Transportation TANS council wants a much higher profile February 1, 2001 DARTMOUTH, N.S. - The Truckers Association of Nova Scotia's (TANS) Associated Trades Council is spearheading a drive to increase its profile and is open to new ideas.The council held a brainstorming s...
Transportation Distance ed. coming to O/Os, dispatchers February 1, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. - Over the next 18 months, the Canadian Trucking Human Resources Council (CTHRC) will be developing two new training programs aimed at the individuals who play a large part in keeping the...
The Dispatcher preview image Transportation The Dispatcher February 1, 2001 After they dropped off the load of car parts at the GM plant, Johnny invited Mark home for supper."Are you sure your wife would appreciate you bringing a trucker home unannounced?" Mark asked. "Seeing...
Transportation Truck Stop Love February 1, 2001 TORONTO, Ont. - Truckers know about love songs: the job takes us so far from home. It's the days and weeks on the road make love stronger and sweeter. Because there's nothing better than being in love...
He can’t get no validation preview image Transportation He can’t get no validation February 1, 2001 STEINBACH, Man. - For James and Faith Bauman, the decision to move to Winnipeg seems to have left them out in the cold.While Faith was born Canadian, her husband is from south of the 49th, and that do...
High on the hog preview image Transportation High on the hog February 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - It's every livestock hauler's worst nightmare. Opening the trailer to discover sick animals, hogs with frostbite, or even worse, hogs frozen to the metal decks of the trailer.Livestoc...
Transportation False HOS records cost fleet $10,000 February 1, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. - West Arm Truck Lines Ltd., a Calgary trucking company, has been found guilty of allowing drivers to falsify log books and fined $10,000.According to crown prosecutor Sylvia Kaspar, th...
Diesel reserves are low, just not as low as last year preview image Transportation Diesel reserves are low, just not as low as last year February 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - Just in case anyone needed reminding, this month marks an inauspicious anniversary in the history of the North American trucking industry.Of course, it was one year ago this month th...
Funding formulas preview image Transportation Funding formulas February 1, 2001 DON MILLS, Ont. - Anybody who has ever watched late-night TV has probably seen the guy who claims to have made millions of dollars by buying real estate with no money down. While that approach might w...
Things your chamber of commerce, electorate need to know preview image Transportation Things your chamber of commerce, electorate need to know February 1, 2001 Opponents of the trucking industry, particularly the railway lobby, are taking their brand of reality to local chambers of commerce, boards of trade and municipal politicians.Their version of reality ...
Not just blowing hot air preview image Transportation Not just blowing hot air February 1, 2001 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - For the over-the-road owner/operator, a truck is more than a vehicle - it is home. So it only makes sense that it be as comfortable as possible.For years, truck engines have also ser...
Air on the side of caution preview image Transportation Air on the side of caution February 1, 2001 AYR, Ont. - When out-going President Bill Clinton signed the Transportation Recall Enhancement, Accountability and Documentation Act into law in December of last year, he threw the spotlight on a safe...
U.S. potato ban takes a bite out of P.E.I. trucking preview image Transportation U.S. potato ban takes a bite out of P.E.I. trucking February 1, 2001 CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - Prince Edward Island's trucking industry struggles to make up for lost loads as Canada charges the U.S.'s ban on imports of the island's potato crops breaks international trade...
Transportation DaimlerChrysler, Hyundai ink deal February 1, 2001 FRANKFURT, Germany - Several news services report that Freightliner LLC's parent company, DaimlerChrysler, is expected to announce a deal with Korea's Hyundai to build commercial vehicles for Asia.The...
Canadian carriers get a break preview image Transportation Canadian carriers get a break February 1, 2001 In a measure specifically enacted for the benefit of Canadian trucking firms, the State of Michigan has revised its Single Business Tax (SBT) law to provide favorable treatment to Canadian carriers. T...
