Transportation Government announces $8.1 million safety upgrade for section of Trans-Canada January 1, 2006 DUNCAN, B.C. - The federal and provincial governments are funding an $8.1-million highway safety upgrade on a section of the Trans-Canada Highway, Minister of Industry and co-Senior Minister responsib...
Transportation Straight shooting:Total alignments will protect tires, save fuel January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Keeping a truck "between the lines" requires a combination of skill and concentration, but it's a proper alignment program that will keep your tires on the straightest path of all, ext...
Voice of the O/O: Wasted days and wasted nights: 30 hours per week lost preview image 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....
Law and the Border: ‘Skilled worker’ label is important for immigration preview image Regulations Law and the Border: ‘Skilled worker’ label is important for immigration January 1, 2006 We noticed two interesting announcements from the Canadian trucking industry recently. The first was that the Ontario Minister of Training, Colleges and Universities has approved an apprenticeship pro...
A trucker’s wife: Too much independence? preview image Transportation A trucker’s wife: Too much independence? January 1, 2006 Dear Kelly,...
Transportation XM Radio goes live across Canadian airwaves January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - XM Radio recently launched its Canadian satellite radio service, featuring more than 80 channels of commercial-free music, talk and sports programming....
Transportation Take it from a European, mandating speed limiters won’t work January 1, 2006 Dear Editor:...
Transportation Rotella T oil withstands test of time January 1, 2006 CALGARY, Alta. - Shell has announced an Alberta trucker has accumulated more than two million miles on the same engine using Shell Rotella T engine oil....
OTA officially endorses plan to mechanically limit truck speeds preview image Regulations OTA officially endorses plan to mechanically limit truck speeds 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...
Outlook 2006 preview image Transportation Outlook 2006 January 1, 2006 TORONTO, Ont. - Who you know will be just as important as what you know in determining your fortunes in 2006....
Behind the headlines (January 01, 2006) preview image Transportation Behind the headlines (January 01, 2006) January 1, 2006 Assistant editor Adam Ledlow has been given additional responsibilities as web editor. In this important new appointment Ledlow will be responsible for enacting trucknews.com's evolving online strateg...
Transportation Windsor’s west end selected for new crossing January 1, 2006 WINDSOR, Ont. - The latest official announcement in the process to select a new border crossing between Windsor and Detroit selects a three kilometre width in Windsor's west end encompassing both an a...
