Transportation New Access Ramp for Grand Falls-Windsor November 1, 2003 GRAND FALLS-WINDSOR, Nfld. - Jim Walsh, Minister of Works, Services and Transportation announced the government's plan to construct a new west-bound access ramp in Grand Falls-Windsor, from Duggan Str...
Transportation New Construction Slated for McConnell-Laramee Blvd. in Quebec November 1, 2003 GATINEAU, Que. - A new contract has been awarded to begin work on McConnell-Laramee Boulevard.The project comes under the Quebec-Canada agreement to improve the highway system in the Outaouais region....
Viewpoint: Waiting Game preview image Regulations Viewpoint: Waiting Game November 1, 2003 U.S. Customs announces that it won't be able to meet the October 1 deadline for border prenotification as spelled out under the U.S. Trade Act of 2002. Commissioner Robert Bonner "hopes" he can presen...
Clear Shot: Driven to Distraction preview image Transportation Clear Shot: Driven to Distraction November 1, 2003 Transport Canada's recently published discussion paper linking on-board telematics with driver distraction and collisions is enough to trigger foul-mouthed fits reminiscent of Old Testament demon poss...
Publisher’s Comment: CN BIT Delay Times are Seriously Ridiculous preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: CN BIT Delay Times are Seriously Ridiculous November 1, 2003 Those of you who read my column (there are some of you out there, right?) know that I prefer to take a somewhat light-hearted approach. Call it my positive attitude or you can put it down to watching ...
How Would You Run Your Fleet if You Were in Charge and Money Wasn’t An Issue? preview image Transportation How Would You Run Your Fleet if You Were in Charge and Money Wasn’t An Issue? November 1, 2003 NAPANEE, Ont. - Many drivers have their own ideas about how a company should be run, but often don't have a channel for voicing their opinions. More often than not the drivers' ideas make sense - as t...
Transportation ArvinMeritor terminates its offer for Dana November 1, 2003 ArvinMeritor has put an end to its plans to acquire Dana Corp. after the board of Dana recommended that its shareholders reject the offer.ArvinMeritor had made an $18.00 per share all cash tender offe...
Transportation New International engine family for mid-range diesel power November 1, 2003 International Truck and Engine Corporation has combined all of its diesel engine technologies into one design.The resulting new in-line six-cylinder (I-6) family of International DT 466, DT 570 and HT...
Big Rig National Winners Crowned preview image Transportation Big Rig National Winners Crowned November 1, 2003 GRAND BEND, Ont. - The first annual Big Rig Truck Nationals truck race and show took place at the Grand Bend Motorplex Sept. 7, and organizers say it was a big success.The event was sponsored by Earl ...
Transportation New Recruitment Program Could Help Alleviate Driver Shortage November 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - A new initiative called Career Paths for the Canadian Trucking Industry was announced at the first annual Canadian Recruitment and Retention Conference, held at the Double Tree Interna...
Transportation Correction November 1, 2003 Motortruck would like to advise readers of a correction to an article which appeared in the September/October 2003 issue. In the article All Wireless, please note that the correct spelling for one of ...
Yokohama Tire Introduces Ice Guard to Canadians preview image Transportation Yokohama Tire Introduces Ice Guard to Canadians October 1, 2003 MONTREAL, Que. - This fall, Yokohama Tire Canada will introduce its new Ice Guard IG10 winter tires to the Canadian market.Ice Guard technology provides advanced winter traction and changes the way ti...
Regulations International to Tap Security Market October 1, 2003 DENTON, Tex. - International Truck and Engine Corp. the operating arm of Navistar International Corp., is getting into the security business.With a new crop of U.S. Homeland Security-inspired regulati...
Voice of the O/O: Retiring One Step Ahead of the Taxman preview image Transportation Voice of the O/O: Retiring One Step Ahead of the Taxman October 1, 2003 Once upon a time there was a hardworking truck driver who decided to spend his retirement doing exactly what he wanted. He had made a tidy sum during his many years on the road and now was the time to...
Executive Publisher’s Comment: New Year Celebrations on Labour Day preview image Transportation Executive Publisher’s Comment: New Year Celebrations on Labour Day October 1, 2003 For as long as I can remember I have considered that the New Year begins in September not in January.I have spent much of my life with the view that new beginnings coincided with the start of the scho...
