Transportation Haultec Trailers founder passes away (February 01, 2006) February 1, 2006 GEORGETOWN, Ont. - John Cadenhead, a well-known fixture in the Ontario trucking industry, was laid to rest after succumbing to cancer. Cadenhead passed away after a lengthy battle with the disease. Th...
Wakefield adds to sales team preview image Transportation Wakefield adds to sales team February 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - After a three-year hiatus, Robert Skaggs has made his way back to Castrol as a territory sales manager in Alberta for Wakefield Canada....
Transportation Ontario brokers must still post funds in trust February 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario's Truck Transportation Act (TTA) became history as of Jan. 1, 2006 but some rules within the old Act - such as a broker's trust account requirement - remain....
Transportation KRTS offers new training workshops February 1, 2006 CALEDONIA, Ont. - KRTS Transportation Specialists is offering two one-day Trainer Development Workshops at its Caledonia headquarters....
Transportation Road collisions down in 2004 (February 01, 2006) February 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - Motor vehicle fatalities decreased again in 2004, despite an increasing volume of vehicles and drivers on Canadian highways. Injuries also decreased by 4.5 per cent over 2003 according...
How prepared are you in the event of a long-term injury? preview image Transportation How prepared are you in the event of a long-term injury? February 1, 2006 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Getting injured on the job: it's a scary scenario for any profession, including workers in the trucking industry. Thousands of truckers in Canada are injured on the job every year,...
Transportation KRTS gets new trailer from TST February 1, 2006 SIMCOE, Ont. - TST Truckload Express has donated a 53-ft. trailer to KRTS Transportation Specialists Inc. and Fanshawe College, Simcoe Campus....
Behind the headlines (February 01, 2006) preview image Transportation Behind the headlines (February 01, 2006) February 1, 2006 Truck News is pleased to announce Steven Macleod will be joining the company as head of the western news bureau....
Reader of the Month: Lloyd Smith preview image Transportation Reader of the Month: Lloyd Smith February 1, 2006 "Hi! My name is Lloyd Smith and I'm from Elmira, Ont. I got into trucking partly because of Truck News....
Transportation No changes to meal allowance policy in 2006 (February 01, 2006) February 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - A recent article in the Windsor Star has created some confusion about the meal allowance policy for truck drivers, according to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)....
CFIA: Changes coming for Canadian livestock haulers preview image Regulations CFIA: Changes coming for Canadian livestock haulers February 1, 2006 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) is warning livestock haulers that changes are in store and encouraging them to have a say in what exactly those changes will entail....
Transportation THRSC conference to tap idle labour pool February 1, 2006 TRURO, N.S. - The Trucking Human Resources Sector Council (THRSC) is looking to tap non-traditional outlets for finding new drivers at its Trucking Industry Employment Conference in Truro, N.S. Jan. 2...
Transportation Smart highway to speed truckers to market February 1, 2006 MONTREAL, Que. - The use of Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) on Autoroute 15, first announced in late 2001 and to come fully on stream in early 2007, will use the concept of risk management to...
French 101 for Truckers preview image Transportation French 101 for Truckers February 1, 2006 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - My job takes me into Quebec on occasion. One thing I've noticed is that, outside of the island of Montreal, you won't find many people who speak English, and this includes the near...
A ferry big load: Heavy haulers needed to relocate B.C. Ferries vessel preview image Transportation A ferry big load: Heavy haulers needed to relocate B.C. Ferries vessel February 1, 2006 CLACKAMAS, Ore. - How does B.C. Ferries move a recently purchased ferry from the Utah desert to B.C. waters without it getting wet? The B.C. agency is relying on heavy transport specialist Emmert Inte...
