Transportation CF staying afloat amid challenges March 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - Despite rumors that Consolidated Freightways Corp. is in considerable financial turmoil, Canadian Freightways' president and chief executive officer says there's no reason for concern...
Transportation New winter permits available for B-trains (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 REGINA, Sask. - The Saskatchewan Department of Highways and Transportation has approved a new permit allowing B-trains to freely roam the province's secondary and municipal highway system in winter.Tr...
Transportation Feds chip in to help fix Saskatchewan highways March 1, 2002 REGINA, Sask. - While everyone seems to agree that Saskatchewan's highways are in a state of disrepair, some help is on the way thanks to a recent $18.5 million handout from Ottawa.Just days after a g...
Transportation Arctic tolls defeated – for now March 1, 2002 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. - It appears trucking companies will be successful in fighting off a proposed toll system that would've raised freight rates substantially for those running the Northwest Territori...
Transportation U.S. nears hours action (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Last week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta indicated to a Senate committee the issue of truck driver Hours-of-Service (H-o-S) could soon heat up again.While addressin...
Transportation U.S.: Strengthen port security, or else (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 WASHINGTON, D.C. - If a U.S. led screening plan for weapons of mass destruction isn't implemented at Canadian ports, there could be a crippling shutdown according to the head of U.S. Customs.The U.S. ...
Transportation Engines: Going back to the bark of the ‘two six bits’ March 1, 2002 RENO, Nev. - "You can't go back," the saying goes, because things just aren't the same anymore ... Maybe ... But the 1,900 people who went to the American Truck Historical Society's (ATHS) convention ...
Transportation Engines: New kid on the block March 1, 2002 REGINA, Sask. - When people talk about medium-duty equipment, the Canadian experience is often over-trumped by that of our neighbors to the south.The volumes are so much larger because the population ...
Transportation Full coverage, full independence March 1, 2002 In late January, the Ontario Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (formerly the Workers' Compensation Board or WCB) issued a consultation paper entitled "Coverage Under the WSIA."The paper is short an...
Transportation In a hurry to go absolutely nowhere March 1, 2002 Recently I have been quite disturbed by a trend that is seriously undermining the safety of Canadian highways, and some of the worst offenders are 'so-called' professionals themselves.Tailgating is a ...
Transportation Everything must go March 1, 2002 CALGARY, Alta. - In nature, when an animal dies nothing of the carcass is wasted, the strong pick the bones clean and stored energy is returned to the earth.In trucking, much the same situation exists...
Transportation Wilson will play Vegas for years March 1, 2002 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Toronto-based Wilson Logistics is setting up shop south of the border through the creation of a new corporate entity.Wilson Logistics Nevada, the new Wilson property, "has signed a 1...
Transportation Westport sees revenues soar March 1, 2002 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Westport Innovations Inc. has announced that revenues for the third quarter ending Dec. 31 were up 161 per cent over the second quarter.Revenues during that period amounted to $14.6 ...
Transportation Quik X launches intermodal service (March 01, 2002) March 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Quik X Group of Companies has announced the launch of a new intermodal service to Western Canada under the brand name, QuiktraX Intermodal."This service introduction is a logical e...
Transportation Doepker adds dealer network March 1, 2002 ANNAHEIM, Sask. - In the continuing quest for a strong regional dealer network, Doepker Industries Ltd. has inked a new deal with most independent Western Canadian Freightliner dealers."We have formed...