Transportation Truck News present at U.S. logistics summit February 1, 2005 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. - Transportation Media editorial director Lou Smyrlis was invited to moderate a panel on outsourcing at the recent Supply Chain & Logistics Summit held in Scottsdale, Ariz....
Fergus Truck Show gives back to community preview image Transportation Fergus Truck Show gives back to community February 1, 2005 FERGUS, Ont. - Organizers of the 19th annual Fergus Truck Show have presented $26,878 to 19 local community groups, including the Groves Memorial Community Hospital....
Transportation Schneider targets Canadian drivers with special package February 1, 2005 GREEN BAY, Wisc. - Schneider National Inc. last month announced plans to increase pay and time-at-home opportunities for its owner/operators and drivers....
Transportation US-VISIT: I-94 holders safe – for now February 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Truckers and other landed immigrants who hold I-94 waivers won't have to register for the US-VISIT program at land borders until their waivers expire, the program's deputy director...
Regulations New law makes fleet managers, dispatchers more accountable February 1, 2005 OTTAWA, Ont. - Trucking company administrators may not know it yet, but a new corporate liability law, passed earlier this year, could severely punish a fleet manager and/or dispatcher for putting a d...
Transportation Gridlock: The Grim Reality February 1, 2005 A quarter century of under-investment is crippling Canada's public infrastructure, yet the funding necessary to address the problem exceeds what most governments could viably foot under the status quo...
Harmonize trucking regs in Atlantic Canada: APTA preview image Regulations Harmonize trucking regs in Atlantic Canada: APTA February 1, 2005 DIEPPE, N.B. - One of Atlantic Canada's biggest problems in trucking is a lack of harmonization, especially when it comes to regulations, says Ralph Boyd, president of the Atlantic Provinces Trucking...
Transportation TMC’s 2005 annual meeting Feb. 15-18 (February 01, 2005) February 1, 2005 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Technology and Maintenance Council's 2005 Annual Meeting and Transportation Technology Exhibition is slated for Feb. 15-18....
Transportation Transportation aids tsunami victims (February 01, 2005) February 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Industry players were swift to respond to the recent disaster in South East Asia....
Transportation Can better training soothe trucker tensions? February 1, 2005 ABITIBI, Que. - Several hours north of Montreal is the Abitibi region, where truckers, mostly log haulers, and highway inspectors do not always get along. Infractions are more common there, and a lack...
SPIF-fy trailer plans unveiled preview image Regulations SPIF-fy trailer plans unveiled February 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Non-steering lift axles are taking another step towards obscurity, as Ontario prepares to introduce the latest changes to its rules that govern weights and dimensions....
Transportation QEW to be widened to reduce congestion February 1, 2005 ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - The governments of Canada and Ontario are working together to reduce congestion on the QEW through the Niagara region....
Transportation B.C. truck safety improving; the numbers can prove it February 1, 2005 LANGLEY, B.C. - The trucking industry in B.C. has come under fire again as a result of several high-profile crashes involving trucks. But the B.C. Trucking Association (BCTA) is fighting back, armed w...
Alberta updates fleet of mobile scalehouses preview image Regulations Alberta updates fleet of mobile scalehouses February 1, 2005 HIGH RIVER, Alta. - Alberta Transportation has purchased two new Kenworth T-300s which will serve as scalehouses on wheels within the province....
Transportation Rolling forward: Trailer sales to grow February 1, 2005 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian fleets are expected to order a growing number of new trailers in the coming year as they look to update equipment bought in the late '90s. That's welcomed news for trailer man...
