Transportation Banning cell phones not the best solution June 1, 2001 Dear editor,With much interest and concern, we read the article, Nova Scotia looks to ban cell phones while driving (Truck News, May 2001 page 16).Crashes will always lead to renewed demands to ban ce...
Q: What techniques do you use to trim costs while on the road? preview image Transportation Q: What techniques do you use to trim costs while on the road? June 1, 2001 ENFIELD, N.S. - There is no hiding it: trucking is an expensive occupation.However, the crafty trucker can take steps to keep costs under control as any veteran driver will explain.For those who may n...
Morin top driver for QTA preview image Transportation Morin top driver for QTA June 1, 2001 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Herve Morin has been trucking for Levy Transport over the past 23 years and has a total of 45 years of accident-free time spent behind the wheel. He has received numerous awards fr...
Transportation Quebec has altered its thaw dates June 1, 2001 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - All of Quebec's thaw restrictions have ended thanks to the Ministry of Transport.The regulatory and enforcement body has moved the removal dates forward in two areas.In zones two a...
Transportation Picking up the blitz June 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - It's that time of year again, when the thoughts of truckers turn to the 72-hour inspection blitz... That's right, it's RoadCheck season again.Despite recent research from south of the ...
Transportation Safety challenges sweep through 35 communities June 1, 2001 QUEEN'S PARK, Ont. - The annual Road User Safety Challenge, coordinated by the Ministry of Transportation (MTO), was held in a record 35 communities across Ontario last month."I am impressed by the hi...
Transportation Transport worker dies on the job June 1, 2001 WOODVILLE, N.S. - A Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Public Works employee was killed on the job when the ditch he was in collapsed on him.The individual, who died on May 7, was identified...
Quebec company receives Chevron award preview image Transportation Quebec company receives Chevron award June 1, 2001 LASALLE, Que. - In recognition of Tribospec's sales growth, Chevron awarded its silver award to company president Julian Cininni and vice-president Richard Allard at the inauguration of Tribospec's ne...
Transportation Ontario needs more IRP offices: Association June 1, 2001 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has asked the Ontario Minister of Transportation to address some customer-service problems with issuing International Registration Plan (IRP)...
Transportation Stereotypes must not be tolerated June 1, 2001 Dear editor,Re: "Trucking needs to open its ears to closed minds" (Truck News April, page 6).I recently graduated from the University of Lethbridge, obtaining a Bachelor of Commerce degree, and I am n...
Huge plaza planned for border route preview image Transportation Huge plaza planned for border route June 1, 2001 WINDSOR, Ont. - As many as 14,000 trucks cross North America's busiest commercial border between Windsor-Detroit daily.Yet, aside from the comparatively small Husky House truck stop on County Rd. 46 j...
Strike wears on; patience wears thin preview image Transportation Strike wears on; patience wears thin June 1, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. - Picketers are continuing to hold up trucks at Petro-Canada's Edmonton refinery, as negotiations have ground to a standstill in the six-week long strike.More than 100 trucks enter the...
Hope sinks preview image Transportation Hope sinks June 1, 2001 HOPE, B.C. - A political spat between former B.C. Transportation and Highways Minister Harry Lali and Premier Ujjal Dosanjh may have ended more than just Lali's term of office.According to Hope, B.C. ...
Transportation U.S. rolls out rules for Mexicans June 1, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) has proposed changes that would finally allow Mexican trucks to operate on its highways.First off, the FMCSA calls for t...
Transportation What a drag June 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - A wise man once said "spend your energy taking action on the things you can control not on complaining about the things you can't." As escalating prices at diesel pumps threaten to t...
