Transportation Raising a stink January 1, 2002 FALKLAND, B.C. - The B.C. Ministry of Transportation has shut down a number of roadside toilets due to cutbacks and that doesn't sit well with businesses in the area.Two pit toilets at a highway rest ...
Transportation N.B. was warned January 1, 2002 SUSSEX, N.B. - The Road Builders Association of New Brunswick (RBANB) says it warned the province about the dangers of the Sussex interchange before a fatal accident that claimed four lives.It charges...
Transportation Eastern leaders will cooperate January 1, 2002 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - The Atlantic Provinces took the first step towards regional cooperation on Nov. 9, when they released a two-year action plan to improve services for the region's people.The action ...
Transportation Quebec closer to toll roads January 1, 2002 MONTREAL, Que. - An invitation to companies to express their interest in a public-private partnership for the A25 extension in Montreal is the first concrete step in what could eventually lead to new ...
Transportation Short and shallow: economist (January 01, 2002) January 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - The Loonie is looking more and more like a plucked chicken every day, but Dr. Sherry Cooper, one of Canada's top economists, is forecasting an economic boom by spring."This will be a s...
Transportation Labatt driver tops in Ontario January 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - George Smagala, a professional transport driver with Labatt Breweries Ontario, has been named the 2001 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year.A profe...
Transportation From the scrum January 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - The final day of the 2001 OTA convention was highlighted by a visit from federal Transportation Minister David Collenette.While his lengthy and well-rehearsed speech covered many issue...
Transportation Federal budget promises cash for construction January 1, 2002 OTTAWA, Ont. - As Truck News went to press, Finance Minister Paul Martin was preparing to bring down his first budget in almost two years.According to an announcement made at the Ontario Trucking Asso...
Freightliner retooling extends to chassis, dealers preview image Transportation Freightliner retooling extends to chassis, dealers December 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - The recent US$850-million cuts made by Freightliner LLC, which included the closure of two Canadian plants in Woodstock, Ont. and Kelowna, B.C., is just the tip of the iceberg as far a...
Mack is back in the East preview image Transportation Mack is back in the East December 1, 2001 BURNSIDE, N.S. - Jack Goldston, the president of Scotia Mack, a division of TG Industries has brought Mack back to Nova Scotia. As of Aug. 14, the province welcomed the return of a dealer presence to ...
Transportation Vandals delay gravel work December 1, 2001 MISSION, B.C. - The controversial licensing of a company to extract gravel from Highland Quarry on Sumas Mountain has triggered a costly vandalism spree.About $500,000 in damage to equipment and prope...
Owner/Operator award of the Year preview image Transportation Owner/Operator award of the Year December 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. - Jean Pisarski, of St. Bruno, Que., was the toast of Expocam, as he collected the prestigious 2001 Owner/Operator of the Year Award.Co-founding sponsors Cummins, Freightliner and Goody...
Transportation Imperial adds Mobil lubes December 1, 2001 SARNIA, Ont. - With its purchase of Mobil now complete, Imperial Oil locations will become the nation's source for Mobil lubricants."Initially there will be no product rationalization," says a spokesm...
Collenette can’t pick favorites in his position preview image Transportation Collenette can’t pick favorites in his position December 1, 2001 When exactly did it become acceptable for Transport Minister David Collenette to choose who the government will help and who it will leave to twist in the wind?As I put pen to paper and script this ed...
Transportation Drivers honored by industry December 1, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. - The Manitoba Trucking Association recently announced Driver of the Month Awards for a strong group of exceptionally professional drivers.These drivers demonstrated exemplary records o...
