Transportation Not in your backyard January 1, 2000 LEAMINGTON, Ont. - When James Ferrans moved from Sudbury to this southwestern Ontario town, the right to park his truck at home played a key role in his choice of homes."I was told, yes, I could bring...
Transportation Drug tests will tighten to catch cheaters January 1, 2000 WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. is looking to strengthen its drug and alcohol testing program to crack down on those who try to cheat the system.Specifically, the DOT is proposing that laboratories test a...
Transportation Crime stoppers (January 01, 2000) January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) has fed $25,000 to Crime Stoppers as part of a new three-pronged strategy to help combat cargo theft in the province."The rise of equipment and c...
Transportation Alberta to face steeper WCB rates January 1, 2000 EDMONTON, Alta. - After several annual reductions in a row, Alberta's trucking industry will face a hike in Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) rates in 2000."We've been indicating to the industry not t...
Too much stress put on raw rookie truckers January 1, 2000 Dear Editor, I listened with some interest to a CBC Radio interview with David Bradley regarding the shortage of truck drivers facing this country.The driver shortage will continue and get much worse ...
Transportation New York is ready to open its border to Canadian carriers with higher weights January 1, 2000 Trucking at heavy weights between Canada and New York State is about to get a lot easier. That's because the current requirement that only New York registered trucks are eligible for state-wide permit...
Transportation Mark Dalton: Owner/operator – Off-loaded, Part 4 January 1, 2000 The story so far:Mark Dalton picks up a load of electronic equipment from a struggling trade show in Saskatoon, en-route to Vancouver. That was where show managers hoped to pick up their numbers. He m...
Transportation We Beg to Differ January 1, 2000 New technologies such as weigh-in motion detectors and transponders have the potential to make border crossing a much less time-consuming and paper-intensive experience for Canadian carriers. But as t...
Transportation Feeding the need January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadians are going hungry and Aynsley Morris has 231 pallets of free Kraft Dinner. She just has to get the food bank staple to them.While the donated food is sitting in a Montreal war...
Transportation Cancom to bring Qualcomm north January 1, 2000 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - CancomTracking Solutions will bring Qualcomm's MVPc system into Canada in the first half of the year, giving fleets a computer and communications system that's easily customized.Qu...
Transportation It’s time to pressure shippers, and tell them to look for another carrier January 1, 2000 Dear Editor, Re: word of the driver shortage and push to find new recruits.Truck manufacturers are building the safest, most comfortable trucks ever, and we can't supply even the most important safety...
Transportation RPS says “Tie one on” for MADD January 1, 2000 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - For the second year in a row, small-parcel courier RPS Ltd. is teaming up with Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) to sponsor the organization's annual Project Red Ribbon "Tie one...
Transportation Built like a Mack Truck January 1, 2000 ALLENTOWN, Pa. - Few truck makers have enjoyed Mack Trucks' impact on popular culture. After all, "built like a Mack Truck" is synonymous for all things tough - inside or outside the trucking industry...
Transportation Paccar.com, PNV begin new union January 1, 2000 CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. - PNV, formerly Park 'N' View, is teaming with paccar.com to form a strategic marketing agreement.The announcement follows close on the heels of paccar.com's US $10-million investm...
Transportation Enman named driver of the year January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Now in his 27th year as a truck driver, Barry Enman's 6.4 million accident-free miles have earned him the 1999 Ontario Trucking Association (OTA)/Volvo Trucks Canada Driver of the Year...
