Transportation Stemco offers new sealant tape October 1, 2001 LONGVIEW, Tex. - STEMCO Inc. will distribute the PTFE Thread Sealant tape for its sister company Plastomer Products, a division of Goodrich Corporation.The Teflon tape allows the quick, clean, sealing...
Transportation Canucks crowned top among truck cops October 1, 2001 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Kerri Wirachowsky, transportation enforcement officer, with the Ontario Ministry of Transportation (MTO) out of Kitchener, Ont. won the Jimmy K. Ammons Grand Champion honors at th...
There’s no cure for iron in your blood preview image Transportation There’s no cure for iron in your blood October 1, 2001 Growing up, I always wondered what it was about big rigs that struck such a chord in those who drive them.My own grandfather drove truck, hauling logs for his forestry company, Coughlin Forest Product...
Revitalized port would be a Godsend for fleets preview image Transportation Revitalized port would be a Godsend for fleets October 1, 2001 CHURCHILL, Man. - An effort is under way to revitalize the Port of Churchill, and if those behind the movement are successful, it could be lucrative for northern Manitoba carriers.In May 2001, a feasi...
PM gets up to speed on pipeline (October 01, 2001) preview image Transportation PM gets up to speed on pipeline (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 YELLOWKNIFE, N.W.T. - Jean Chretien may have tipped his hand as to which pipeline route he prefers, but now he's making sure he knows why the Mackenzie Valley is the best path.The premier of the North...
Canada wonders as U.S. chooses new best friend (October 01, 2001) preview image Transportation Canada wonders as U.S. chooses new best friend (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. President George Bush's welcome of Mexican President Vincente Fox has created Canadian doubts about where we fit-in in with the U.S."This is a recognition that the United State...
Policies will change, they simply must preview image Transportation Policies will change, they simply must October 1, 2001 As I sit down to write this month's column it has been a few days since the horrific attack on our neighbors to the south.Emergency crews are still looking for survivors beneath tones of concrete and ...
MTIS standard on Dane’s reefer vans preview image Transportation MTIS standard on Dane’s reefer vans October 1, 2001 TROY, Mich. - Great Dane Trailers has tapped the Meritor Tire Inflation System (MTIS) by P.S.I. as standard equipment on Great Dane's Classic Refrigerated Van Lines."This important step with an indust...
Transportation Some fleets care, mine is one of them October 1, 2001 Dear editor,I would like to take a few minutes of your time to let you and your readers know of what I think is an excellent trucking company to be employed by.I have worked with Southwestern Express ...
Transportation UTA holds second annual convention October 1, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. The Used Truck Association (UTA) will hold its second annual convention Nov. 8-10, 2001, at the Rio Rico Resort & Country Club in Rio Rico Arizona (45 minutes from Tucson). The them...
Transportation UTA releases guidelines for used trucks October 1, 2001 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - The Used Truck Association (UTA) released a comprehensive set of guidelines for "industry standard" trade terms and conditions to establish the condition of a used truck, as agree...
ENA holds groundbreaking ceremony preview image Transportation ENA holds groundbreaking ceremony October 1, 2001 NOVI, Mich. - ENA (Eberspacher North America) recently broke ground in Novi, Michigan where a 25 million dollar, state-of-the-art facility will house a Research and Development Technical Center, conve...
People (October 01, 2001) preview image Transportation People (October 01, 2001) October 1, 2001 ArvinMeritor recently appointed John Hinesley, regional manager, western region, to the board of directors of the SkillsUSA-VICA. SkillsUSA-VICA is an applied method for preparing America's high perfo...
Transportation Scenic route isn’t very groovy October 1, 2001 SHERBROOKE VILLAGE, N.S. - The state of a scenic route in Nova Scotia is so bad, an American Travel Company has sworn to shun the route if it's not fixed soon.New Orleans-based Creative World Travel's...
N.B. predicts very weak potato crop preview image Transportation N.B. predicts very weak potato crop October 1, 2001 FREDERICTON, N.B. - Potato haulers in this province are praying for rain in the next few weeks, the only hope for what will be an otherwise weak harvest later this month.Potato New Brunswick president...
