Transportation TANS may join forces with a trade union March 1, 2002 TRURO, N.S. - The Truckers Association of Nova Scotia (TANS) board of directors is currently investigating the possibility of a full affiliation with a trade union.There has been a lot of talk of prob...
Transportation Tax Time: Where to go for help March 1, 2002 With the 2001 income tax reporting deadline fast approaching, it's a good time to call on the help of a qualified, reputable trucking tax specialist. The following companies specialize in filing taxes...
Transportation Tax Time: Expect more audits down the road March 1, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. - After the Canada Customs and Revenue Agency (CCRA) mistakenly doled out $3.3 billion in extra provincial transfer payments, the feds have decided bigger will work better.Maybe it's an e...
Transportation How much are you willing to pay for simplicity? March 1, 2002 We all desire to simplify our busy lives in as many ways as we can. Remote controls, microwaves, cell phones, email ... the list goes on and on, but one thing that all of these have in common is they ...
Transportation Trucknews.com adds searchable archives (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 DON MILLS, Ont. - In an effort to give the trucking community easier access to the information it needs to keep rolling, back issues of Truck News and Motortruck are now available online.Dating back t...
Transportation AMTA crowns Royal March 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has concluded a lengthy search for a new executive director, and United Farmers of Alberta (UFA) veteran Kim Royal now finds himself on ...
Transportation Runnin’ with risk March 1, 2002 BIGGAR, Sask. - Each day when Saskatchewan-based crude oil hauler Wayne Whitney gets home from work, the first thing he does is embrace his wife and plant a kiss on her cheek.That's because when he pa...
Transportation Western Comment: Giving back pays off in the end March 1, 2002 Over the past few years, I have developed a passion for motorsports that is now unrivalled by any other major sporting event. The intensity, the speed and the glamour have got me hooked. I guess you c...
Transportation These moose are on the loose March 1, 2002 Much like the modern professional truck driver, the moose is an oft-misunderstood animal. Here are five fast facts that should help take some of the guesswork out of Canada's swamp donkey.1. Moose, wh...
Transportation Lifesaver for freight-hungry trucking firms March 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - There are bound to be some sweet loads heading in and out of Montreal as Kraft Foods reconfirmed its decision to relocate production of Life Savers candy from Holland, Mich. by 2003.T...
Transportation Truck News scribes earn AZs, a promotion March 1, 2002 DON MILLS, Ont. - Truck News editor John Curran and assistant editor Brandi Cramer are among the most recent Ontarians to have joined the exclusive club of licensed AZ drivers."Obviously there's a big...
Transportation Cops move fast, maybe a little too fast (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 BELLEVILLE, Ont. - A rash of recent trailer thefts in the Quinte region is being blamed for a hasty response to another possible cargo heist.At about 6:45 p.m. on an early January eve, Belleville poli...
Transportation Don’t have a cow March 1, 2002 LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A research project in Alberta has revealed cows get stressed out over transportation.The early results likely won't surprise most cattle haulers.Lethbridge beef researcher Gerry Me...
Transportation TransForce sees continued recovery (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - TransForce Inc. says its quarterly income ended Jan. 5, was $7.3 million, up nine per cent from $6.7 million. However, net income for the third quarter was $4.5 million compared to $5...
Transportation Big Freight set for recruiting bump (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 STEINBACH, Man. - Big Freight Systems has secured a multi-year deal to haul products for international glass producer, Pilkington, meaning more jobs for Canadian truckers.The Manitoba fleet will be th...