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CTHRC creating new industry standards

OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) is developing an occupational standards of professional driver trainers and transportation safety professionals.The rationale is to...

Average operating ratio holds steady

OTTAWA, Ont. - The top 83 for-hire carriers' operating ratio (expenses divided by revenues) was 0.94, similar to the second quarter of 2001, according to Statistics Canada.This means that for every 94...

Watch out for flying rock in Northwestern Ontario

MINAKI, Ont. - Vehicle owners have more than chips on their shoulders thanks to damages caused by stones left over from resurfacing crews working near here.With more than 29 windshields and 30 tires i...

Nfld. road work now underway

HUMBER VALLEY, Nfld. - Humber Valley Paving Limited, a Corner Brook company, has been awarded almost $3 million for road upgrades for Humber Valley and Humber East.Road work areas will include the muc...

Faster than a speeding bullet

MONTREAL, Que. - An automated system is doubling the speed at which truckers are processed into Canadian National's (CN) new intermodal terminal in Montreal's Taschereau Yard. CN's intermodal operatio...

Booge la goon

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Ten years ago, when Al Boughton helped found Trailcon Leasing it was the scariest day of his life."The key goes in the door and the economy is in the tank, we've got no trailers or...

In remembrance of Ken Seymour…

KEMPTVILLE, Ont. - The Ontario trucking industry lost one of its long-time personalities recently with the passing of Ken Seymour after his lengthy battle with illness. Founder and former-president of...

Shell announces 25th “Rotella T Genuine Million Miler” (October 01, 2002)

ENTERPRISE, Ont. - Shell Canada says Vern Detlor turned one million miles in August to become the 25th member of Shell Team Rotella T's Million Mile "Haul of Fame."Detlor, of Enterprise, Ont., receive...

Ontario now booking online (October 01, 2002)

TORONTO, Ont. - Transportation Minister, Norm Sterling, recently announced new online services for the Ministry of Transportation (MTO).To further improve customer service, the MTO launched online roa...

Facing my fears in pursuit of a Class 1

Until recently, I had but one experience involving heavy-equipment. It was thoroughly horrifying and nearly fatal.As a teenager I decided I wanted to learn how to rake hay, so my father took me to one...

First and 10

WINNIPEG, Man. - Playing professional football may seem like a lifetime ago for owner/operator Quency Williams, but it's clear he still carries the same intensity to work every day no matter what he's...

Cat getting ACERT-ive; In their own words – Part 4

With the 10/02 emissions deadline upon us, a vast amount of misinformation regarding the future of heavy-duty diesel engines still exists. This is the fourth installment in a series giving manufacture...

Ontario warns of load broker failures (October 01, 2002)

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. - Ontario has issued several notices to carriers regarding load brokers recently forfeiting their provincially required surety bonds.1457345 Ontario Inc. (also known as P.B. Syste...

VPA increases security level

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Vancouver Port Authority (VPA) is stepping up security measures with more than $3 million per year in additional spending.The increased security comes nearly a year after the ter...

Driven to distraction (October 01, 2002)

SACRAMENTO, Calif. - It's not just drinking coffee, tuning the radio and reading a map anymore. Today's drivers are distracted by cellphones, personal digital assistants and laptop computers.The blurr...