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Ministers’ NHS promise rings hollow

Last month in Calgary, the Council of Ministers Responsible for Transportation and Highway Safety got together for its annual meeting and announced that they had agreed to expand the National Highway...

Publisher’s Comment: Ageing gracefully

The picture doesn't tell a thousand words. That's my new motto since I received a call from a concerned reader. You see, he had just finished reading my last month's column and wanted to comment on a...

Ralph Boyd no longer with APTA

DIEPPE, N.B. - In a move that has shocked the East Coast trucking community, Ralph Boyd has left the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA)....

Publisher’s Comment: Ageing gracefully like fine wine…or Grey Fox

The picture doesn't tell a thousand words. That's my new motto since I received a call from a concerned reader. You see, he had just finished reading my last month's column and wanted to comment on a...

Burning Rubber in Grand Bend

GRAND BEND, Ont. - This year's Earl Hardy's Big Rig Nationals were held at the Grand Bend Motorplex Sept. 11 and featured a wide variety of racey big rigs....

MTI survey indicates 100 per cent grad employment rate (November 01, 2005)

CASTLEGAR, B.C. - Mountain Transport Institute (MTI) says its surveys indicate its driver graduates are finding good jobs with excellent fleets....

Alcoa appoints two new account managers

CLEVELAND, Ohio - Alcoa Wheel Products, a manufacturer of aluminum wheels for automotive and commercial transportation industries, has re-aligned its organization with the appointment of two new accou...

Canada, U.S. merge emissions strategies

DETROIT, Mich. - Natural Resources Canada and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency representatives signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Sept. 14 that gives the official blessing to marry their resp...

Medium-duty roundup – Part Two

TORONTO, Ont. - This is the conclusion of a two-part look at what's new for 2006 in the medium-duty marketplace....

Calgary inspection blitz shows 60 per cent failure rate (November 01, 2005)

CALGARY, Alta. - Calgary-area enforcement agencies conducted a three-day truck inspection blitz last month which saw more than 60 per cent of trucks inspected deemed "less than roadworthy."...

Behind the headlines (November 01, 2005)

Our Transportation Media Research Group launched its second annual Transportation Buying Trends Survey in early October. This ground-breaking research, which should be of high interest to carri...

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The Hurricane Chasers

NEW ORLEANS, La. - When owner/operator Brad Eadie got the call to deliver a load of bottled water from Tweed, Ont. to the hurricane-ravaged state of Mississippi, he had no idea what he was getting him...

Canadian truckers join World’s Largest Truck Convoy

PARIS, Ont. - The World's Largest Convoy came to Ontario Sept. 10 for the first time since the event started in 2000, as 60 truckers travelled from Paris, Ont. to Putnam, Ont. and back to raise money...

Stop studying, the time for action is now, former deputy minister advises

OTTAWA, Ont. - As a former deputy minister, Nick Mulder certainly knows the workings of Transport Canada inside out. And the prescription he provided at a recent conference in Ottawa to meet our count...