Transportation Hino’s J-Series engine April 1, 2003 With the 10/02 emissions deadline come and gone, a vast amount of misinformation regarding the future of heavy-duty diesel engines still exists. This is the sixth installment in a series giving manufa...
Transportation U.S. has been patient enough April 1, 2003 Dear editor:I am writing as a private citizen who is absolutely enraged by the Executive Publisher's Comment by Ted Light that appeared in the March issue of Truck News (about U.S. intentions to wage ...
Volvo truck sales increase in 2002 preview image Transportation Volvo truck sales increase in 2002 April 1, 2003 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo Trucks increased its deliveries by six per cent in 2002 compared with the previous year.There were 69,483 trucks delivered despite a change over in production with lower volum...
No boundaries: Unimog takes on the elements preview image Transportation No boundaries: Unimog takes on the elements April 1, 2003 BARRIE, Ont. - Currie Truck Centre is one of only two distributors in Ontario who carry the European influenced Unimog U500.The Unimog is a rugged specialized vehicle that is designed to replace sever...
What do you think about the state of Western highways? preview image Transportation What do you think about the state of Western highways? April 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - There's been much talk about the state of the West's roads over the past month, including some promising news about some federal funding for Western highways.The federal government pr...
Transportation Western Cummins dealerships form Canada’s largest engine distributor (April 01, 2003) April 1, 2003 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Cummins is combining its Western Canadian engine distribution network to form the country's largest engine distributor - Cummins Western Canada.Winnipeg-based Cummins Mid-Canada, Edm...
Transportation Winnipeg driver named Canadian Driver of the Year April 1, 2003 WINNIPEG, Man. - With 36 years experience, and 4.2 million accident-free miles to his name, Edward Janzen has been named the 2002 CTA/Volvo Trucks Canada National Driver of the Year.The Manitoba-based...
Transportation Two major Western Canadian truck shows postponed April 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - Both Truxpo and the Canadian Truck and Heavy Equipment Show have fallen victim to the times and will not be held this year.The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has decided n...
Publisher’s Comment: Support your shows, before it’s too late preview image Transportation Publisher’s Comment: Support your shows, before it’s too late April 1, 2003 Over the past few years, I've noticed a steady decline in attendance at truck shows.To a point, it's understandable. For some time, we've witnessed a steady drop in this country's owner/operators and ...
Fueling discontent preview image Regulations Fueling discontent March 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - The combination of rising prices at the pumps that are cutting deeper and deeper into the pockets of carriers and owner/operators and fuel surcharges that aren't keeping pace, are maki...
Transportation Klein ponders charging tolls on northern road (March 01, 2003) March 1, 2003 FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. - Premier, Ralph Klein's off-hand remark that Hwy. 881 in northern Alberta could become a toll road has been met with plenty of resentment.Hwy. 881 is a mainly gravel road that ha...
Transportation Jury out on red light cameras March 1, 2003 REGINA, Sask. - Do red light cameras work? Well, it depends who you ask. In Regina, red light cameras have reduced the number of red light runners, but the number of collisions remains unaffected.The ...
Transportation Truck tolls may come to QEW (March 01, 2003) March 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - If the province has its way, trucks may one day have to start paying tolls to use the Queen Elizabeth Way (QEW) between Toronto and the U.S. border.Provincial Transportation Minister N...
East Coast safety association on track preview image Transportation East Coast safety association on track March 1, 2003 KENTVILLE, N.S. - Working together has proven to be successful for the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association (NSTSA).The NSTSA was incorporated in 1999, and it has become one of Nova Scotia's best k...
Transportation Deep-six’ing criminal records March 1, 2003 MONTREAL, Que. - Canadians with criminal records are not allowed in the United States unless they have temporary waivers which are increasingly difficult to obtain in post-9/11 America. A more permane...
