AMTA scraps PIC program preview image Transportation AMTA scraps PIC program June 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has scrapped the Partners in Compliance (PIC) program, but some participating carriers are hoping to save it.PIC was a partnership betwe...
CN expresses interest in B.C. Rail (June 01, 2003) preview image Transportation CN expresses interest in B.C. Rail (June 01, 2003) June 1, 2003 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canadian National (CN) Railway has expressed interest in purchasing B.C. Rail, should the province decide to sell it.CN's chief executive, Hunter Harrison, recently hinted to media t...
Transportation Trade show companies have themselves to blame June 1, 2003 Dear Editor,I just received the April issue of Truck News and was concerned over the article about trade show cancellations.Your editorial comments about a lackluster response and companies not knowin...
Transportation Manitoba continues RoadWorks initiative June 1, 2003 WINNIPEG, Man. - Manitoba has entered year two of its RoadWorks Manitoba capital spending program, and will spend another $120 million on highways this year."In the 2002-03 fiscal year, we set a new r...
Transportation The Cold Facts June 1, 2003 Refrigerated carriers may enjoy a rate premium in the marketplace, but the high cost of equipment can make it difficult to eke out a margin. Finding the most efficient combination between trailer and ...
Transportation So your foot’s in the door . . . . Now What? June 1, 2003 Taking the angst out of closing and the guesswork out of sales, are the ambitious goals of a fascinating new book, entitled "So your foot's in the door...now what? How to create the environment where ...
Regulations B.C. develops new tolling guidelines June 1, 2003 VICTORIA, B.C. - B.C. has approved the use of road tolls, but the government promises it won't go on a tolling rampage as a result."I think the tolling opportunities are quite limited, and we have to ...
People (June 01, 2003) preview image Transportation People (June 01, 2003) June 1, 2003 The National Truck League (NTL) has added former Alberta Trucking Association (ATA) general manager, Al Smythe, to its sales ranks. Smythe, the well-known former director of regulatory affairs with th...
Transportation Accord Software becomes certified by Cancom Tracking June 1, 2003 Cancom Tracking has certified Concord-based Accord Software, as part of its Certified Software Vendor Program.Accord Software has successfully married their host software called Centerline with OmniTR...
Transportation CFMS Report: Are air discs in your FUTURE? June 1, 2003 The advantages of air disc brakes have been touted for some time now but is it a certainty that these higher performing brakes will become a common spec among Canadian carriers?Without a doubt, accord...
Transportation Hope on the insurance front June 1, 2003 Insurance remains a hot topic these days. Rates continue to spiral, in some cases it seems, almost out of control. I had a small operator call me and basically conclude that he will go out of business...
Transportation Weighty matters June 1, 2003 Running overweight spells fines, running underweight spells lost potential revenue and running all over the place looking for a scale platform spells wasted time and yet more overhead. In an elegant a...
Transportation Truck-Lite’s New Product Catalog June 1, 2003 528 page full line product catalog includes over 1,400 new items totaling more than 4,000 products. With the addition of new LEDs, incandescent lighting products and the acquired Signal- Stat products...
Transportation Fortune or Frustration? June 1, 2003 The strong growth in intermodal transport in Canada is bringing both fortune and frustration to the trucking sector. While shippers' growing passion for competitively-priced intermodal options present...
Where we stand on OBAC preview image Transportation Where we stand on OBAC June 1, 2003 As a news magazine dedicated to serving the information needs of owner/operators in Canada, are we truly keeping their best interests at heart when we report on the continued troubles faced by the fle...
