Transportation Oil plunges, diesel follows November 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - The price of oil hit a two-year low, tumbling 15 per cent as fears of a global recession won out over concerns that fighting in the Middle East would threaten supplies.This marks the ...
Transportation No ring to it November 1, 2001 LONDON, Ont. - The City of London is already planning ahead for construction of a ring road, which may be decades from becoming a reality.City council approved a plan this month to protect a corridor ...
New equipment installation to close MTO offices (November 01, 2001) preview image Transportation New equipment installation to close MTO offices (November 01, 2001) November 1, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - The Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) is replacing computer equipment at all Issuing Offices and Examination Centres across the province between now and next January.The pr...
And the winners are… (November 01, 2001) preview image Transportation And the winners are… (November 01, 2001) November 1, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Several private fleets are among the winners of the Private Motor Truck Council's (PMTC) 2001 Vehicle Design Awards competition co-sponsored by 3M Canada.The award winners were ann...
Transportation PMTC names top truck driver November 1, 2001 OAKVILLE, Ont. - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada (PMTC) has selected Ted Smith as its Driver of the Year award winner.Smith, who has enjoyed 21 years of accident-free trucking, has spent the...
Trucknews.com adds border info (November 01, 2001) preview image Transportation Trucknews.com adds border info (November 01, 2001) November 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - As the war on terrorism evolves around the world, Truck News and Motortruck recognize how important it is for fleets and truckers to know about tie-ups at the border before your truc...
Transportation Truck stops serve as blood donation centres November 1, 2001 ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A week after North America's worst terrorists attack, the vital importance of blood as a lifesaver has again been reinforced.The NATSO Foundation - a branch of the association of Ame...
AMTA overcomes adversity, looks to move forward preview image Transportation AMTA overcomes adversity, looks to move forward November 1, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. - There has been plenty of turmoil within the ranks of the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) over the summer, but there's a new leader at the helm and he says it's time to get...
Freightliner to close three plants, including Kelowna preview image Transportation Freightliner to close three plants, including Kelowna November 1, 2001 PORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner LLC has announced its much-ballyhooed restructuring program aimed at bringing the company to sustainable profitability.Gone are the Western Star plant in Kelowna, B.C., a...
Bison helps transport stranded honeymooners preview image Transportation Bison helps transport stranded honeymooners October 1, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. - Even war can't stand in the way of true romance, providing you've got a few helpful truckers around that is."We received a call regarding two young couples from Europe stranded in Win...
Transportation Paccar Parts to offer Intra products (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 TUKWILA, Wash. - The IntraUSA Group has reached an agreement to catalog and distribute its DC power management products to Kenworth and Peterbilt dealers throughout North America."Kenworth and Peterbi...
Transportation Mack Trucks announces deliveries October 1, 2001 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Deliveries of Mack tractors through July totalled 15,062 vehicles, down 32 per cent from the 22,302 units delivered during the same period last year.While that may not sound very ...
Transportation Petro-Can’s SuperPass boasts savings October 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Petro-Canada says its new SuperPass Commercial Fleet Management Program provides a secure Internet solution that can help customers improve cash flow.At the same time the fuel giant in...
Watch your GBW – Gross Body Weight preview image Transportation Watch your GBW – Gross Body Weight October 1, 2001 Why don't you carry a dump truck's load in a pick-up truck? Too much weight - resulting in blown tires, a ruined suspension, a bent frame or worse.Yet we expect our human chassis to handle this kind o...
Transportation 4Q results exceed firm’s expectations October 1, 2001 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Donaldson says preliminary revenues for its fiscal fourth quarter ended July 31, were up from the third quarter's $269.7 million.The company is up an estimated 10 per cent from it...
