Features

Where’s the meat?

MONTREAL, Que. - Other than deciding to study the impact of high fuel prices on Quebec's trucking industry, the Forum of stakeholders in the general-freight trucking industry has yet to do much.It was...

Coroner ushers in photo radar

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - The Quebec government disclosed this month it will introduce photo radar devices at dangerous construction sites in the summer of 2002.The move will require the province to modify ...

Eaton shifts to medium-duty automatic transmission offering

Eaton Corporation has unveiled its first fully automatic medium-duty transmission for the trucking industry -- the new Eaton Fuller Automatic six-speed.The fully automatic, "2-pedal" six-speed is inte...

Kirkland Lake may yet see ‘Hogtown’ trash

TORONTO, Ont. - Word is spreading that Toronto's trash may no longer get trucked to Michigan, but get taken to the Adams Mine landfill in northern Ontario by train.Toronto's general manager for solid ...

Fleets endorse new dispatch course

CALEDONIA, Ont. - Following a three-month pilot project, participating carriers have endorsed a new training regiment aimed at both new and experienced dispatchers.Kim Richardson Transportation Specia...

Blue Water Bridge gains support

SARNIA, Ont. - Federal Transport Minister David Collenette has introduced in the Senate an amendment to help the Blue Water Bridge Authority raise money for the bridge linking Sarnia, Ont. with Port H...

TransLink levy axed

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The NDP government of British Columbia has refused to sign off on a controversial plan that would have slapped commercial vehicles running in the Greater Vancouver Area with levies r...

Ex-B.C. Highways worker complains she was harassed

NANAIMO, B.C. - Terry DeCiantis has never been allowed to see the promotional videos shot of her by the B.C. Ministry of Transportation and Highways, but she's certain she'd know what to do if she eve...

Alliances bring ArvinMeritor into restraints, seats markets

ArvinMeritor is entering the heavy-duty cargo restraints and air suspension seats arenas through two stategic alliances with major players in those markets.The company has allied itself with ANCRA Int...

New Saskatchewan highway minister will be busy

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan's new NDP premier, Lorne Calvert, has officially taken over control of the province.In doing so, he delivered on a promise to create a new department, which will happens t...

U.S. driver pay climbs 15 per cent

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - An American Trucking Associations study indicates truck drivers in the U.S., on average, received pay increases totaling 15 per cent between 1997 and 2000.The 2000 Driver Compensatio...

Bush to open U.S. to Mexican rigs

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A day after a North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) panel ruled against the U.S. for its treatment of Mexican truckers, President George W. Bush said he'll open the country's ...

A steady diet of due diligence

BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Ever wonder what's on the end of your fork? More importantly, have you ever wondered how that food got there?As someone who runs a company that hauls nothing but food products, Stan...

CargoLinx Inc. preserves carrier-shipper relationship

The newest entrant on the freight-matching scene is Toronto's CargoLinx Inc., which has introduced a service for shippers and carriers across North America with toll-free telephone access, Internet co...

A songbird’s flight

ELORA, Ont. - If it weren't for coincidence, truck driver Gloria Dove might never have steered into her music career and launched her first compact disc, Traveller of the Night.If coincidence is like ...