Transportation Three Canucks crack list of TCA award finalists January 1, 2000 BOMANVILLE, Ont. - The U.S.-based Truckload Carriers Association (TCA) has announced the finalists for its 1999 Independent Contractor and Company Equipment Driver of the Year awards, and it includes ...
Transportation People (January 01, 2000) January 1, 2000 Detroit Diesel Corp. will move Robert Allran into the role of executive vice-president of engineering and operations, effective January. Allran will assume the engineering responsibilities currently h...
Transportation New York is ready to open its border to Canadian carriers with higher weights January 1, 2000 Trucking at heavy weights between Canada and New York State is about to get a lot easier. That's because the current requirement that only New York registered trucks are eligible for state-wide permit...
WCB cash to go to industry safety training preview image Transportation WCB cash to go to industry safety training January 1, 2000 HALIFAX, N.S. - Money that the trucking industry pays into the Workers' Compensation Board's accident fund will now be invested into the industry's safety training initiatives."This further demonstrat...
Transportation Court upholds tax-free sale of Volvo car biz January 1, 2000 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN - Sweden's Supreme Administrative Court ruled yesterday to allow Volvo to stick with its calculations regarding the sale of Volvo Car Corp. to Ford, and as a result the US $6.4-billi...
Enman named driver of the year preview image Transportation Enman named driver of the year January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Now in his 27th year as a truck driver, Barry Enman's 6.4 million accident-free miles have earned him the 1999 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year...
Dana facility earns award preview image Transportation Dana facility earns award January 1, 2000 TOLEDO, Ohio - Dana's Spicer Heavy Axle and Brake facility in Morganton, N.C., has received the 1999 North Carolina Quality Leadership Award."This award is a testament to the hard work and dedication ...
Back when truckin’ was fun: the ’70s preview image Transportation Back when truckin’ was fun: the ’70s January 1, 2000 BOMANVILLE, Ont. - For many people, the golden age of truck driving was the 1970s. Rates were relatively high, fines were low and a trucker's wandering lifestyle seemed perfect for enjoying a decade k...
Transportation U.S. creates new trucking agency January 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. has created a new Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration - a trucking equivalent to the Federal Aviation Administration governing airlines - that promises to be far fr...
Transportation CRASH can’t get it right January 1, 2000 Dear Editor,In the Canadian Memorandum of Understanding on truck weights and dimensions, there is reference to three kinds of "road trains": A train, B train and C train. Whilst I know what the first ...
Q:; What New Year’s resolutions should the trucking industry make ? preview image Transportation Q:; What New Year’s resolutions should the trucking industry make ? January 1, 2000 REDCLIFF, Alta. - This is traditionally the time of year to set goals for personal improvement for the coming year.As an industry, the Canadian trucking community enjoyed a successful 1999 on the whol...
