Transportation Ontario government loses another battle in war with 407 (August 01, 2005) August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Court of Appeal has upheld a February 2004 ruling that 407 ETR has 60 days to address a default in its contract with the Ontario government only after an arbitrator has dec...
Billboards on wheels: preview image Transportation Billboards on wheels: August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - When you've got a 53-ft. tractor-trailer combo roaring down the highway at 100 km/hr, it's bound to get seen. In fact, according to a recent study by the Traffic Audit Bureau, fleets c...
Transportation The future of RFID August 1, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Symbol Technologies, a manufacturer of enterprise mobility solutions, took its show on the road last month in an effort to raise awareness of the latest in radio frequency identifi...
What have been your experiences with the Roadcheck program? preview image Regulations What have been your experiences with the Roadcheck program? August 1, 2005 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Roadcheck program stops thousands of truckers during their annual three-day vehicle inspection blitz. But trucker opinions on the program vary greatly with some calling it a bo...
Transportation Truck fleets rave about Enviro-Save August 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - It's been around 18 years with 500,000 treatments but escalating fuel costs have trucking companies making the Enviro-Save metal treatment a hot item....
Transportation People (August 01, 2005) August 1, 2005 Sheehan's Truck Centre has announced the addition of Kevin Sheehan to its new truck sales team. The company says it is pleased to welcome Kevin and is encouraging customers to have him to spec' their...
Domestic hauler caught in the crossfire preview image Transportation Domestic hauler caught in the crossfire August 1, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. - While the ongoing container hauler strike at the Port of Vancouver wasn't intended to impact domestic freight haulers, at least one driver appears to have gotten caught in the crossf...
Transportation Mack winners announced (August 01, 2005) August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Mack Canada Inc. and Mack Commercial Finance announced the winners of the "Granite Momentum Program," which awards winners from three months to one full year free of lease payments....
Transportation Violence spills over during B.C. trucker strike August 1, 2005 VANCOUVER, B.C. - While the ongoing container hauler strike at the Port of Vancouver wasn't intended to impact domestic freight haulers, at least one driver appears to have gotten caught in the crossf...
Transportation Roadcheck OOS rates improve August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Both vehicle and driver out of service rates dropped for the first time in three years during Roadcheck 2005, the annual three-day North American truck and bus inspection blitz held Ju...
Transportation Clarification: August 1, 2005 In last month's Truck West, an article about Producers Oilfield Services' acquisition of Neil Withers Trucking contained an error. It was mistakenly reported that Producers Oilfield Services is a divi...
Transportation Alberta to use km markers at exits August 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - Alberta has begun numbering exits along Deerfoot Trail and Hwy. 1 to make it easier for drivers to find where they're going....
Transportation Speed trap: Ontario may require speed limiters August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association has launched what may be its most controversial lobby yet - a bid to put mandatory speed limiters in North American trucks....
Transportation It’s in the contract – know what you’re signing August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Owner/operators are a highly prized commodity and many carriers have recently sweetened their pay packages. More flexibility and choices are also appearing. Challenger Motor Freight of...
Transportation The BIG oil change August 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Despite the array of engineering challenges, tighter emission standards being introduced in 2007 may seem more like a speed bump than a technological hurdle....
