Transportation McCoy Bros. CEO February 1, 2000 EDMONTON, Alta. - McCoy Bros. has a new chief executive officer in David Dominy.Dominy, who had been president of Trans Canada Pipelines Services, replaces Kerry Brown, who remains chairman of the com...
Near-record earnings for ’99 preview image Transportation Near-record earnings for ’99 February 1, 2000 CHICAGO, Ill. -- Navistar International Corp. enjoyed its second highest net income in company history during fiscal 1999, and marked a new all-time record for operating income.The operating income fo...
Transportation Allison to build parts center February 1, 2000 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Allison Transmission, a division of General Motors, has selected a site for its new parts distribution facility in Indianapolis. Construction was slated to begin at the end of Jan...
Transportation Rollins, UPS deal February 1, 2000 Rollins Leasing Corp. has acquired UPS Truck Leasing and formed a strategic alliance with the UPS Logistics Group. The deal allows Rollins to focus on its core business of truck leasing and maintenanc...
Transportation DaimlerCrysler to feather nest February 1, 2000 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -DaimlerChrysler says it plans to launch an expected US $2.5-billion global bond issue in the very near future.There is no word yet on whether the global auto and truck giant may b...
Transportation N.A. Class 8 truck building boom beginning to soften February 1, 2000 CHATHAM, Ont. - Anyone doubting that Class 8 truck sales are beginning to soften needs to look no further than the factory floor.About 500 of the 2,200 workers at Navistar International's plant in Cha...
Truck Stop Question (February 01, 2000) preview image Transportation Truck Stop Question (February 01, 2000) February 1, 2000 We stopped truckers at the Husky on Dixie Road in Mississauga, Ont and asked them how they eat when they're on the road.Dee Greer is a driver for Werner Enterprises out of Omaha, Neb., in Canada beca...
Transportation Port restores fleet’s licence February 1, 2000 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Port of Vancouver has re-instated the operating licence of PRTI Transport in Delta, B.C., now that the company has begun to pay its owner/operators an hourly wage.The port author...
Transportation Dumped regulation February 1, 2000 MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's last bastions of regulated trucking may have fallen Jan. 1, with the deregulation of bulk haulers in Quebec and B.C., but experiences in the two provinces are a world apart.Q...
Mark Dalton: Owner/Operator In for ‘ripair’ preview image Transportation Mark Dalton: Owner/Operator In for ‘ripair’ February 1, 2000 Even though Mark Dalton left BC Place soon after the police arrived, he still spent the rest of the day with the RCMP, writing and signing statements so that proper charges could be laid against the c...
Shift to fitness gear preview image Transportation Shift to fitness gear February 1, 2000 Our health-crazed society demands summer-ripe vine tomatoes in the dead of winter, but the drivers bringing them to market are probably relying on a diet of snack foods and caffeine to get through the...
Transportation Freightliner recall February 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 Freightliner tractors have been recalled by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after it was determined that leaky hubcap vents could result in whee...
Transportation Optimistic forecasts for early 2000 February 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - Statistics Canada's short-term economic forecast for the national economy is on the optimistic side, with slightly higher economic growth and international trade, a key component of car...
Legalities aren’t your only worry at the border preview image Transportation Legalities aren’t your only worry at the border February 1, 2000 I often write about the legalities and practicalities of entering the U.S. And by legality, I mean the laws, rules and regulations governing the situation. But practicalities are more elusive, and may...
Transportation Sunbury has flat-rate program February 1, 2000 FREDERICTON, N.B. - In an attempt to entice new drivers to its fold, Sunbury Transport Ltd. has introduced a one mile-one rate program.The program pays drivers the same rate regardless of whether they...
