Features

Delivering a super shield

MONTREAL, Que. - Guertin Bros. Coatings and Sealants has rolled out its new environmentally-friendly, fully-compliant coating system: Super Shield."We specialize in paint for transport, for everything...

CTA pressures Ottawa for change on several fronts

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - Meetings, meetings and more meetings.In a nutshell, that's what the Canadian Trucking Alliance (CTA) has been up to lately, and senior vice-president Graham Cooper visited the Alb...

Saving those almighty bucks

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Saving money can always benefit a business owner and often allows the trucker to reap some rewards, as well.Cancom Tracking Solutions says it can help in this battle of the buck.A ...

Trend spotting

DON MILLS, Ont. - As we experience the fallout of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S., several significant trends are becoming evident in the trucking industry. While some may call for adjustme...

Cement offers glimpse at future

OTTAWA, Ont. - Some of the first financial information released by Statistics Canada for the month of September shows Canadian cement manufacturers shipped 1,362,416 metric tonnes of product, down 4.7...

Top earners see $.08/buck

OTTAWA, Ont. - Operating ratios of the 2,900 fleets earning $1 million or more increased by one point to 0.92, according to Statistics Canada.That means for every dollar they brought in during the sec...

Canucks toil in risk – Is it flu or worse, is it anthrax?

PEMBINA, N.D. - If anthrax comes to Canada, it will likely get here the same way everything else the U.S. ships here does: On the back of a trucker.Cross-border truckers are among the only Canadians f...

APTA honors industry’s best (December 01, 2001)

HALIFAX, N.S. - Every year the Atlantic Provinces Trucking Association (APTA) honors a group of individuals who have made the trucking industry a better place.The Safety to Motor Transportation Award ...

Road rage results in one man’s death

LAVAL, Que. - A motorist who rammed another vehicle in a case of road rage died Thursday after his own pickup smashed into a lamp post, police said.The pickup was travelling directly behind a vehicle ...

Setting it straight (December 01, 2001)

In the October issue of Truck News, we incorrectly indicated O/O Bill Greenwood had been fined by the MTO at a scale near Windsor for running overweight.Truck News has since learned the scale was shut...

Cree treaty opens door for new hydro development (December 01, 2001)

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Quebec and northern Cree leaders have signed a multibillion-dollar agreement aimed at cooling a long running debate over future hydroelectric projects in la Belle Province.Under th...

CAA calls for more rest areas (December 01, 2001)

TORONTO, Ont. - The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) is calling on Ontario Transport Minister, Brad Clark, to address the issue of driver fatigue, both among motorists and commercial drivers."Fat...

Northern angel

GUELPH, Ont. - The Truckload Carriers Association, Volvo Trucks North America and Petro Stopping Centers have named James Csire the most recent Highway Angel.While driving on I-75 near Tifton, Ga., he...

White out

MILTON, Ont. - With reports of snow flying in from all parts of Canada, truckers may soon want to pay a little extra attention to the overnight weather - especially when they're stopped - or it could ...

MTA sets a date

WINNIPEG, Man. - Under the chairmanship of Scott Kinley, of Gladstone Transfer, the Manitoba Trucking Association has set Mar. 14-16 for the group's 70th anniversary convention.Once again this year, t...