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News (December 01, 2001)

INSURING STYLE: Markel Insurance presented two $1,500 custom made Roots jackets to Larry Butler, of Blanchard Transport, at the recent AMTA convention.

Two become one B.C. dealership

SURREY, B.C. - Freightliner of Vancouver has consolidated its Surrey and Abbotsford locations, creating one large truck "supercenter" in Port Kells, Surrey.The move is made as part of Freightliner's l...

Autocar’s logo, locations

UNION CITY, Ind. - Autocar LLC is driving the Xpeditor out the door and onto the road with the creation of its inceptive dealer network.The company has signed agreements with Houston-based Lone Star T...

If only the OEMs had an additive like this

Time to replace a hose? Check for cracks? Since old hoses become dry and brittle these seem like obvious maintenance activities on our trucks.What about our bodies?We're full of hoses: Intestines and ...

Train profits derailed (December 01, 2001)

MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's leading rail freight movers are showing signs of the economic slowdown as lower traffic levels begin to eat into their revenues.Canadian Pacific Railway warned investors it e...

Rewarding excellence

MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec trucking companies with above-average compliance records may soon be rewarded for their diligence.Details are still being worked out, but one possible scenario is that those co...

Don’t be surprised – the audits are coming

HALIFAX, N.S. - Usually getting an A is reason to celebrate and a B is still good, but show up on either the A or B list with the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA), and a pat on...

Quebec won’t pose anytime soon

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - After having tabled Bill 17 this spring to introduce photo radar in Quebec, the government has decided it will not pass the Bill into law.Details on why the Bill was shelved are un...

Natives jam B.C. highway

FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. - The Halfway River First Nation is calling its latest efforts to force a decision on ownership of a local route an 'informational blockade.'The road in question, Hwy. 117, runs th...

Fuel Efficiency: A really Bib show

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - How practical is the concept of alternative fuels, especially for trucks?We'll never know until they're tested on pavement, and for this there's the Michelin Challenge Bibendum. ...

Inconsistency causes big time problems

Any truck driver worth their salt, at some point in his or her career, is likely to haul what is classified as an over-dimensional load.It is during one of these experiences one truly realizes the ext...

Angels of the Industry

SALISBURY, N.B. - Wendy Dingwell of Havelock, N.B., has worked the many facets at the Salisbury Big Stop (just outside of Moncton off Route 2) but enjoys waitressing best.Dingwell has enjoyed many int...

Nasser gone

DETROIT, Mich. - Ford Motor Co. has shed its chief executive officer and replaced the out-going Jacques Nasser with William Clay Ford Jr., Henry Ford's great-grandson.Nasser, 53, has taken much of the...

Western groups dole out the hardware

LAKE LOUISE, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) took a few moments at the management conference in Lake Louise Oct. 26-28 to recognize some of the industry's finest.Among them was ...

Slick business

EDMONTON, Alta. - By now all the leaves have turned and most have made their final journey to the ground. The days are getting shorter and colder, and for Pat Patmore, that means it's time to start th...