Transportation B.C. gears up for championships June 1, 2000 PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - For the first time since the 1980s, a female trucker will compete in the British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships, scheduled for May 27 at the Tradex Centre in...
Transportation Met’s help is on the way June 1, 2000 MONTREAL, Que. - Almost 8 million trucks a year - 22,000 a day - move in and out of the Montreal Metropolitan Region. And many of them will take Metropolitan Boulevard, the 46-kilometre stretch of Aut...
Transportation The ways to the roadway June 1, 2000 Time is money, especially when you're delivering a load. And many truckers say it's high time something was done about our roads. Canada is one of a very few countries in the world without a national ...
Transportation Drivers need to be informed June 1, 2000 DON MILLS, Ont. - While many maintenance programs may focus on shop floors, drivers need to be informed for any system to work, according to speakers at the recent Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar."...
Transportation Busted! June 1, 2000 SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - The former head of a Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. carrier will serve an 18-month conditional sentence for fraud after collecting advances on loads that never existed.But while it's ...
Transportation Food industry plans its 10th championships June 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Drivers in Canada's food industry will converge on the Toronto Congress Centre on Sept. 8 and 9 for the 10th annual Canadian Food Industry Truck Driving Championship.The three-part com...
Transportation Forget the night moves June 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Region of Ottawa will go ahead with a $13.6-million King Edward Avenue improvement project that could see trucks unwelcome in the capital of Canada's downtown core, and blocked from...
Transportation Unlocking secrets of gridlock June 1, 2000 It's a monster that feeds on miles of metal, glass, and rubber, and it seems to grow larger with every passing day.With an increase in traffic volume comes congestion. With volume and congestion comes...
Transportation Murder on Site: Part One June 1, 2000 The drive back east across the Prairies was uneventful, and considering the string of adventures he'd experienced of late, Mark Dalton was grateful for the respite.When he reached Sudbury, Ont. he mad...
Transportation Send money May 1, 2000 REGINA, Sask. - Various levels of government need to invest more money into everything from highway networks to transportation-related education if they want Canada to remain competitive, according to...
Transportation Alta. Enviroment investigates spill May 1, 2000 CALGARY,Alta. - Alberta Environment is investigating a spill caused when a corrosive cleaner was loaded into the wrong type of tanker.The cleaner, sodium hydroxide, reacts negatively with certain meta...
Transportation Meritor, Arvin form alliance May 1, 2000 TROY, Mich. - Meritor Automotive and Arvin Industries have announced plans to merge their businesses, creating a global automotive supplier with 121 plants and 36,500 employees in 25 countries.The new...
Transportation OTA balks at 407 toll increase May 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association is questioning the latest toll increase on Hwy. 407, which runs north of Toronto. The recent increase was the second in nine months."It appears this an...
Transportation Courier giant suing Ottawa May 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - United Parcel Service of America is taking Canada's federal government to court in a $230-million lawsuit under the North American Free Trade Agreement. It's the first time the deal's c...
Transportation OPERATION AIR BRAKE May 1, 2000 October 1999 resultsPROVINCENo. of brakes% of brakesinspectedout of adjustmentOntario...
