Getting your back on track preview image Transportation Getting your back on track February 1, 2003 I hope everyone had a wonderful holiday season with family and friends - it's the time of the year that provides an excellent opportunity for you to relax (yeah, right), which gives your body the nece...
Transportation Pot legalization could cost truckers February 1, 2003 Dear editor,I recently watched the local news, and discovered the federal government is considering passing a law that states if a person has in their possession less than 30 grams of marijuana it wil...
Transportation Down in the Dumps February 1, 2003 Mark Dalton: Owner/operatorMark had tried to clean up the inside of "Mother Load" after it had been stolen and recovered, but it was one of those jobs that required the services of a professional.The ...
Like beauty, health is skin deep preview image Transportation Like beauty, health is skin deep February 1, 2003 You've dropped your last load and now it's time to head home for a few days off.You pull into the yard with a sigh of relief...and then groan with disgust as you slam the driver's door shut.Your cab i...
Transportation Bridge collapses forcing detours February 1, 2003 LATCHFORD, Ont. - Truckers taking the northern route to the West are being forced to detour following a Hwy. 11 bridge collapse that happened Jan. 14 and may mean detours will be in place for several ...
VPA’s future growth hangs in the balance preview image Transportation VPA’s future growth hangs in the balance February 1, 2003 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canadian ports are in danger of losing business to their American counterparts if the federal government doesn't approve legislative changes that would allow the ports to better grow...
OOIDA willing to help out ‘any way we can’ in Canada preview image Transportation OOIDA willing to help out ‘any way we can’ in Canada February 1, 2003 GRAIN VALLEY, Mo. - The president of the Owner-Operator Independent Drivers Association (OOIDA) says his group is willing to help a national Canadian owner/operator's association "any way we can," but...
Transportation Proposed truck bridge may boost trade flow February 1, 2003 Special to Truck NewsNIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. - Developers of a US$1.2 billion truck bridge over the Niagara River want to call it the Harriet Tubman Bridge, after the leader of the historic Underground Ra...
Security will dominate ’03 preview image Transportation Security will dominate ’03 February 1, 2003 During the past 12 months we have seen unprecedented emphasis on security at the border with our closest neighbor and trading partner - the United States. Many of the security plans are of great conce...
It’s in the contract preview image Transportation It’s in the contract February 1, 2003 TORONTO, Ont. - As the trucking industry copes with the paradox of growth and a shortage of drivers to haul the increasing amount of cargo being trucked across the continent, the careers sections of i...
Your other fleet preview image Transportation Your other fleet February 1, 2003 CALGARY, Alta. - Light-duty trucks may not boast the power or the glamour of the highway rigs most truckers run.However, you're bound to find one or two in the yards of many fleets.Light-duty trucks a...
Transportation Autocar on the Web February 1, 2003 UNION CITY, Ind. - Autocar, LLC has launched a new Internet site that is designed to provide customers and dealers with immediate access to product and service information.The site, www.autocartruck.c...
Transportation OBAC gets ‘back to business’ February 1, 2003 WELLAND, Ont. - The Owner-Operators Business Association of Canada (OBAC) remains afloat and playing a wait-and-see game with the Ontario government over the rest of the funding it needs to truly get ...
Transportation No funding for emissions program February 1, 2003 VANCOUVER, B.C. - B.C.'s truck emission monitoring program will remain shelved for the foreseeable future, as talks between TransLink and the provincial government failed to secure funding.The AirCare...
Regulations Creating port of choice in Halifax February 1, 2003 HALIFAX, N.S. - The Port of Halifax is getting some needed attention by its stakeholders in order to create a more competitive port, where Halifax would be considered the port of choice for shippers.I...
