Transportation Langley Truck Stop in the Works August 1, 2003 LANGLEY, B.C. - A B.C. trucker and his girlfriend are in the process of applying for approval to build a major truck stop in Langley."We're in the process of negotiating for 14 acres of industrialized...
Editorial Director’s Comment: In, and out, like a lion preview image Regulations Editorial Director’s Comment: In, and out, like a lion July 1, 2003 This month came in like a lion for truckers but, unfortunately, I don't think it will go out like a lamb.In the first week of June the industry received warning it may not get its way on the issue of ...
Transportation Mack rolls out 2000th truck at NRV plant (July 01, 2003) July 1, 2003 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Mack Trucks recently announced the 2,000th Mack highway vehicle rolled off the line at its New River Valley (NRV) assembly facility.The milestone at the Dublin, Virginia plant mar...
Transportation Operation air brake results posted July 1, 2003 REGINA, Sask. - The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance (CVSA) held an unannounced Operation Air Brake check last month, and officials say the gentle decline in out-of-service brake components and the ...
Transportation Police enforcing lower speed limit in grizzly territory July 1, 2003 LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Police will once again be strictly enforcing a lower speed limit on a section of the Trans-Canada Hwy. known for its grizzly bears. A nine-kilometre stretch of the TCH through Lak...
Transportation For-hire carriers numbers decline July 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - The number of Canadian for-hire carriers decreased between 2001 and 2002, according to statistics released by the Ontario Trucking Association.According to the OTA, there were an estim...
Regulations CCRA heeds AMPS criticism, kicks off review July 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) recently kicked off a six-month review of its Administrative Monetary Penalty System (AMPS), in the wake of increasing pressure by truckin...
Transportation Eastern showdown July 1, 2003 MASSTOWN, N.S. - Forty-three Atlantic Canada drivers participated in the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association's 2003 Professional Truck Driving Championships.The winners for the two-axle class were...
Transportation New motor carrier regulations announced July 1, 2003 OTTAWA, Ont. - Transport Minister, David Collenette, recently announced proposed regulations that would enhance the safety of Canada's commercial motor vehicle carriers and their drivers.The new regul...
Regulations Freight forwarding plagued by vicious computer virus: CIFFA July 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - A vicious computer virus is reportedly making the rounds of Canada's customs and freight forwarding industry.The bad news comes via the Canadian International Freight Forwarders Associ...
Transportation Third MIchigan crossing eyed July 1, 2003 DETROIT, Mich. - A third crossing between Detroit and Ontario may be in the works, thanks to a coalition of U.S. and Canadian officials.The group is stepping up its efforts to establish the crossing a...
B.C. Rail put on the block by province preview image Transportation B.C. Rail put on the block by province July 1, 2003 VICTORIA, B.C. - Hot on the heels of an announcement privatizing the Coquihalla Hwy., the B.C. Liberals have announced B.C. Rail is also up for grabs.The Crown Corporation folded the intermodal segmen...
Fairview Cove temporarily extends hours preview image Transportation Fairview Cove temporarily extends hours July 1, 2003 HALIFAX, N.S. - Open hours were temporarily extended for commercial traffic at Fairview Cove, the Port of Halifax's busiest container terminal, due to reports of extreme congestion and waits as long a...
Driven to write preview image Transportation Driven to write July 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - A female truck driver stands in the freezing rain, watching as a wrecking crew winches her jackknifed rig out of a two-lane road. So begins Shadows of the Mountain, American truck driv...
Safety remains a priority for Volvo preview image Transportation Safety remains a priority for Volvo July 1, 2003 HOGA KUSTEN, Sweden - When developing the FH16 truck and the D16C engine, Volvo set out to design its safest products ever. That goal has been accomplished, according to Claes Avedal, the head of Volv...
