Transportation Deal Nearly Reached on Softwood Lumber January 1, 2004 VICTORIA, B.C. - Canada and the U.S. are on the brink of resolving the long-running softwood lumber dispute, according to reports.A deal was reportedly hammered out over the weekend, which could retur...
Transportation Environmental Concerns Raised About Sea-To-Sky Highway Upgrades 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 Forestry Companies Exploring Alternatives to Trucks January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Log haulers who think trucks are the only practical way to move logs may want to think again.Some forestry companies are taking a closer look at using other transport modes to ...
Transportation FERIC’s Eastern Division Remains Busy as Well January 1, 2004 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Mark Brown of the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada's (FERIC's) eastern division attended the institute's recent western conferences, to shed some light on the work that...
Transportation New Technologies and Techniques Aid Log Haulers January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Implementing new technology and properly training drivers are two keys to success in the forestry sector of the trucking industry.That's the message transportation consultant M...
Transportation Concerns of An Association Representing Log Haulers January 1, 2004 Roy Nagel is general manager of the Central Interior Logging Association. The following are some of his concerns facing log haulers in the B.C. interior.Canfor-Slocan merger plannedCanfor has signed a...
Transportation Steering clear of trouble January 1, 2004 At first glance, tires mounted in steer positions don't deserve a lot of attention. After all, they make up a small percentage of the total tire costs on most vehicles.For example, on an 18-wheel trac...
Transportation A breach of trust January 1, 2004 Sometime in 2004, Ontario's Bill 179 will become law, repealing the Truck Transportation Act to become the new Ontario Highway Traffic Act, and making some transportation brokers and carriers equally ...
Transportation How to succeed in closing deals without closing January 1, 2004 With so many customers and prospects in the transportation and logistics industry taking longer to make decisions these days, the angst around closing grows ever sharper. The question you ought to be ...
Transportation Pumpkin goo January 1, 2004 Tire installers aren't big fans of sealants, since the black goo used for emergency repairs can be virtually impossible to clean from a damaged casing.Schneider, however, has been adding the material ...
Transportation Better and Smarter January 1, 2004 Routing and mapping software is a mature product, in use by 90% of American carriers, according to one vendor. Yet there is still room to improve the resolution of the maps, update route information a...
Regulations New Rules Will Bring Repercussions January 1, 2004 Dear Editor,We run two trucks to the U.S. Gulf Coast each week specializing in LTL. In order to remain in compliance for log times, we have always had to utilize the option of split bunk time to effec...
The Brake Bane preview image Transportation The Brake Bane January 1, 2004 The following is the second of a two part series on brakes.TORONTO, Ont. - There is irony in the fact that brakes can be at their worst when components are newest. Do a complete brake job - replace an...
Back Behind the Wheel: Exercise – Getting Started Is the Hardest Part preview image Transportation Back Behind the Wheel: Exercise – Getting Started Is the Hardest Part January 1, 2004 Walking and running are two excellent forms of exercise, which can easily be done on the road or at home. Twenty minutes a day, three times a week, can significantly reduce many health risks and impro...
Law and the Border: Returning the I-94 card: When You Should and Shouldn’t preview image Regulations Law and the Border: Returning the I-94 card: When You Should and Shouldn’t January 1, 2004 Last month we discussed two important aspects of the I-94 card issued at the U.S. border. We discussed what it is, and who gets one. We saw that some drivers get the card because they have waivers, an...
