Transportation Manitoba explores icy options January 1, 2002 GODS LAKE NARROWS, Man. - Steve Ashton, Minister of Transportation and Government Services, says Manitoba will fund a $100,000 study to explore improved winter road access to five communities.As part ...
Transportation Fuel Efficiency: A tortoise beats a hare, always January 1, 2002 KITCHENER, Ont. - It's a common myth in the trucking biz that more miles equal more money - industry studies tell a different story, one similar to the classic tale of the tortoise and the hare.By slo...
Transportation 2002 Calendar of Events January 1, 2002 FebruaryFeb. 24-27 - the Rural Ontario Municipal Association and the Ontario Good Roads Association present the 2002 combined conference at the Royal York Hotel in Toronto. Contact Cathy Houston at 90...
Transportation Logging: FERIC becomes more active in the East January 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - The Forest Engineering Research Institute of Canada (FERIC) has been more active in Eastern Canada this year, focusing on ways log hauling fleets can improve their bottom line.FERIC's...
Transportation Mark Dalton: O/O January 1, 2002 The story so far...After an inspection, a young Customs officer Mark calls High School finds that Mark isn't just carrying carpet like his paperwork says, but carpet laying tools as well. After a brie...
Transportation Veri Trucking seeks protection (January 01, 2002) January 1, 2002 EXETER, Ont. - Veri Trucking of Exeter, Ont. has filed for credit protection."It's just a financial restructuring and we've done it with the blessing of our secured creditors," says Veri president, Le...
Transportation Trucking has cost me a lot January 1, 2002 Dear editor,I've been a trucker for 21 years and I'm appalled by what I've experienced.I would like to begin by saying first the trucking industry cost me my marriage and two bankruptcies. In the 21 y...
Transportation GVW forms UpTime January 1, 2002 HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. - In a move to further support the specialty commercial market, Grand Vehicle Works Holdings (GVW) has acquired a portion of the parts distribution business of TransCom.The resulti...
Transportation Fuel Efficiency: Drill deeper than just crude fuel costs to save more January 1, 2002 WINNIPEG, Man. - Every O/O's goal nowadays has to be maximizing the amount of time between visits to a fuel island.The result is everything from driving habits to spec'ing has been revamped over the p...
Transportation 2001 was a year I surely won’t forget soon January 1, 2002 It has long been a New Year's tradition for many to review the passing year and note how it forever changed our lives.In my case, looking back at the events of the past year, I personally have a lot t...
Transportation A thank you I had to make January 1, 2002 Dear Editor,I want to tell you about the company that cares, MacKinnon Transportation Inc. from Guelph, Ont.I was planning to have a great summer at my trailer in Wasaga Beach. My 1995 Eagle was paid ...
Transportation Q: How important is it to you to have a good set of tires on your rig? January 1, 2002 STRATHMORE, Alta. - It's the only part of your vehicle that actually touches the road, so it stands to reason that tires would be an important consideration for any fleet or owner/operator.With tire m...
Transportation The run before Christmas January 1, 2002 T'was the run before Christmas, in the cab of my truck,A hundred miles from home, I'm in need of some luck.The kids hung their stockings, but are feeling quite sad,They must go to bed now, and they wo...
Transportation NTAC upset by MJV tax swap January 1, 2002 OSHAWA, Ont. - When the new retail sales tax system associated with the International Registration Plan (IRP) was in the draft stage, National Truckers' Alliance of Canada (NTAC) co-founder Bill Wellm...
Transportation Oilfields eye more security January 1, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. - A new warning has been sounded about a possible terrorist attack on the oil and gas industry in North America, and that has Canadian oilfield workers on high alert.The warning, voice...