Transportation B. C. provides funding for ‘green fleet’ programs January 1, 2008 VICTORIA, B. C. - The government of B. C. has invested $500,000 towards greening the province's fleets. The money will go towards the Green Fleets B. C. program, which aims to reduce emissions from ve...
Transportation B. C. driving school shut down by ICBC January 1, 2008 SURREY, B. C. - A B. C. driving school has been shut down after being accused of helping students illegitimately obtain Class 1 licences.
Gimme empty acres preview image Transportation Gimme empty acres January 1, 2008 I've moaned long and loud over the years that drivers don't have sufficient parking in Canada. While miles of nothing in the wilderness -no facilities, no food, not even a paved shoulder -is frustrati...
Transportation Boldness is what Canada needs to be a successful trading nation January 1, 2008 TORONTO, Ont. -It took just one word for Charles McMillan, a former advisor to prime minister Brian Mulroney and one of the architects of the Free Trade Agreement, to describe what Canada needed to be...
Make the best of a bad scene preview image Transportation Make the best of a bad scene January 1, 2008 Crashes happen to the safest drivers and fleets, despite their best efforts, and the related costs can be an unwelcome surprise. Beyond the price of repairs, fleets need to deal with delayed freight, ...
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Mark Dalton:Going Fast Getting Furious Part 3 preview image Transportation Mark Dalton:Going Fast Getting Furious Part 3 January 1, 2008 The story so far... Mark is spending a few days driving loads between Toronto and Barrie for a warehousing company that's moving their whole operation. The work is profitable, but driving the 401 and ...
Avoiding Jack Frost this season preview image Transportation Avoiding Jack Frost this season January 1, 2008 We have all sat around the fire singing Christmas carols about "Jack Frost nipping at your nose," during the holiday season. Although this may seem like a harmless situation, frostbite can quickly tur...
Transportation People (January 01, 2008) January 1, 2008 Peter Macgillivray has become co-owner of Nova Scotia-based Lockhart Sterling Western Star with Dave Lockhart, years after helping the business become a franchised OEM dealer.
Turning over a new leaf in 2008 preview image Transportation Turning over a new leaf in 2008 January 1, 2008 Tired of salads? How else can we get the green leafy vegetables needed for our good health? Well, 2008 may be the year to turn over a new leaf! With the wide variety of vegetables available in every g...
Who owns your company? preview image Transportation Who owns your company? January 1, 2008 For a lot of owner/operators, the "operator" side of the business is straightforward enough. But you can never take the "owner" part for granted, even when your boardroom table doubles as the kitchen ...
Three-Pete! preview image Transportation Three-Pete! January 1, 2008 COTTAM, Ont. -The three Peterbilts featured this month belong to Cottam, Ont.-based Randy McLean.
