Transportation Help O/Os survive January 1, 2000 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....
Transportation Confederation tolls to rise January 1, 2000 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...
Transportation Saskatchewan takes steps towards harmonization January 1, 2000 REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan's transportation policy division has introduced several changes to its weights and dimensions regulations, making a major move towards harmonization in the eyes of the ind...
Transportation MacKinnon, Southwestern to merge January 1, 2000 GUELPH, Ont. - Consider it a marriage that follows co-habitation - a seven-year hitch, if you will. MacKinnon Transport and Southwestern Express, which have shared a common facility since 1992, will o...
Driver controls were nothing new January 1, 2000 Dear Editor,Re: Blair Gough's Industry Insight, "Deregulation didn't mean unsafe trucks."I am writing in response to Blair Gough's comment in the July issue of Truck News.In his second-last paragraph,...
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 ...
Transportation Truckers issue ultimatum: raise rates or suffer crisis January 1, 2000 Ottawa, Ont. -- Canada's largest trucking associations are calling for shippers to pay higher rates or suffer the consequences, such as the shutdowns that hit Quebec last fall.Rack prices for diesel s...
Transportation Two truckers hurt by thrown wheel January 1, 2000 GANANOQUE, Ont. - Ontario Provincial Police are looking for the driver of the westbound truck that threw a wheel on Hwy. 401, initiating a head-on collision between two other rigs."Somebody would have...
Transportation Working real horsepower January 1, 2000 GUELPH, Ont. - Ron Guest knows the true meaning of horsepower.His name was Jim. And throughout the late 1930s, Guest's horse and partner accompanied him on rounds as they delivered milk for the Credit...
Transportation IRP restricts third-party plating January 1, 2000 VANCOUVER, B.C. - The International Registration Plan's (IRP) Dispute Resolution Committee has decided it will no longer allow fleets to base plate their equipment in a third-part licensing outfit's s...
Transportation Don’t look overseas for truckers January 1, 2000 Dear Editor,Hurray to the HRDC for recognizing that the shortage of drivers in Canada is an industry problem that must be solved within the industry. With all due respect to Andrew Rowland, and I am s...
Transportation Cat maintains dividend rate January 1, 2000 PEORIA, Ill. - Caterpillar Inc. has declared a cash dividend of US $32.5 per share on its common stock.The dividend will be payable on or after Feb. 19, to stockholders of record at the close of busin...
Transportation All of Navistar to carry International name January 1, 2000 CHICAGO, Ill. - Navistar International Corp. has aligned its business groups under the International brand as part of its updated business strategy.John Horne, Navistar chairman, president and chief e...
Transportation Improve or shelve any unpopular CTHRC products January 1, 2000 In response to George Lloyd's letter (Mailbag, November/December issue) accusing me of beating up on the CTHRC on a regular basis, let's get the facts clear. I have never "beat up" the CTHRC. I have o...
Transportation Liberals want to spend $7.5 billion on roads January 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - While the Liberal-dominated finance committee is calling on the federal government to slash taxes by $46 billion between now and 2004, it also suggests that it's time to re-invest in Ca...
