Transportation Feature: In-cab Edisons February 1, 2002 CORNWALL, Ont. - Many of the gadgets and contraptions that have crept into the daily lives of truckers everywhere, once began as a fleeting notion on a long stretch of highway.Thanks to the copious am...
Transportation Budget, border accords recognize our importance February 1, 2002 In its December budget the government of Canada sent a strong signal to the U.S. administration that it would do its part to keep terrorists out of North America.The budget also sent a strong message ...
Transportation Bridge gets plowed down February 1, 2002 TRURO, N.S. - Recently a snowplow crew may have been the victim of Nova Scotia's infrastructure deficit when a bridge collapsed in Colchester County.The driver was fine, but his passenger suffered bro...
Transportation Trailers to woo visitors to southern Ontario February 1, 2002 CALEDONIA, Ont. - Truck-side advertising is no longer a thing of the future. Haldimand County, in partnership with KRTS Transportation Specialists, is capitalizing on motion to get its message across....
Transportation SMART SPEC: Wheels February 1, 2002 With three basic designs to choose from, you're not likely to be overwhelmed by the available options when spec'ing wheels, but there are advantages to each design that should be understood and perfor...
Transportation News Focus: Profiling Canada’s Best Managed Companies February 1, 2002 Picking The Best - How it's donePicking the elite companies that make up the Top 50 list is as meticulous as it is meritorious. The company executives of each company are interviewed about their way o...
Transportation News Focus: Charging ahead February 1, 2002 MT: From 18 tractors back in 91 to 580 today your growth has been impressive. And I assume this has been smart growth considering that you have been named to the prestigious list of Canada's 50 Best M...
Transportation News Focus: Setting their own path February 1, 2002 MT: You've said of your company that "being on time, all the time, is no longer the criteria by which CFF is judged by your customers." What does set CFF apart from its competitors?Tepper: For us to b...
Transportation Cover Story: The Advantage of Being Single February 1, 2002 Imagine a tire design that can deliver improved stability, comfort, fuel economy and leave room for more payload. Leading tire manufacturers such as Michelin, Bridgestone/Firestone, and Continental ar...
Transportation More bad news for B.C. forestry February 1, 2002 VANCOUVER, B.C. - Just when B.C.'s coastal forest industry received some good news - the expiry of the 19.3 per cent U.S. duties - another blow has seemingly knocked both legs from under it.A new repo...
Transportation Go rub salt February 1, 2002 Is it just me, or am I the only one that has noticed that there seems to be a much greater amount of road salt being used this winter?Or maybe it is magnesium chloride, or some other fancy chemical, w...
Transportation The quest to work the North February 1, 2002 Dear editor,This is about a young trucker who in 1995, '96 and '97, went to work in Yellowknife, N.W.T. He came out of Bay Roberts, Nfld.The young man's name was Corey Bradbury. He was only 22 years-o...
Transportation Pay attention to safety February 1, 2002 Dear editor,As always the Truck News has been packed from page one to page 80 with articles of use for almost everyone. But I must say the article on page 77 of the January issue - Recycling with spee...
Transportation Wrapping up the industry February 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Although advertising on billboards has been around for decades, truck-side advertising is securing its place in the market and becoming a common sight for travellers.Online Designs...
Transportation Tweaking your body machine February 1, 2002 BRAMPTON, Ont. - So this year, your New Year's resolutions consisted of getting into shape and shedding a couple of pounds?Still waiting for Santa to drop off a miracle cure? Well, considering it's no...