Features

Livestock group looks to find legs

CONSORT, Alta. - Some would say they're the red-headed stepchildren of the trucking industry.Animal haulers are among the most regulated truckers on the highway, and they face a series of unique chall...

Trans-Canada movie shoot (September 01, 2001)

CALGARY, Alta. - Despite the millions of people who see stretches of it every day, two Canadian filmmakers plan to show the Trans-Canada Highway from a new perspective.The pair aim to bring the Trans-...

Overpass blame falls on previous gov’t: Grit MNA

LAVAL, Que. - Two former top Bloc members must be held at least partially responsible for the collapse of a Laval overpass that claimed the life of one man last summer, says Liberal MNA Thomas Mulcair...

Traffic stalls due to decay

ST-CUTHBERT, Que. - Traffic was snarled for hours near here after several chunks of concrete tumbled from a Quebec highway into a river below.The result was a 30 cm hole in the roadway that, which alt...

Truck show takes on Mother Nature – and wins

FERGUS, Ont. - The weather may have been a little temperamental, but organizers still considered the 16th annual Fergus Truck Show a success."It was an awesome weekend," claims Sherry Clarke, the admi...

From gear-jamming to number-crunching

OSHAWA, Ont. - Her deep understanding of the needs of a trucker is one of the reasons Maria Fotheringham has shifted gears from driving to running her own accounting firm.Fotheringham Bookkeeping/Acco...

Truckers protest airport project

MONCTON, N.B. - About 100 members of the Tri-County Truckers Association gathered in late July at the Moncton airport to protest what they consider unfair treatment.At the heart of the protest is the ...

Minister plays twinning favorites

HALIFAX, N.S. - The twinning of the Trans-Canada Highway to the west of the Canso Causeway is being put on hold in favor of Hwy. 101.Port Hawkesbury Mayor, Billy Joe MacLean charges priority has been ...

Play nice: Grimes to oil giants

ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - Premier Roger Grimes has approached Petro-Canada, Chevron and Husky to bring the province's natural gas ashore sooner through teamwork. Rather than each company having separate pro...

O/Os laud MJV

QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - When Jim Flaherty was named Ontario's Minister of Finance, the trucking industry applauded the Premier's decision.It collectively salivated at the prospect of no longer having to ...

Lumber layoffs begin, Canada considers options (September 01, 2001)

VICTORIA, B.C. - Layoffs in B.C.'s coastal forest industry have already begun, and politicians fear an all-out trade war could result from the U.S.-imposed 19.3 per cent tariff on Canadian softwood.B....

Uniforet settles bankruptcy (September 01, 2001)

PORT-CARTIER, Que. - After seeking bankruptcy protection last April, Uniforet has come to terms with six of seven classes of its outstanding creditors.Creditors voted in July to accept a restructuring...

Export deal set on P.E.I. spuds

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - The U.S. has lifted restrictions on most P.E.I. potatoes and officials say another dispute, like the one that grew from the discovery of a potato wart virus last October, is un...

Minor injuries on the rise

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Over the last five years, minor injuries resulting from accidents involving transport trucks have increased more than 11 per cent.At the same time, the mortality rate for all trave...

A breath of fresh air

LONG CREEK, N.B. - The New Brunswick Lung Association (NBLA) took a step to raise awareness on the seriousness of air pollution.On July 25 and 26, the Long Creek Weigh Station, which is located 25 km ...