OTA, MTO, police launch campaign to catch aggressive motorists preview image Transportation OTA, MTO, police launch campaign to catch aggressive motorists October 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association, along with the Ministry of Transportation and the Ontario Association of Chiefs of Police, recently kicked off a new campaign designed to encourage ca...
Dropping the dime preview image Transportation Dropping the dime October 1, 2008 Trying to keep my truck from dropping off the shoulder, all I could do was watch helplessly as the trailer's tail lights diminished into the distance, my heart racing and my head steaming with anger.
Transportation Survival strategies October 1, 2008 KINGSTON, Ont. - Whether or not the US and Canadian economies are technically in recession has been the subject of much debate amongst economists. However, nobody that runs a trucking company needs an...
Hypertension 101 preview image Transportation Hypertension 101 October 1, 2008 Let me ask you a question:Would you drive your truck down the road with too much air in your tires? I am sure your answer was 'No!' Just like your tires, your arteries have an ideal operating pressure...
Transportation Letters to the editor (October 01, 2008) October 1, 2008 Have you got a complaint, compliment, criticism or question?
Transportation Keys to survival: October 1, 2008 Kriska president Mark Seymour offers the following tips on how to survive in recessionary times:
People (October 01, 2008) preview image Transportation People (October 01, 2008) October 1, 2008 The Hallmark Insurance Group has appointed well-known transportation safety expert Chris Harris to The Transit Authority, as both an account executive and safety specialist. Harris has over 16 years t...
Mark Dalton Playing Favourites Part 1 preview image Transportation Mark Dalton Playing Favourites Part 1 October 1, 2008 The Tim Horton's was like every other one in the country, except for one thing. This Tim's was located out by Pearson International Airport and was frequented by all the truck drivers who carried cont...
A new formula preview image Transportation A new formula October 1, 2008 KINGSTON, Ont. - One of the keys to Kriska's success has been revisiting the way it measures profitability. Like most trucking companies, Kriska used to determine profitability using the traditional r...
Internet scammers can be found in the most unlikely of places preview image Transportation Internet scammers can be found in the most unlikely of places October 1, 2008 For years I've been receiving e-mails promising me a tonne-o-money if I helped someone a world away process his or her multi-million dollar inheritance. The various Internet rip-off scams are everywhe...
Transportation Q2 a mixed bag for public fleets October 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. - Contrans Income Fund credits its diversity for its ability to post strong Q2 financial results in the face of a challenging operating environment. The company posted net earnings of $1...
Transportation Fuel bonus October 1, 2008 GREEN BAY, Wis. - There may be a silver lining to the high cost of fuel that the transportation industry is presently coping with.
