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Conduct reviews begin this spring

MONTREAL, Que. - In March or April of the new year, Quebec's new evaluation mechanism will go into high gear. It's just a matter of getting all the chips in order.The exact date when reviews of owner ...

Road rambling columnist makes his debut

I have been asked by the great folks at Truck News to offer a monthly opinion on the state of the industry from my perspective behind the wheel. And I consider it a privilege to be able to share the i...

Thinking bigger

Is there a copy of the Financial Post in your sleeper? Do you wear a three-piece suit when changing the oil? Have you crammed a desk and wood paneling into your sleeper?Even if you aren't related to t...

Future crossings should be faster, easier

TORONTO, Ont. - New technologies and approaches to border crossings currently being considered by governments on both sides of the 49th promise to make transborder hauls a much less time-consuming and...

RPS says “Tie one on” for MADD

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - For the second year in a row, small-parcel courier RPS Ltd. is teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to sponsor the organization's annual Project Red Ribbon "Tie one...

Help O/Os survive

Dear Editor,I am writing about an age-old but growing problem - unscrupulous companies that routinely steal from their owner/operators. Governments don't seem to want to protect the hard-working O/Os....

Crime stoppers (January 01, 2000)

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has fed $25,000 to Crime Stoppers as part of a new three-pronged strategy to help combat cargo theft in the province."The rise of equipment and c...

Truckers aren’t heard in Oakville

Dear Editor, Re: Oakville, Ont. residents who are protesting the lack of enforcement of truck bans on Trafalgar Road.I was born and raised in this town, and as far back as I can remember, Trafalgar Ro...

Orion deal bolsters Western Star stock

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Western Star Truck Holdings Ltd. saw its shares rise $1.50 to $26 in one day, with more than 12,000 shares changing hands. The fuel for the run on stock came from word that Orion B...

Risk takers

MT: You will post revenues of about $80 million for 1999, an impressive 10-fold increase since abandoning your dry bulk hauling roots 12 years ago. Risk taking appears to be an important part of your ...

Wrapping it up

OTTAWA, Ont. - It will be almost another year before North America has a common set of guidelines to tie down and secure loads on trailers, wrapping up a five-year process."November 2000 is the revise...

Built like a Mack Truck

ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Few truck makers have enjoyed Mack Trucks' impact on popular culture. After all, "built like a Mack Truck" is synonymous for all things tough - inside or outside the trucking industry...

Confederation tolls to rise

CHARLOTTETOWN, Ont. - As of Jan. 1, straight trucks will pay an additional 75 cents to cross the Confederation Bridge to Prince Edward Island, while each trailer in a combination will cost an extra do...

Province to restrict equipment for road tests

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario will soon restrict the equipment that can be used in road tests, Ontario Transportation Minister David Turnbull has told the Ontario Trucking Association. And the province will...

Couriers join forces with OTA

TORONTO, Ont. - The Canadian Courier Association will join forces with both the Ontario Trucking Association and Canadian Trucking Alliance on Jan. 1, with alliances that will involve the sharing of m...