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Manitoba gov’t accepts plastic

WINNIPEG, Man - Manitobans can now use credit cards to pay for driver license renewals and other services."Society is less reliant on cash for everyday transactions than ever before," said Highways an...

PMTC names top driver (November 01, 2000)

TORONTO, Ont. - The Private Motor Truck Council of Canada presented its Driver of the Year award for 2000 to Mark Godfrey of the TDL Group. The award was presented Sept. 28 during PMTC's annual genera...

Saskatchewan updates Traffic Act

REGINA, Sask. - Several changes to Saskatchewan's Highway Traffic Act that were passed in the legislature in June are now in effect.Among the changes, legislation now allows the use of red light camer...

Back-to-the-future bridge design is tested

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Using a technique based on construction methods developed thousands of years ago in ancient Mesopotamia, U.S. Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) researchers have constructed an 1...

Thank you for the honor

Dear Editor,As my term as 1999 Canadian Owner/Operator of the Year comes to an end, I have taken some time to reflect on the past year.Words alone cannot express the gratitude I feel for having been s...

An eye in the Prairie sky

REGINA, Sask. - Up until a few months ago, if Garett Teriann's major customers wanted to know where his drivers were, they would have to phone his trucking company, the company would have to contact i...

Gording’s successful drive

REGINA, Sask. - Drivers running through red lights, cutting him off and paying more attention to their cellular phones than traffic are just a few of the obstacles that Harv Gording has overcome as a ...

Quebec intermodal truckers stage wildcat strike

MONTREAL, Que. - More than 600 Quebec truckers went on a wildcat strike at the end of October, causing a back-up of intermodal shipments handled by the Port of Montreal and the facilities of Canadian ...

People (November 01, 2000)

John Nelligan has been appointed Canada's general manager, sales for the Sterling and Western Star truck brands. Nelligan was most recently the director of Canadian sales for Western Star.Mack Trucks...

a different perspective

There's nothing quite like travelling half way around the world for providing a fresh perspective on things. That's exactly what happened to me last month when I spent a week in Japan as the guest of ...

Fuel prices ranked as top concern across Canada: survey

DON MILLS, Ont. - The high price of diesel fuel is the largest contributing factor to the souring mood of Canada's truckers, a national survey has found.For the fourth straight year, Truck News and Tr...

Flying J opens near Kingston

NAPANEE, Ont. - Flying J opened a brand new truck stop on Hwy. 401 in Napanee, Ont. in early October, at exit 579 between Belleville and Kingston. The Brigham City, Utah-based corporation operates 130...

Failing grades

OTTAWA, Ont. - Canada's provincial and territorial governments have all pledged to develop safety ratings for the operators of commercial trucks and buses. The problem is, they have once again missed ...

Fuel prices spark protests by Ontario O/Os

TORONTO, Ont. - Perhaps there should be little surprise that a group born from last February's high fuel prices would return this fall to the public stage. After all, prices at Toronto-area pumps hit ...

Burning problems

TORONTO, Ont. - The price of diesel fuel continues its upward climb across Canada, and it appears that the situation will worsen with the onset of cold weather. The head of Canada's top petroleum indu...