Preventive Maintenance: Minerals – a Vital Part of Balanced Diets preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Minerals – a Vital Part of Balanced Diets October 1, 2003 We know of 16 minerals that are essential for human nutrition: calcium, phosphorus, sodium, chloride, magnesium, and sulfur. The trace minerals are iron, iodine, zinc, chromium, selenium, fluoride, mo...
Transportation We’d Like to Challenge Mr. Bradley … October 1, 2003 Dear Editor,I have just read the comments of David Bradley, president of the OTA, in the August 2003 issue of Truck News.I have heard him says these things before, and once more, in this article, he's...
Viewpoint: CN Needs to Address O/O Issues preview image Transportation Viewpoint: CN Needs to Address O/O Issues October 1, 2003 The transportation industry - and I mean shippers, receivers, freight forwarders, ocean shipping lines, railways, motor carriers and owner/operators - has a whale of problem that can be ignored no lon...
Clear Shot: Bamboozled preview image Regulations Clear Shot: Bamboozled October 1, 2003 I call it the Bewilder and Bamboozle campaign - namely the plethora of customs rules and regulations that have come down since the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.Since then, border security regulations ha...
APTA Shows Support for Drivers preview image Transportation APTA Shows Support for Drivers October 1, 2003 TRURO, N.S. - Over 400 drivers turned up for the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's (APTA) annual Driver Appreciation Day at the Truro Heights Irving Sept. 9.And the Newfoundland and Labrador C...
Cross-Country Cattle Drive Aims to Raise Awareness preview image Transportation Cross-Country Cattle Drive Aims to Raise Awareness October 1, 2003 EDMONTON, Alta. - Raising awareness of the plight of cattle haulers and farmers was the motive behind the cross-country cattleliner trek that Canadian Alliance MP Goldring (Edmonton Centre East) helpe...
Transportation Last Call for Truck Hero Nominations October 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - Time is running out for Canadians to nominate a brave truck driver for the 2003 Bridgestone/Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award. For over 45 years, the award has been recognizing drive...
Canadian HoS Rules Need Sleeper Berth Exception preview image Transportation Canadian HoS Rules Need Sleeper Berth Exception October 1, 2003 When the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration published its final hours of service rules back in July, most everyone - on both sides of the border - had to be surprised by what they saw. I...
Transportation Kal Tire Celebrates Anniversary, Opens New Warehouse October 1, 2003 EDMONTON, Alta. - Kal Tire is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and Canada's largest independent tire dealer is continuing to grow.It has opened a new 14,000 square metre warehouse in Edmont...
Preventive Maintenance: Supplementing Your Health preview image Transportation Preventive Maintenance: Supplementing Your Health September 1, 2003 Most health professionals say that you should be able to get all the nutrition you need from the foods you eat by making wise choices. But, if you're in one of the following stages of life you need a ...
Transportation New Brunswick Forces Insurers to Reduce Rates September 1, 2003 FREDERICTON, N.B. - New Brunswick insurance companies must offer drivers lower premiums by Aug. 15 or face stiff penalties.Premier Bernard Lord said companies that fail to comply will have their rates...
Transportation FAST Card Access Difficult for West Coast Drivers September 1, 2003 Dear Editor,(With regards to "Drivers not showing up for FAST interviews" which appeared on the Truck News Web site)We encouraged all of our drivers to apply for the FAST card. Being a Winnipeg-based ...
Transportation No Pity for Loonie Losers September 1, 2003 Dear Editor,I just read how the trucking industry is counting on the Bank of Canada to lower interest rates, so as to save their sorry butts from going bankrupt because of the declining value of the U...
Executive Publisher’s Comment: In the Dark preview image Transportation Executive Publisher’s Comment: In the Dark September 1, 2003 There is nothing like a good blackout to put a different perspective on just about everything.The list of downsides of a hydro outage is much too long and complex for me to cover in this brief comment...
Viewpoint: A Spade Is a Spade preview image Transportation Viewpoint: A Spade Is a Spade September 1, 2003 Not being fond of using editorial space to criticize competitors, I have never in my 15 years on the job even mentioned another publication. Yet after reading the comments penned by HighwayStar Editor...
