Transportation Ads that work January 1, 2006 There's no question that Canadian fleets rely on recruitment ads to attract new workers. Industry magazines and newsletters are stuffed with calls for drivers and owner-operators alike....
Transportation Why your best customers are feeling hard pressed January 1, 2006 For the many of you who rely on hauls to the US for a good chunk of your business, the latest results from Export Development Canada's (EDC) trade survey are reason for concern....
Transportation Awards handed out for academic excellence January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Avtar Singh Dulky of OK Transportation aned Keith Mayers of G.E. Trailer Fleet Services were recently presented with awards for academic excellence in the ATS Modified Apprenticeship P...
Back behind the wheel: Breathe easy: There are ways to control asthma preview image Transportation Back behind the wheel: Breathe easy: There are ways to control asthma January 1, 2006 It is safe to say that most of us either know someone with asthma or have been diagnosed with asthma ourselves....
Preventive Maintenance: Cranberries – the healthy holiday treat preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Cranberries – the healthy holiday treat January 1, 2006 Well, Christmas is over. But, if you are like most of us, you've eaten plenty. And you don't really need to eat for a few more weeks. Your last few days have likely been filled with eating goodies upo...
Bridgestone/Firestone awards 2004 Canadian Truck Hero preview image Transportation Bridgestone/Firestone awards 2004 Canadian Truck Hero January 1, 2006 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - B.C. truck driver Kevin Harris has been named this year's recipient of the Bridgestone/Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award for risking his life to provide comfort to a dying trucker....
Transportation Speed limited January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - It's official. The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has formally endorsed a controversial policy calling for all trucks operating in the province to activate speed limiters restricti...
Transportation Voice of the O/O:Wasted days and wasted nights: 30 hours per week lost January 1, 2006 Now that Canada's Hours of Service rules are a fait accompli, we can start doing the math to see how much compliance is going to cost us....
Transportation Trucking: A Global Perspective January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Decaying infrastructure is a worldwide problem but the shortage of qualified truck drivers is only an issue in some countries, according to trucking representatives from around the wor...
Chevron Delo rewards top diesel technicians preview image Transportation Chevron Delo rewards top diesel technicians January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Organizers of the 2004 Chevron Delo Diesel Technician of the Year Award had such a difficult time deciding on a winner, they decided to name two of them....
Transportation Mackenzie Valley Highway back on the radar January 1, 2006 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. - The Northwest Territories government has released a report renewing calls for the construction of the Mackenzie Valley Highway providing an all-season road link between Southern...
Industry Issues: Avian flu: Is your company prepared? preview image Transportation Industry Issues: Avian flu: Is your company prepared? January 1, 2006 Over the last few months, the spectre of an avian flu pandemic has raised its head a number of times in newspaper and broadcast reports. Interesting and perhaps scary, but what does this have to do wi...
Private Links: Private fleets secure capacity preview image Transportation Private Links: Private fleets secure capacity January 1, 2006 Some interesting articles on the subject of private trucking have crossed my desk over the past few weeks. For a sector of the trucking community that has been under-appreciated and in some cases enti...
