Transportation TransLink Proceeds With Spending Plan February 1, 2004 VANCOUVER, B.C. - TransLink is moving ahead with a plan that will see $1.9 billion injected into Greater Vancouver Regional District's (GVRDs) roads, bridges and public transit system.The spending was...
Looking for a Lift preview image Transportation Looking for a Lift February 1, 2004 EDMONTON, Alta. - An Alberta man has developed a product he says can save the province's trucking industry more than $53 million per year, but Alberta Transportation has yet to approve the new system....
Spec’ing for Dumpies preview image Transportation Spec’ing for Dumpies February 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - As rough as stretches of Trans-Canada Highway may be, they're nothing compared to the operating conditions faced by most dump trucks. Couple the pounding of unfinished roads with grit-...
For Tackaberry, Trucks Became An Addiction preview image Transportation For Tackaberry, Trucks Became An Addiction February 1, 2004 ATHENS, Ont. - Hands down, George Tackaberry has the largest number of antique trucks in Canada. And no one in the world can match his collection of historic Internationals.Dozens of vintage trucks ar...
Back Behind the Wheel: Relax – Give It a Try! preview image Transportation Back Behind the Wheel: Relax – Give It a Try! February 1, 2004 Winter is definitely here. The snow, sleet and ice can add stress to your already stressful job. Driving professionally is difficult, and at times it may seem that Mother Nature is against you day in ...
Voice of the O/O: Knowing When to Cut Your Losses preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Knowing When to Cut Your Losses February 1, 2004 This may be an unpopular point of view but, as a business association, it is OBAC's responsibility to report that many owner/operators in Canada are persisting in their chosen line of work against all...
Industry Issues: Prepare for Another Volley From the Railway Lobbyists preview image Transportation Industry Issues: Prepare for Another Volley From the Railway Lobbyists February 1, 2004 The trucking industry in Ontario has come under unfair attack again from the Railway Association of Canada for use of the province's highway system.The industry in all parts of the country should be p...
Transportation Lost and Found – Part One February 1, 2004 After dropping off his reefer of frozen beef in Vancouver, Mark called his dispatcher Bud for a new load.He'd either called at just the right time or Bud was in an especially good mood because Mark wa...
Transportation More Mad Cow February 1, 2004 LEDUC, Alta. - With livestock haulers counting down the days to the anticipated re-opening of the U.S. border to Canadian cattle, the entire industry was dealt another crushing blow. It came in the fo...
Transportation A Question of Race February 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Is the trucking industry guilty of racial profiling?Certainly it's an issue for the industry; hassle-free crossings are crucial to transborder carrier efficiency, and media reports of ...
Transportation Martin Names New Transport Minister February 1, 2004 OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's trucking industry is hopeful newly appointed federal Transport Minister Tony Valeri will usher in a new government attitude towards the trucking industry.The Ontario MP, repres...
Transportation Sleeper Berth Exception Gains Approval February 1, 2004 OTTAWA, Ont. - The lobby to have a sleeper berth exception included in Canada's new hours of service regulations appears to be gaining ground.The Council of Canadian Deputy Ministers Responsible for T...
Transportation N.B., Feds Agree On TCH Funding February 1, 2004 GRAND FALLS, N.B. - Another 25-kilometre stretch of four lane Trans-Canada Highway in northwestern New Brunswick is now open.The 25 kilometres of new four lane highway includes a 17.2 kilometre sectio...
New Location, Dates Proving Successful for Truck World 2004 preview image Transportation New Location, Dates Proving Successful for Truck World 2004 February 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - With just over three months to go before the opening of Truck World 2004, exhibit sales have already exceeded expectations.Truck World is on target to have more than 500 exhibitors cov...
Transportation Technology Conference Set for the Island February 1, 2004 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - The 2004 Truck Technology Conference has been scheduled for March 28-30 at the Delta Prince Edward Hotel in Charlottetown.The technology conference began in the early 1980s as ...
