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 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...
Transportation Training choices on line with many programs January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Training Alternatives has launched an E-commerce site that takes its Flex School on line, bringing training for the transportation industry to the world of the Web.Courses include an i...
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 Truck focus continues January 1, 2000 MONTREAL, Que. - Canadian National president Paul Tellier is continuing his public focus on revenue lost to the trucking industry, looking for his industry to be more competitive, and asking for tax b...
Transportation Pay by the Hour January 1, 2000 Is mileage pay, the economic pillar so much of the trucking industry is built upon, showing signs of crumbling? The industry's desperate need to attract more people to sit behind the wheel, drivers' m...
Transportation Winnipeg set to allow RTAC equipment weights January 1, 2000 WINNIPEG, Man. - The city elders here have finally approved intra-city movements of RTAC equipment, so all that stands between one set of weight thresholds across all of Manitoba is for the new bylaw ...
Transportation Some predictions for a millennial year January 1, 2000 Certain topics have dominated this space over the past few years, and I'd like to engage in some wishful thinking as we turn the calendar to the year 2000.Cabotage: A more liberal viewBut over the pas...
