Transportation Mack centennial trailer to tour March 1, 2000 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Mack Trucks has unveiled the Mack Centennial Trailer Exhibit as part of its year-long centennial anniversary celebration.The exhibit is a mobile museum that integrates custom vide...
Transportation Failing trucker questions Drive Clean testing March 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Peter Gerjol is a trucker who has beaten the odds. But the owner/operator doesn't feel that lucky.While about 93 per cent of trucks are passing Ontario's Drive Clean emissions tests on...
Transportation There is hope for lower prices … eventually March 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The good news is that factors driving up the price of diesel are expected to ease. Thank everything from promises of warmer weather in the northeastern U.S., to indications that countr...
Transportation Pointing fingers March 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - By its very name, the Ontario Gas Prices Review Task Force wasn't formed to look at the price of diesel. But a sharp increase in those prices in January and February forced the fuel to...
Transportation ATA appoints Al Smythe as its general manager March 1, 2000 EDMONTON, Alta. - Al Smythe is the new general manager of the Alberta Trucking Association. He assumed the post officially on Jan. 13.Smythe has served the ATA for the past three years as director, re...
Transportation Dhillon should practice what he preaches March 1, 2000 Dear Editor,I was totally amazed at your article on racism in the trucking industry (TN - February 1999).Rampal Dhillon went on to say that Sikh drivers do not spend as much time in truck stops or wat...
Transportation Don’t mandate the use of governors March 1, 2000 Traffic speeds - particularly the speeds of big rigs traveling down the highway - have recently attracted a lot of attention in Eastern Canada.We've heard calls for slower commercial vehicles made by ...
Transportation Burn less, save more March 1, 2000 With fuel prices as high as they are today, any business-conscious owner/operator should have a burning desire to, well, burn less fuel. Luckily, there are steps that you can take to reduce the amount...
Transportation Counting the hours March 1, 2000 Your wallet is a few bills short of a decent paycheque because your carrier's bottom line, despite the booming economy, remains a few bills short of robust. And that's the case because the shippers fo...
Transportation B.C. to test Rocky Mountain doubles March 1, 2000 VANCOUVER, B.C. - After years of negotiations, the ICBC has finally agreed to allow limited movement of Rocky Mountain double truck combinations not exceeding 31 metres along the 40-km stretch of Hwy....
Transportation Driver forum calls for more rest areas March 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association's Professional Driver and Operator Forum is planning to call on the Ontario government to build a series of public-owned rest areas, modeled after thos...
Transportation In for ‘ripair’, Part 2 March 1, 2000 "Are you Rick?" asked Mark."Rick's Rigs," said the man. "That's me." He was wearing a clean pair of jeans and a heavy, light blue sweater. The collar of the shirt under the sweater was crisp and clean...
Transportation Record 1999 for Wabash National March 1, 2000 LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Wabash National has announced record results for 1999.Net sales for the fourth quarter hit $358 million, marking a 10 per cent increase over the $326.8 million for the same period la...
