Smith represented us well on the CBC

Dear Editor,I was recently listening to CBC Radio when I heard your interview with one of the radio hosts. I must compliment you on your concise and eloquent discussion on the crisis that the trucking...

24-hour scales aren’t the answer to safety

For most Canadians, British Columbia is known for its natural beauty; the scenery that is fodder for postcards. Truck drivers might come to know it for its illogical approach to scale hours.The provin...

One-on-one with Jonn Faustino

AJAX, Ont. - It was in the first week of February that about 50 angry owner/operators met in an Oshawa coffee shop to vent their frustration over rising fuel prices and dwindling incomes. But only thr...

Governments should offer fuel assistance

Dear EditorPrime Minister Jean Chretien and Ontario Premier Mike Harris better open their eyes before it's too late.Do these "political leaders" not know how to operate a calculator? I they did, they ...

Special access

HAMILTON, Ont. - As the commercial says, membership has its privileges.Petro Canada is showcasing the future of its PetroPass facilities in Hamilton, Ont. - just off the QEW at the Burlington Street e...

The Silent Partner wins TWNA award

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Donald-son's Silent Partner - a muffler designed specifically to silence the bark of engine brakes - has been awarded the 10th annual Truck Writers of North America's Technical Achi...

Writer worried about training (April 01, 2000)

Dear Editor,I am writing to express my concerns about truck training schools that do and don't provide quality training. I have recently obtained my AZ drivers' license through a truck driving school....

The trucking industry needs a unified voice

I don't know anyone that has a crystal ball that can predict what will happen with fuel prices in the weeks and months ahead. There has been some recent moderation in rack prices, but not enough to of...

A new flow

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - While engineers continue to sculpt trucks to make them more aerodynamic, several researchers and entrepreneurs are paying more attention to uncharted territory - the gaps between tr...

B.C. to bail out provincial ferry

VICTORIA, B.C. - British Columbia will sell three of its so-called "fast ferries" that have been plagued with mechanical problems and couldn't carry trucks, as part of a financial bailout of the syste...

No competition among petroleum companies

Dear Editor,As a small family-run trucking business, we will eventually be forced out of business due to high operating costs such as taxes, tolls, maintenance repairs and the ever-increasing cost of ...

Seeing the light

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - It turns out that Marvin the Martian isn't the only one who wanted to zap you with a laser. Both Mack Trucks and Detroit Diesel have unveiled systems that will send engine data betw...

Fuel spikes go west

VANCOUVER, B.C. - While Western truckers were spared dramatic diesel price increases that gripped Eastern Canada early this year, they're now in the midst of fuel price increases of their own.Where th...

In for ‘ripair’, Part 3

After eating breakfast in the hotel coffee shop, Mark spent the morning doing a load of laundry at the laundromat near the hotel. When all his clothes were dry, neatly folded and back into his overnig...

Columnist right on target with opinion

Dear Editor,I feel compelled to write and tell you that Dave Holleman's column regarding proposed changes to hours of service rules (TN - February 2000) is probably the most honest and realistic evalu...