Transportation Avalanches, freezing rain strand hundreds of truckers March 1, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. – Several hundred truckers took a forced three-day vacation in a small ski resort town in B.C. last month, when snow, rain and avalanches caused the closure of…
Transportation Cruising the Arizona hills in the Volvo VT 880 March 1, 2005 PHOENIX, Ariz. – North American truck journalists recently had the chance to test drive the new Volvo VT 880 owner/operator truck and the industry’s most powerful new engine. A VT…
Transportation B.C. aims to strengthen ties with Asia March 1, 2005 VICTORIA, B.C. – B.C. has announced an Asia-Pacific Gateway Strategy aimed at increasing trade ties between B.C. and Asia. “We have a golden opportunity to become North America’s foremost crossroads…
Transportation and TALL ones too! March 1, 2005 ONANOLE, Man. – Even by Minty’s Moving standards, it was a tall order. Move a 160-foot-tall, 280-tonne grain elevator 20 miles. Throw in a couple of steep hills and some…
Transportation New Creston area truck stop gets stuck in red tape March 1, 2005 CRESTON, B.C. – A B.C. couple that wants to convert their Mom and Pop country store into a badly needed 24-hour truck stop west of Creston says their dream has…
Transportation Calculating the cost March 1, 2005 GOLDEN, B.C. – Hundreds of truckers were stranded in the B.C. interior in January, when avalanches and freezing rain forced the closure of several well-travelled sections of the Trans-Canada Hwy.
Transportation East also gets hammered by winter storms March 1, 2005 WINDSOR, N.S. – The heavens parted three times in one week in January to bestow major snow storms upon Atlantic Canada that left truckers stranded, stores closed and borders blocked…
Transportation Alberta to begin work on first P3 highway (March 01, 2005) March 1, 2005 EDMONTON, Alta. - Construction will soon begin on Alberta's first public-private partnership (P3) highway....
Transportation Challenger driver joins Million Mile Club March 1, 2005 FLORENCE, Ont. – Challenger Motor Freight driver Philip Stanway of Florence, Ont., recently joined the Midnight Trucking Radio Network’s Million Mile Club. The Midnight Trucking Radio Network’s Million Mile Club,…
Transportation Canada once again challenging softwood lumber duties March 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. – Canada is once again challenging the U.S. over its softwood lumber duties. The most recent NAFTA challenge centers around revised U.S. duties. The complaints follow a Dec.
Transportation Editor’s Comment: In praise of PIC: Second chance for safety program March 1, 2005 During its short-lived run ending in 2003, Alberta’s Partners in Compliance (PIC) program was widely viewed as a fine example of what industry can achieve when it takes the initiative…
Transportation Carriers among Canada’s best managed in 2004 March 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. – Several Canadian motor carriers were among the 2004 Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies awarded recently. First year winners were Canada Cartage System, Challenger Motor Freight Inc., Consolidated…
Transportation It’s all in the box March 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. – If you’re a dump truck operator, you put a lot of thought into making the right spec’ing decisions when purchasing a new truck, but what about the…
Transportation Life on the line: What you need to know about working near power lines March 1, 2005 CALGARY, Alta. – A trucker will find him or herself in few environments that are as busy and hazardous as a construction site. Dump drivers, however, typically spend a significant…
Transportation Volvo exec discusses industry challenges March 1, 2005 GOTHENBURG, Sweden – As president and CEO of Volvo Trucks North America, Inc. , Peter Karlsten must wrestle with the new manufacturing strategies necessitated by customer demands for increasingly sophisticated…