Transportation Help on the way for Windsor border November 1, 2002 WINDSOR, Ont. - While there's been a lot of talk about improving the movement of goods through the Windsor-Detroit border, federal and provincial governments delivered more than just lip service Sept....
Transportation Food fight November 1, 2002 ETOBICOKE, Ont. - On Sept. 30, members of the Teamsters union slowed things down at the Ontario Food Terminal in Etobicoke.The labor dispute, between management and company workers for Provincial Frui...
Transportation CWB calls for end to labor dispute (November 01, 2002) November 1, 2002 REGINA, Sask. - The labor dispute involving Port of Vancouver grain handlers hasn't resulted in a huge backlog of grain yet, however the Canadian Wheat Board (CWB) says it could yet pose problems.The ...
Transportation Wireless dispatch program released by AirIQ November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - AirIQ has launched a wireless dispatch service for the trucking industry, as part of its growing wireless fleet management system.The program was on display for the first time at Truck...
Transportation Yokohama adds three new members to tire family November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - Yokohama has introduced a new family of premium long-haul tires with the purpose of counteracting the market trends of increasing fuel costs, longer hauls and higher speeds."The market...
Transportation People (November 01, 2002) November 1, 2002 Thermo King Corporation has named Steve Shawley president of Thermo King North America. He arrived at this post after five-years as vice-president and controller for Ingersoll-Rand. Shawley has held n...
Transportation N.B. roads deteriorating November 1, 2002 MONCTON N.B. - Deteriorating roadside banks are creating an unsafe highway between Riverview and Hopewell Cape.The Department of Transportation is taking measures to fix up Hwy. 114 and keep drivers s...
Transportation Operating a world-class shop October 1, 2002 One of the key features of this year's Truck World was the addition of the National Truck Maintenance and Tech- nology Conference. Renowned shop guru, Kelly Walker visited from Dallas, to demonstrate ...
Transportation Too heavy a toll October 1, 2002 Across Canada, municipal and provincial government policy, especially in the absence of a much-needed federal highway policy, seems to be edging closer and closer to promoting public-private partnersh...
Transportation A tall order October 1, 2002 MT: How has International positioned itself to ride out the market downturn so that it can emerge in the competitive shape necessary to take the best advantage of the eventual upturn?Schumacher: Perfo...
Transportation Sticking to the basics October 1, 2002 Choosing to purchase or lease equipment is a critical financial and operating decision for private fleets. After all, a private fleet's core business is not transportation; it is the product the compa...
Transportation Sharing secrets October 1, 2002 Savings on fuel: Some savings on fuel consumption can be hidden to executives of transportation and distribution doing cost analyses for their companies because they don't know about it, points out ...
Transportation File for a trial date October 1, 2002 Q: My driver was zapped for a charge "fail to stop on direction". The lights at the scale were not on and he proceeded to the centre lane to pass trucks at which point the entry lights were activated....
Transportation Case open October 1, 2002 A carrier's right to defend a wheel separation charge by entering a "due diligence" defense will be decided by the Ontario Court of Appeal some time this fall and a recent victory by the WeirFoulds le...
Transportation Technology Watch (October 01, 2002) October 1, 2002 Heavy investments in EDI keep carriers from Web-enabled techA new U.S. study offers insight into the e-business practices of trucking companies and offers a contrast with the e-commerce practices of C...