Regulations N.B. Borders Receive Funding January 1, 2004 WOODSTOCK, N.B. - Federal and provincial governments handed out $95 million for infrastructure improvements for two eastern Canada border towns. The funds could boost the provincial economy, increase ...
Transportation Seeing Yellow: CEO Jack Welch Dishes on Merger With Roadway January 1, 2004 Yellow Transportation president and CEO James L. Welch speaks to Truck News on the impact of the Roadway deal in Canada, overcoming challenges at the border, and the need for a new shipper-carrier rel...
Roadranger Offers Glimpse Into Future preview image Transportation Roadranger Offers Glimpse Into Future January 1, 2004 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - "X-by-wire" technology is on its way, according to Roadranger officials, who hailed the technology as the wave of the future at a recent technology conference.Chuck Heine, president...
Transportation CN Purchases B.C. Rail Rights January 1, 2004 PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. - Canadian National Railway has purchased the rights to B.C. Rails freight operation from the province for $1 billion.The deal was announced Nov. 25. It's a 60-year deal which can...
Transportation Marine Atlantic Service Considered Essential – Good News for Truckers January 1, 2004 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - The Canadian Industrial Relations Board recently issued a decision deeming Marine Atlantic Newfoundland as an essential service.There is to be no reduction in the level of Marine A...
Transportation Canadian Beef Shipments Rise January 1, 2004 CALGARY, Alta. - Live Canadian cattle are still not permitted to cross into the U.S., but boxed Canadian beef is being shipped to the U.S. and Mexico at a faster pace than this time last year.The situ...
Transportation Marketwatch (January 01, 2004) January 1, 2004 BandagBandag's two new tread products are expected to increase tread life by as much as 20%, says the company. The BDM (Bandag Drive Mixed) and BRM (Bandag All-Position Mixed) treads were developed fo...
Transportation Tracking treads, saving dollars January 1, 2004 Every tire tells a story. Flat spots can identify aggressive brakes, wear on the inside of both steer tires can indicate a toe-out of the steer axle, and the feathering on the edge of a rib can be an ...
Transportation Black Gold, big challenge January 1, 2004 Oil probably deserves its nickname of black gold. After all, truck engines would meet a quick end without this great defender of metal.But engines designed to meet ever-tightening emission standards a...
Transportation Oryst Dydynsky January 1, 2004 MT: Many of our readers may not be familiar with your company. Can you outline what ViaSafe does?Dydynsky: ViaSafe is a software company that focuses on the international trade community, specifically...
Transportation Tough questions; honest answers January 1, 2004 Q. I am seriously considering getting out of the business of driving trucks. I run the U.S. and the delays are costing me big dollars. I just can't get the miles in that I'm used to. My company tells ...
Transportation Concerns Raised About Sea-To-Sky Hwy. Expansion January 1, 2004 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans has spoken out against a plan by the B.C. Liberals to expand the Sea-to-Sky Highway before the 2010 Winter Olympics.The road upgrades, ...
Transportation Pressure to Remain on Trucking Industry to Reduce Energy Use: Nix January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - The forestry and trucking industries are both very much under pressure to reduce their impact on the environment, but a well-known transportation consultant says the trucking i...
Transportation Using CTI, Proper Configurations to Extend Hauling Season January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - In an attempt to extend the hauling season, Weyerhaeuser has been exploring how central tire inflation (CTI) can help maximize truck hours.The forestry giant teamed up with tru...
Transportation Voice of the O/O: Now That’s a Full Day’s Worth of Driving January 1, 2004 As of this writing the full impact of the revised American hours of service (HOS) regulations is yet to be felt.This highly anticipated change in the way commercial drivers record and report their dai...
