaf springs have lead to a...