Transportation Calming Stormy Waters October 1, 2009 SYDNEY, N. S. - "Horrendous summer,' 'inexcusable,' 'unacceptable.' The language carriers are using to describe Marine Atlantic's service between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland would warm Captain Hook's...
Peter Nelson Departs APTA preview image Transportation Peter Nelson Departs APTA October 1, 2009 DIEPPE, N. B. - As first reported by Truck News editor James Menzies via Twitter on Aug. 26, Peter Nelson has parted ways with the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA), the organization he h...
Maine’s Healthy Weight Gain preview image Transportation Maine’s Healthy Weight Gain October 1, 2009 BANGOR, Me. - Like a poor man guarding his only pair of good shoes, much of Maine's Interstate is off limits to trucks with a GVW over 80,000 lbs unless they buy special permits; only the Maine Turnpi...
Transportation DriveTest Goes On Strike; Layoffs Possible October 1, 2009 CALEDONIA, Ont. - KRTS Transportation Specialists could lay off 50-60% of its truck training division staff if the DriveTest strike is not resolved in two to three weeks, company president, Kim Richar...
Transportation CFMS To Have New Look In 2010 October 1, 2009 MARKHAM, Ont. - The Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminars (CFMS) will have a new date, look and location next year.
Transportation Truck World Adds Vocational Truck And Equipment Expo October 1, 2009 TORONTO, Ont. - Truck World is adding a vocational truck and equipment expo to its event this year.
HAPPY 60TH preview image Transportation HAPPY 60TH October 1, 2009 J&F Trucking celebrated its 60th anniversary with a BBQ Sept. 11. The event was held at the company's Ajax location, coinciding with the completion of National Trucking Week. The family-owned and ...
How To Ring Up A $20,000 Tax Bill preview image Transportation How To Ring Up A $20,000 Tax Bill October 1, 2009 It's not often that I get frustrated with a client. I've been working with owner/operators for more than 20 years and have yet to meet one who got into the business for the satisfaction of filling out...
Depressed And Drowsy preview image Transportation Depressed And Drowsy October 1, 2009 What's next, smelly feet? Bad breath? There appears to be an assault underway on our persons under the guise of human factors in truck accident causation that may leave no stone -or ingrown hair -untu...
Deja Vu All Over Again At CBP With New Customs Requirements For Container Residues preview image Transportation Deja Vu All Over Again At CBP With New Customs Requirements For Container Residues October 1, 2009 It seems like we have been through all this before. The US Customs and Border Protection Agency (CBP) comes out with proposed new rules or programs, doesn't consult meaningfully with industry, forges ...
Dog Tired? You May Have Anemia preview image Transportation Dog Tired? You May Have Anemia October 1, 2009 Do you feel tired and weak even after a good night's sleep? Do you run out of energy very easily? If you said yes to either of these questions then you may have anemia. In simple terms, anemia is a co...
Increased Criminal Activity Is A Growing Concern preview image Transportation Increased Criminal Activity Is A Growing Concern October 1, 2009 This industry is in the throes of a national epidemic in the form of an increase in the incidence of stolen or hijacked trucks and trailers. And before anyone sluffs this off as simply an inconvenienc...
Thorough Driver Qualification Files Offer Accurate Picture Of Any Driver preview image Transportation Thorough Driver Qualification Files Offer Accurate Picture Of Any Driver October 1, 2009 Every business is only as good as its employees, and the trucking industry proves just how true that is. Any fleet will only be as good as the drivers who turn the wheels.
Transportation TransForce Buys Retail Ops Of ATS Andlauer October 1, 2009 MONTREAL, Que. - TransForce has announced it has picked up the Retail Solutions division of ATS Andlauer Transportation Services, which generates revenues of about $120 million per year using 165 owne...
Writer Wants To Bring Gentleman Trucker’s Story To The Big Screen preview image Transportation Writer Wants To Bring Gentleman Trucker’s Story To The Big Screen October 1, 2009 Do you think it's time for another trucking movie? Writer Greg Martin thinks so and he's got a story that he thinks is a winner.
