Improving safety on a WIM

SASKATOON, Sask. - In Colorado, a young truck driver faces his first drive through the Rockies, and before beginning down the long mountain grade ahead of him, a road sign lights up and tells him that...

CFIA hold another blitz to educate and train

DUNMORE, Alta. - On July 16 and 17 the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) held a training blitz at the Dunmore provincial scales, just east of Medicine Hat.While the blitz was aimed at increasing ...

Natives threaten nationwide roadblocks (September 01, 2001)

HALIFAX, N.S. - Native leaders are threatening to bring traffic on Canadian highways to a halt from coast-to-coast if Canada's Indian Affairs Minister doesn't change his plan to overhaul the Indian Ac...

Truck’s curse foils would-be safe crackers

NORTH VANCOUVER, B.C. - Trucker Scott Brick is wondering when his luck will change, after his five-ton truck was stolen and used to break into a movie theatre. And no, it wasn't a drive-in.After a fir...

Minor injuries on the rise

QUEBEC CITY, Que. - Over the last five years, minor injuries resulting from accidents involving transport trucks have increased more than 11 per cent.At the same time, the mortality rate for all trave...

Vehicle levy still a possibility

VANCOUVER, B.C. - TransLink released a report recently that blasted the former B.C. NDP government for killing the vehicle levy it had promised to legislate.Now the transit agency is appealing to the ...

The soldier, the preacher and the public reacher

BRAMPTON, Ont. - Jacob Froese says trucking saved his life - literally.Four and a half years ago he was a practicing Mennonite minister with a busy parish in Edmonton, Alta. But beneath a rock-like ex...

Yokohama reengineers design for long-haul steer axle tires

Yokohama Tire (Canada) says the introduction of its new RY637 radial is a solid solution to industry concerns about long-haul steer axle tires.Steer axle tires experience irregular wear, often resulti...

Laidlaw Inc. confirms new financing (September 01, 2001)

BURLINGTON, Ont. - Laidlaw Inc. confirms it has completed final documentation required to establish a $200 million financing plan.The deal, including a $100 million letter of credit, is being provided...

Trucker helps put out car lot fire

GRANDE PRAIRIE, Alta. - A passing truck driver is being commended for preventing a disaster after he helped extinguish a fire at a Ford dealership here on Aug. 10.An electrical fire began behind a sig...

A breath of fresh air

LONG CREEK, N.B. - The New Brunswick Lung Association (NBLA) took a step to raise awareness on the seriousness of air pollution.On July 25 and 26, the Long Creek Weigh Station, which is located 25 km ...

Natives plan to clog B.C. roads

VICTORIA, B.C. - West Coast native leaders are threatening to derail the provincial transportation network if the government doesn't put the brakes on a land-claims referendum that could come as early...

Carriers brace for longer-term impact of terrorist attacks At press time the transportation industry was still in a wait and see position with regard to the direction and impact of heightened border security following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks in the US. Also being called into question was the industry’s ability to service customers with JIT delivery if such heightened security were to continue.

"Right now, in the intermediate period, the JIT cycle has been impacted. But we've got to understand that JIT can be any length of time, as long as it arrives just in time," said George Kuhn, executiv...

Welland Canal closed after fiery crash (September 01, 2001)

ALLANBURG, Ont. - Nearly a dozen ships were hung up in the Welland Canal on Aug. 11, unable to cross through the international link thanks to cleanup of a fiery crash.The Welland Canal, which joins th...

Balance Masters uses physics to eliminate lumping effect

All parts of a wheel assembly are manufactured with tolerance for imperfections. However by assembling these parts and their imperfections without balancing the complete wheel assembly, carriers are t...