Publisher’s Comment: Driver Shortage Is An Issue That Isn’t Going to Go Away preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Driver Shortage Is An Issue That Isn’t Going to Go Away October 1, 2003 Last weekend, I had the pleasure of attending the 18th birthday party of a close friend's daughter.It was held in his house - a 7,000 square foot monster - complete with a waterfall in the back yard, ...
Regulations Fields on Wheels Conference Coming October 1, 2003 WINNIPEG, Man. - The eighth annual Fields on Wheels Conference is slated for Nov. 25 in Winnipeg, and this year's agenda will interest anyone in the grain hauling business.The keynote presentation wil...
Transportation FMCSA Won’t Reconsider Final HOS Rules October 1, 2003 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carriers Safety Administration (FMCSA) has denied eight petitions for reconsideration from organizations that want the U.S. hours of service final rule altered.Pub...
Transportation Beef Begins Rolling Into U.S. October 1, 2003 NIAGARA FALLS, Ont. - The first truckload of Canadian beef to enter the U.S. since the May 20 ban crossed the border on the afternoon of Sept. 4.The Edmonton Journal reported a truckload of Ontario ve...
Transportation N.B. Highways Get $90m Commitment October 1, 2003 SHIPPAGAN, N.B. - Transportation Minister Paul Robichaud has committed the province to spending $90 million over five years on highway links across northern New Brunswick.Robichaud announced in Shippa...
Transportation Quebec Highway Funding Not Enough October 1, 2003 EDMUNDSTON, N.B. - Proponents of a four-lane highway between Riviere-du-Loup, Que., and Edmundston, N.B. say a new deal to twin some portions of the deadly road isn't enough.The Quebec and federal gov...
Transportation Where are FAST Driver Enrollment Centres located? October 1, 2003 Currently, there are five FAST commercial driver enrollment centres located in the United States at the following locations (open during office hours and by appointment only): Detroit, Michigan / Win...
Regulations TransForce Acquires Canadian Freightways October 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - TransForce has closed a deal to acquire Canadian Freightways from its beleaguered parent company, Consolidated Freightways.The acquisition will cost TransForce $69.6 million as well a...
Regulations Get On FAST Track, Kaplan Advises October 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - National Revenue Minister Elinor Kaplan wants companies doing a lot of cross-border business to get on the FAST track.Kaplan was speaking to members of Supply Chain & Logistics Canada ...
Transportation Canadian Beef Begins Trek Across U.S. Border October 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - After being locked out of the U.S. market for more than three months, the first truck carrying Canadian beef crossed the border Sept. 4.But politicians and cattle industry insiders ar...
Transportation Vietnam Welcomes Canadian Cattle October 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - Alberta has inked a deal with Vietnam to re-open that country's border to live Canadian cattle.Alberta's Learning Minister, Lyle Oberg made the announcement upon his recent return fro...
Transportation U.S. Sex Health Study Needs Long Haul Truckers October 1, 2003 ATLANTA, Ga. - Emory University School of Medicine is collecting info from long haul truckers for a study on sexual health.The study, funded with $1.1 million from the National Institute of Health, is...
Family Values at Core of Merks Business preview image Transportation Family Values at Core of Merks Business October 1, 2003 AVONPORT, N.S. - Merks Farms owner Andre Merks says poultry farming and the transport business couldn't be more different, yet there are many instances in which his skills can be applied to both busin...
Transportation Lobbying Pays Off for B.C. Association October 1, 2003 LANGLEY, B.C. - B.C.'s Transportation Minister, Judith Reid, has admitted a letter from the BCTA was instrumental in getting the province to rethink privatizing the Coquihalla Hwy.In a recent letter t...
What Most Little Girls are Made of … and a Heckuva Lot More preview image Transportation What Most Little Girls are Made of … and a Heckuva Lot More October 1, 2003 LONDON, Ont. - Little girls may be made of sugar and spice and everything nice, but Cali Fever - a truck drivin', country singin' blonde haired clotheshorse is made of much sterner stuff.How else to e...
