Transportation Companies unveil new Web plans April 1, 2000 LOUISVILLE, Ky. - The Mid-America Trucking Show, usually dominated by the unveiling of new equipment, was used as the launching pad for several new or improved Web-based initiatives in what some indus...
Transportation CTA postpones strategy meeting March 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - The Canadian Trucking Alliance has canceled plans for a special strategy meeting looking at the state of the trucking industry, and will, instead, address the issue during an extended a...
Transportation Exxon Mobil declares dividend March 1, 2000 IRVING, Texas - Exxon Mobil has declared a cash dividend of US 44 cents per share on common stock, payable on March 10 to shareholders of record as of Feb. 11. Exxon and Mobil's merger was effective N...
Transportation Quebec loggers win deals after shutdowns March 1, 2000 LAC ST-JEAN, Que. - As protests over fuel costs began to emerge in eastern Canada, it was Quebec's logging trucks that saw the first signs of relief from the price of the liquid gold.It began early in...
Transportation Quebec master contract won’t set minimum fees for O/Os March 1, 2000 Quebec will be creating a permanent roundtable on the province's trucking industry and a master contract outlining issues that need to be addressed in deals between owner/operators and carriers.The ma...
Transportation Through their looking glass March 1, 2000 Students of the photojournalism program at Loyalist College are taught to look at the world as a series of captive moments, as the images seen through the viewfinders of their cameras.The program was ...
Transportation Enman couldn’t have run the miles March 1, 2000 In your January 2000 issue, you have an article about Barry Enman, the Ontario Driver of the Year. Does anyone do their homework or math? In 27 years and 6.4 million miles, this means from the day he ...
Transportation Millennium suite gets upgrade March 1, 2000 GREENVILLE, S.C. - Michelin North America has upgraded two modules of its Millennium Suite tire business management software.BIB NET, the Internet-supported dealer network, offers information about or...
Transportation CB chatter raises tensions in Windsor March 1, 2000 WINDSOR, Ont. - Some nasty anonymous comments made on the CB may be raising tensions between truckers and local police along an already-hectic road in Windsor, Ont.City police Const. Mike Gallant, 30,...
Transportation Freightliner announces product plans March 1, 2000 PORTLAND, Ore. - Freightliner is working on everything from a heavy-duty refuse truck, to a new entertainment/communication system and a Class 3/4 truck, president Jim Hebe has announced.In a briefing...
Transportation Cut through the smoke March 1, 2000 Although white smoke can billow from an exhaust stack in warm weather, the problem is more prevalent when you start a cold engine in sub-zero weather. Look around the truck stop this morning. The plum...
Transportation Manitoba to join the IRP March 1, 2000 WINNIPEG, Man. - Starting March 1, 2001, Manitoba will participate in the International Registration Plan (IRP), giving truck and bus operators streamlined vehicle registrations."Manitoba's strong gro...
Transportation You aren’t alone March 1, 2000 SANTIAGO, Chile - Take heart that you aren't alone in this hemisphere.Truckers, bus drivers and cab drivers are threatening to walk off the job in Chile, as their government refuses to repeal a 16 per...
Transportation no sign of trouble March 1, 2000 Many truck manufacturers believe they overreacted to the initial burst of demand in 1999 and overpopulated the market. Just as important an issue is a market glut that is driving the prices of used tr...
Transportation Crimestoppers seeking help March 1, 2000 Bandits recently made away with a tractor and trailer on Feb. 8, driving through a receiving door and a chain link gate to make their escape.Crime Stoppers and detectives from the Cargo Theft Unit of ...
