Transportation The Rolling Stop? August 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - It appears that everything old can be new again - even when you're updating manufacturing standards for commercial vehicles.
Loggers Preparing to Use Self-Steer Axles Due to VW&D Reforms preview image Transportation Loggers Preparing to Use Self-Steer Axles Due to VW&D Reforms August 1, 2004 TIMMINS, Ont. - As Ontario continues overhauling its Vehicle Weights and Dimensions in an effort to phase out lift axles, many trailers used in the forestry sector are being targeted.
Can a Simple Formula Prevent Rollovers? preview image Transportation Can a Simple Formula Prevent Rollovers? August 1, 2004 CALGARY, Alta. - Meet Grant Aune and Mike Morigeau. Both are former accident reconstructionists who say they've visited far too many tractor-trailer rollovers. Both have a broad understanding of what causes rollovers and have made it their mission...
Transportation Company Claims Hydrogen Unit Cuts Emissions, Saves Fuel August 1, 2004 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - It might be called hydrogen-a-go-go. Or the little box that could.
Transportation Safety and the Log Haul August 1, 2004 TIMMINS, Ont. - Workplace injuries are still a key concern in the forestry industry and many of those accidents involve trucks.
Transportation Ryan Wins Pikes Peak Hill Climb August 1, 2004 MANITOU SPRINGS, Col. - Mike Ryan has won the 82nd annual Pikes Peak International Hill Climb in a Freightliner Century Class S/T Super Truck.
Transportation Let’s Talk Insurance: Delay Now: Pay Up Later August 1, 2004 They say time is money. And when it comes to reporting accident claims, nothing could be truer.
Seeing the Light : High-Powered Lasers to the Rescue preview image Transportation Seeing the Light : High-Powered Lasers to the Rescue August 1, 2004 ANCHORAGE, Alaska - If you get stranded on the side of the highway in Alaska in winter (or many parts of Northern Canada for that matter), you'd better get help fast.
Transportation Publisher’s Comment: I’m No Chew Toy Doggone It! August 1, 2004 I'm a dog person. Have been and always will be. My first dog was a beagle named Patches. I was only four when my parents brought him home.
1994-2003: 10 Years of Heroes preview image Transportation 1994-2003: 10 Years of Heroes July 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Heroes, Good Samaritans, hard workers, mechanical wizards, safety advocates and die-hard truck fans - it's tempting to use just one of these labels to describe all the O/Os who've earned the Owner/Operator of the Year title over th...
Transportation Tony Leckie’s Next Court Date June 14 July 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Former OBAC accountant Tony Leckie did not appear in person in Oshawa court May 17, on a charge of fraud over $5,000, as expected.
Smyrlis Published in Harvard Mag preview image Transportation Smyrlis Published in Harvard Mag July 1, 2004 DON MILLS, Ont. - Editorial director Lou Smyrlis has had his work published by the Harvard Business School.
Transportation TransLink Kills RAV Transit Line July 1, 2004 LANGLEY, B.C. - The B.C. Trucking Association is lauding a decision by TransLink to abandon plans to build a costly Rapid Airport-Vancouver (RAV) transit line.
Foot in Mouth preview image Transportation Foot in Mouth July 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - New Democrat Party leader Jack Layton's anti-truck comments on the May 26 CTV broadcast of Canada AM provoked no little response from the trucking industry.
