Transportation Trucker saves woman’s life June 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Ron Lundeborg may feel uncomfortable about being called a hero, but that's something he needs to get used to after his quick thinking saved a life.The 27-year veteran of the trucking i...
More lumber to Grande Prairie preview image Transportation More lumber to Grande Prairie June 1, 2001 GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - Ainsworth Lumber will be hauling more lumber through the County of Grand Prairie, and has met with councillors to discuss the impact on infrastructure.More logging trucks will ...
Transportation Transit strike improves traffic June 1, 2001 LANGLEY, B.C. - The traffic gridlock expected by many truckers when Vancouver's transit strike began has failed to materialize, and in fact traffic is lighter than usual on the area's roads.B.C. Truck...
OTA targets teens to solve worker crisis preview image Transportation OTA targets teens to solve worker crisis June 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - George Warn, a professional driver with Cavalier Transport and an Ontario Road Knight, sits at the Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) main office subtly doing one of the things he does...
A sliding success preview image Transportation A sliding success June 1, 2001 RED DEER, Alta. - The Alberta Farm Animal Care Association (AFAC) has presented Canadian Food Inspection Agency officer and hog sled inventor, Darren Malchow, with their first annual Award of Distinct...
Transportation North Sask. highway garners attention June 1, 2001 GREEN LAKE, Sask. - Road crews are preparing to resurface a 16.2-kilometre portion of Hwy. 155 just north of this northern Saskatchewan town this week.The improvements come as a resurfacing project on...
Bridge backups anger drivers (June 01, 2001) preview image Transportation Bridge backups anger drivers (June 01, 2001) June 1, 2001 NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - A scheduling oversight by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways (MOTH) led to traffic chaos and had some drivers scratching their heads.Although Lions Gate Bridge im...
Cummins fires the latest enviro-volley preview image Transportation Cummins fires the latest enviro-volley June 1, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ind. - Top engineering and marketing people at Cummins have bared their plans for equipping upcoming diesels to meet the next round of North American exhaust limits.While they insist the pro...
Drivers of the Purple Rage preview image Transportation Drivers of the Purple Rage June 1, 2001 When Bud gave Mark Dalton his choice of loads, he decided on one headed for the east coast. A van trailer full of plastic pool toys made in China and destined for Halifax - the light cargo would be an...
Cutting the cords preview image Transportation Cutting the cords June 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - For years, trucking companies have understood the linchpin to success is keeping the lines of communication open between the cab and the office. But in the ever-changing world of wire...
Canadian law makers need to reset their thinking preview image Transportation Canadian law makers need to reset their thinking June 1, 2001 So things are finally moving, the Hours-of-Service proposal that is.The proposal that the Canadian Council of Motor Transport Administrators (CCMTA) has been working on for so long has finally gone to...
Still no U.S. work authorization for owner/operators preview image Transportation Still no U.S. work authorization for owner/operators June 1, 2001 Last month, I began to look at the issue of how a Canadian carrier could establish U.S. operations. Let's expand on that a bit.After establishing U.S. operations, the new U.S. company would need dedic...
Agg haulers hit the books preview image Transportation Agg haulers hit the books June 1, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. - A joint project between the Manitoba Independent Dump Truck Association (MIDTA) and the Manitoba Trucking Industry Education Advisory Committee (MTIEAC) is tackling the driver shortag...
Transportation CFMS speaker stresses teamwork June 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Teamwork between manufacturers, vendors and fleets could be the deciding factor that will pull each through possible rougher economic times.John Rice, executive vice-president of Miche...
Transportation Canucks average 7.15 mpg June 1, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. - FleetSmart has released its fuel efficiency benchmarking survey, which looked at 42 Canadian fleets operating a total of 9,441 power units. The average equipment age across all fleets w...
