O/Os need more rational thinking, not more blockades preview image Transportation O/Os need more rational thinking, not more blockades April 1, 2001 One issue persisting on the minds of many truck drivers is that of strike action.In the last year or so, there have been some fairly significant protests that have taken place all across Canada, liter...
Give me 40 songs to turn this rig around preview image Transportation Give me 40 songs to turn this rig around April 1, 2001 Truck driving music can trace its vinyl roots back to 1939. That was the year that Cliff Brunner and His Boys recorded Ted Daffan's Truck Driver's Blues. Daffan penned the tune after noticing how much...
Why Quebec carriers joined a cabotage suit filed in U.S. Court preview image Transportation Why Quebec carriers joined a cabotage suit filed in U.S. Court April 1, 2001 In the past year or two, I have commented on the ongoing discussions among the governments and trucking industries in Canada and the U.S.The subject of these discussions has been the cabotage laws of ...
Transportation In search of bulk haulers April 1, 2001 Dear Editor,I would really like more information on who to contact for inquiries about the Canadian Bulk Haulers Association (CBHA). (See CBHA Up and Rolling; Truck News Dec. 2000, p. 32).I tried to c...
Transportation HDDC plans new charity auction April 1, 2001 MARKAM, Ont. - The Heavy Duty Distributor Council (HDDC) is now putting together plans for its first annual silent auction to benefit The Hospital for Sick Children Foundation in Toronto.The event is ...
$1 billion sales for Canam Manac Group preview image Transportation $1 billion sales for Canam Manac Group April 1, 2001 BOUCHERVILLE, Que. - The Canam Manac Group, corporate parent of Manac semitrailers, posted sales of more than $1 billion for fiscal 2000.The trailer division beat the downturn in the trucking industry...
PMTC examines new Ontario labor laws preview image Transportation PMTC examines new Ontario labor laws April 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Amendments to Ontario Bills 147, the Employment Standards Act, and 139, the Labour Relations Amendment Act, will have some important consequences for the trucking industry, say experts...
Holding on to all-important drivers preview image Transportation Holding on to all-important drivers April 1, 2001 CLARESHOLM, Alta. - Keeping drivers from leaving for greener pastures, may be easier than you think.Treating employees well can work in any business, including trucking.At a small truck shop in Clares...
Alberta truck groups join preview image Transportation Alberta truck groups join April 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - The Alberta Trucking Industry Safety Association (ATISA) and the Alberta Trucking Association (ATA) have joined forces to form one organization representing the province's trucking in...
Transportation Brandon’s planned ban April 1, 2001 BRANDON, Man. - In a move that would virtually cripple the movement of freight to this Manitoba city, officials in Brandon have proposed banning combination vehicles from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., between Fi...
Transportation Saving the best for last April 1, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. - A record-breaking crowd of more than 200 attended the Alberta Trucking Industry Safety Association's (ATISA) annual Truck Safety Conference.Next year, the event will run under the le...
Al Palladini: 1943 – 2001 preview image Transportation Al Palladini: 1943 – 2001 April 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Al Palladini, former Ontario Minister of Transportation died suddenly of a heart attack Mar. 7. He was 57 years old.Palladini had only retired from the Conservative cabinet a few weeks...
Transportation PeopleNet, Profit Tools Integrate April 1, 2001 MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - PeopleNet Communications and Profit Tools, a software company providing business, operations and e-commerce solutions, have formed an integration partnership.The agreement links P...
The ride… preview image Transportation The ride… April 1, 2001 LAS VEGAS, Nev. - The life of a journalist is often quite transient.Over the past few years I've had occasion to call many Ontario communities home, including Kingston, Ottawa, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, P...
Edmonton Kenworth earns top title preview image Transportation Edmonton Kenworth earns top title April 1, 2001 EDMONTON, Alta. - Edmonton Kenworth was named Canadian Dealer of the Year at Kenworth Truck's annual dealer meeting held recently in Tucson, Ariz."It's a great honor for our dealership and our employe...
