Brave New Aboriginals preview image Regulations Brave New Aboriginals January 1, 2004 CALEDONIA, Ont. - Lynnette Jamieson Maracle and Jarrod Van Every are two young Mohawk Indians ready to storm into the trucking world.Recent graduates of KRTS driving school in Caledonia, Ont., they're...
Transportation Repurcussions of New Hours-Of-Service Rules Feared January 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Industry insiders here and in the U.S. are warning new hours of service rules above and below the 49th parallel will result in increased costs for carriers. Not to mention an even grea...
Transportation Tire Manufacturer Market Watch January 1, 2004 Tire manufacturers have released a host of new products over the past six months. Here are some of them...BandagBandag's two new tread products are expected to increase tread life by as much as 20 pe...
Transportation OTA Highway Deal January 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - Ten highway improvement projects in Ontario were announced as part of the federal government's Strategic Highway Infrastructure Program (SHIP) program.The federal and provincial govern...
Transportation Ontario Court Denies Wheel-Off Law Challenge January 1, 2004 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Court of Appeal has handed down a ruling upholding the controversial wheel-off law.The ruling is on a case involving a challenge to the absolute liability provisions of a l...
Transportation Dual-Use Trailers January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Dual-use trailers have yet to be embraced by log and chip haulers in Western Canada, despite the fact that Trimac Bulk Systems continues to reap the rewards of a one-of-a-kind ...
Truck News, Truck West Announce Key Additions to Editorial Team preview image Transportation Truck News, Truck West Announce Key Additions to Editorial Team January 1, 2004 DON MILLS, Ont. - Truck News, Truck West and Motortruck are proud to announce the return of John G. Smith as a contracted monthly columnist covering equipment-related issues.Many of you will remember ...
Transportation DuPont Partners With Repair Shops January 1, 2004 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - DuPont is launching a body shop program with the stated aim of creating a national listing of quality repair shops for truck manufacturers to consult.The list would be available on...
Transportation Holland into light-duty market with pintle mounts and drawbar January 1, 2004 The Holland Group, a supplier of vehicle coupling, lift and suspension system products, has recently begun marketing pintle mounts and a drawbar for use on light-duty Class 2-4 vehicles.Holland design...
How Should Carriers Go About Attracting and Retaining Good Drivers? preview image Transportation How Should Carriers Go About Attracting and Retaining Good Drivers? January 1, 2004 BOWMANVILLE, Ont. - Many of Canada's trucking companies are struggling with hiring and retaining qualified drivers, but what makes companies attractive to drivers?It is an aspect of the industry that ...
Transportation Manitoba to Create Trucking Fund January 1, 2004 WINNIPEG, Man. - Manitoba has proposed creating a Trucking Productivity Improvement (TPI) Fund as part of changes to the Highway and Transportation and Highway Traffic acts.Transportation and Governme...
Transportation Preliminary Results of Log Truck Fuel Usage Study Revealed January 1, 2004 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - When the Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) held a conference in Grande Prairie recently, the institute's Garth Fraser took the opportunity to update atten...
Transportation Transport Companies Drive Food Campaign January 1, 2004 CALGARY, Alta. - The 18 Wheels of Christmas trailer was a familiar sight on Alberta highways throughout the Christmas season as the trucking industry rallied together to combat hunger.The trailer, sup...
Transportation Developing New Log Configurations a Timely, Costly Process January 1, 2004 TRIDEM-TRIDEM: Getting new configurations approved is a difficult task. Tri-drive trucks are still not allowed in some provinces.Photo by FERICGRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Log haulers, always in search of...
Transportation IWA Forestry Union Goes on Strike January 1, 2004 VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C.'s coastal forest industry appears ready to grind to a halt as the major union representing forestry workers has gone on strike.The Industrial, Wood and Allied Workers union (whic...
