Transportation Native leaders talk pipeline (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 WRIGLEY, N.W.T. - Tribal leaders of the only aboriginal group yet to endorse the Mackenzie Valley natural gas pipeline have begun to discuss how they want to be involved in northern energy development...
Dealing with difficult dealerships preview image Transportation Dealing with difficult dealerships October 1, 2001 As a travelling man or woman in today's trucking industry, it is inevitable that sooner or later you will have to pull your rig into a dealer's lot for any number of reasons from service to the purcha...
A medium pace preview image Transportation A medium pace October 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - You won't find a lot of 'em at truck stops, but that doesn't take away from the fact the medium-duty truck market is currently one of the strongest in North America.While this sector...
Transportation Schneider’s Logistics Payment Services October 1, 2001 GREEN BAY, Wis. - Schneider Logistics, Inc., has changed the name of its freight payment company to Schneider Logistics Payment Services, effective immediately.Schneider Logistics Payment Services man...
Transportation Mack taps two new dealerships October 1, 2001 DARTMOUTH, N.S. - Mack Canada has announced two new dealerships that span the country boosting the manufacturer's existing service and dealer network.In Dartmouth, N.S., TG Industries has opened Scoti...
October deadlines near for green card lottery preview image Transportation October deadlines near for green card lottery October 1, 2001 I want to alert readers to two time-sensitive opportunities that may be of tremendous importance for some individuals. In both cases, the opportunities aren't available for everyone, but I want to mak...
A Scalehouse Crock preview image Transportation A Scalehouse Crock October 1, 2001 WINDSOR, Ont. - Just fine or unjust fines, this is the question swirling around the westbound Windsor Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) inspection station of late.Bill Greenwood, an owner/opera...
Transportation Clark slams federal rail scheme (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - A proposal that would see Ottawa spend $2 billion to eliminate one million truck-trips from Ontario's congested Hwy. 401 annually, met with criticism in Queen's Park.Ontario's Min...
Air-Weigh scales available on Internationals (October 01, 2001) preview image Transportation Air-Weigh scales available on Internationals (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 CHATHAM, Ont. - International dealers, as well as regional and national account managers, can now order Class 8 tractors with Air-Weigh on-board truck scales pre-installed.The new Waycon International...
Transportation Award created for CB heroes October 1, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. A new "Radio Hero Award" has been developed by Cobra Electronics Corp., Popular Communications magazine and React International Inc. in an effort to honor two-way radio users for courag...
Transportation Truck News eyes industry opportunities October 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - Truck News, the industry's top source for driver recruitment advertising, has launched a new section this month making it the top place to find other industry careers, too."The truck...
Research group says tridem drives the way to go preview image Transportation Research group says tridem drives the way to go October 1, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. - Tridem drive trucks are becoming an increasingly familiar sight on western Canadian highways, and those who use them have a little-known forestry research group to thank.B.C.-based F...
Trucks may face road tolls in Territories preview image Transportation Trucks may face road tolls in Territories October 1, 2001 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. - With its highways crumbling apart thanks to the harsh environment, the Northwest Territories plans to impose road tolls on industrial truck traffic to pay for repairs.Joseph Hand...
Transportation Global warming not a man-made problem (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 HALIFAX, N.S. - Global warming and cooling is part of a natural process and human beings are not the cause.This was the message from a group of scientists gathered in Halifax in late August. Furthermo...
Transportation Unaccustomed October 1, 2001 Mark reached Halifax without further incident. He'd had some trouble with a road-raging driver behind the wheel of a lowboy along the way, but he'd taken care of that maniac at a weigh scale back in O...
