Transportation Dropped trailers eat up space at truck stops February 1, 2000 Dear Editor,Re: parking issues at truck stops.How come no one ever says anything about all the dropped trailers at the truck stops? I have seen several. I even refuse to fill up my truck at such a sit...
Transportation Truckers of a different color February 1, 2000 After I was assigned to study racism in the trucking industry, I spent a few hours listening to Channel 19. My ears perked for any racist inference. The first session left me wondering where the racis...
Trimac buys U.S.-based DSI February 1, 2000 CALGARY, Alta. - Trimac Transportation has purchased Initial DSI Transports Inc. (DSI) from United Transport America for approximately US $68.3 million. The deal closed on Jan. 18.DSI, headquartered i...
Transportation Not-at-faults shouldn’t be on CVORs February 1, 2000 Dear Editor,The next time you request a CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operator Record) abstract in Ontario, take a close look at it. If you have had an accident and were not charged, it still shows on your...
Transportation DaimlerCrysler to feather nest February 1, 2000 AUBURN HILLS, Mich. -DaimlerChrysler says it plans to launch an expected US $2.5-billion global bond issue in the very near future.There is no word yet on whether the global auto and truck giant may b...
Transportation DaimlerCrysler, Nissan reported back at talks February 1, 2000 DUSSELDORF, Germany - Freightliner and Sterling parent DaimlerChrysler is again negotiating a possible takeover of Japan's Diesel Motor Co.'s commercial vehicle business, a German newspaper reports.Th...
Transportation BC Rail off track, say truckers February 1, 2000 PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - The British Columbia Trucking Association has gone on the offensive against BC Rail, accusing the railway of undercutting the rates charged by for-hire truckers."In a free marke...
Transportation Kenworth plant earns safety award February 1, 2000 BELLEVUE, Wash. - A safety program that reduced overall injuries at Kenworth's Renton plant by nearly half during the past year earned the truck manufacturer the Association of Washington Business's (...
Transportation Volvo set to build truck of future for U. S. Army February 1, 2000 GREENSBORO, N.C. - Volvo Trucks North America will team with Lockheed Martin Control Systems and Radian Inc. to build a truck of the future for the U.S. Army.The Class 8 tractor will be powered by a h...
Transportation Fight the gators February 1, 2000 Next to fuel, tires represent the highest operating expense for an owner/operator. A set of 10 tires for an on-highway tractor can easily cost $3,000, so the shredded casings that line the shoulder of...
Transportation N.A. Class 8 truck building boom beginning to soften February 1, 2000 CHATHAM, Ont. - Anyone doubting that Class 8 truck sales are beginning to soften needs to look no further than the factory floor.About 500 of the 2,200 workers at Navistar International's plant in Cha...
Transportation Freightliner recall February 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - Almost 3,000 Freightliner tractors have been recalled by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration after it was determined that leaky hubcap vents could result in whee...
Transportation Tech treads February 1, 2000 The link between rubber and silicone may be closer than you think.Tire manufacturers have been struggling for several years to incorporate computer chips into their rubber - developing a new generatio...
Transportation Optimistic forecasts for early 2000 February 1, 2000 OTTAWA, Ont. - Statistics Canada's short-term economic forecast for the national economy is on the optimistic side, with slightly higher economic growth and international trade, a key component of car...
Transportation Ontario launches its fourth joint enforcement campaign February 1, 2000 NORTH BAY, Ont. - Police and Transportation Ministry officers in Northern Ontario have launched their fourth-annual joint inspection campaign, meaning a focused inspection blitz in the region over the...
