Transportation COLD FACTS June 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Efficiency is key in the transportation business, with fleets and O/Os constantly striving for new and better ways to minimize costs and maximize profits. But reefer haulers may not be...
Transportation Editor’s Comment: Make the shippers pay – not the general public June 1, 2005 It's been a year of discontent for owner/operators. Over the past 12 months truckers in the forestry industry walked off the job in Northeastern Ontario and the B.C. Interior. They were protesting a n...
Transportation Face-To-Face May 1, 2005 Face-to-face job interviews are among your most effective recruiting tools. Before a candidate takes the wheel for a road test, you have the opportunity to read personalities, confirm qualifications,...
Transportation It’s a Numbers Game and We Can’t Win Without You May 1, 2005 Afew years ago we embarked on a bold experiment to greatly enhance our coverage and understanding of the Canadian marketplace. We saw trucking companies and owner/operators besieged by what some coine...
Transportation CrimsonLogic Gains ACE Accreditation May 1, 2005 CrimsonLogic (North America) Inc., an international IT solutions provider, has received accreditation from the United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to provide Web-based connectivity into...
Transportation Brain tumour doesn’t stop “brave” Cyopeck from taking on CTA role (May 01, 2005) May 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - Industry veteran John Cyopeck has been chosen to lead the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) through the many challenges expected over the next two years....
Transportation CTA elects new executives May 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance last month elected members to its board of directors for 2005-2007....
Transportation CBP publishes new, stricter C-TPAT guidelines (May 01, 2005) May 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Expect your U.S. C-TPAT approved customers to get tougher in their security demands over the coming months following the release of Customs and Border Protection's (CBP) much-antici...
Transportation New diesel regs could be costly May 1, 2005 WALL, N.J. - Three dollars for a gallon of diesel could be relatively common in the U.S. within 15 months, according to fuel price benchmark expert OPIS (Oil Price Information Service)....
Transportation Behind the headlines (May 01, 2005) May 1, 2005 A look at what our own Transportation Media staff are up to<...
Transportation Truckers Pal expanding into U.S. (May 01, 2005) May 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Truckers Pal touch screen kiosks will soon be available at truck stops in the U.S....
Farewell to Katy (May 01, 2005) preview image Transportation Farewell to Katy (May 01, 2005) May 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Truck News and Truck West staff would like to wish a fond farewell to assistant editor Katy de Vries....
Reader of the month: Jay MacNab preview image Transportation Reader of the month: Jay MacNab May 1, 2005 "My name is Jay MacNab. I read your request for e-mails and am happy to oblige. I am a driver trainer for Mckevitt Trucking Ltd., out of Thunder Bay, Ont. My wife has enjoyed the 15 years I have spent...
Transportation Get Rid of Old Bad Habits May 1, 2005 Truck optimization software can help fleets overcome their reliance on inefficient paper-based systems...
Transportation Safest petroleum haulers honoured by CPPI May 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. - The Canadian Petroleum Products Institute (CPPI) has recognized five of the safest carriers to serve the Western Canadian petroleum industry at a recent awards banquet in Calgary....
