Transportation Detroit Diesel gets SAE award February 1, 2000 DETROIT, Mich. -The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) has named Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC) and its Powerplant and Off Highway divisions Company of the Year.The SAE says it selected Detroit for the...
Transportation Nova Scotia names new February 1, 2000 HALIFAX, N.S. - Following Premier John Hamm's recent cabinet shuffle, there is a new minister holding the Transportation and Public Works portfolio in Nova Scotia.Ron Russell becomes the new transport...
Transportation Hot load moves by air instead of truck February 1, 2000 SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. - The federal government has bypassed threats of protests and roadblocks around a shipment of nuclear fuel by keeping off the highway ... and flying it overhead.The mixed oxide ...
Transportation Looking overhead February 1, 2000 It's a natural step to believe that you'll make more money by spending more time behind the wheel. That's true when you consider gross profits that come from payments based on a mileage or a percentag...
Transportation Test # three for truck technicians February 1, 2000 HERNDON, Va. - The National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence has introduced the third in its series of certification tests for truck equipment technicians.May 2 is the launch date for the A...
Transportation Clearing up the language and introducing uniformity February 1, 2000 There are some significant (albeit technical) changes proposed for federal dangerous goods legislation that will soon have a significant impact on a segment of our industry.Known as the Clear Language...
Transportation McCoy Bros. CEO February 1, 2000 EDMONTON, Alta. - McCoy Bros. has a new chief executive officer in David Dominy.Dominy, who had been president of Trans Canada Pipelines Services, replaces Kerry Brown, who remains chairman of the com...
Transportation Allison to build parts center February 1, 2000 INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. - Allison Transmission, a division of General Motors, has selected a site for its new parts distribution facility in Indianapolis. Construction was slated to begin at the end of Jan...
Transportation Column, Curran collect kudos January 1, 2000 Dear Editor, I read your column in the December 1999 issue regarding the shortage of truckers in the trucking industry.I hope companies read your message because the industry has me totally frustrated...
Transportation New road rules proposed for Quebec January 1, 2000 MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec is eyeing a series of road safety initiatives that could do everything from allowing right turns at red light to re-introducing photo radar.These are among five issues in the p...
Transportation New ferry service set to run the Rock January 1, 2000 ARGENTIA, Nfld. - Plans are in the works for a new ferry to start plying the waters from Portland, Me. to Argentia, Nfld., but don't expect to make the trip anytime soon. That's because it will initia...
Transportation Trailer promotes the gift of life January 1, 2000 KITCHENER, Ont. - Tony Hopp was counting the days until his wife Janice received the liver transplant she needed to save her life.All 982 days."I was really frustrated," the Kitchener, Ont. trucker ad...
Transportation WCB cash to go to industry safety training January 1, 2000 HALIFAX, N.S. - Money that the trucking industry pays into the Workers' Compensation Board's accident fund will now be invested into the industry's safety training initiatives."This further demonstrat...
Transportation Manitoba now allowing longer Rocky Mountains January 1, 2000 WINNIPEG, Man. - Manitoba has followed the lead set by its fellow Prairie jurisdictions and has extended the maximum length for Rocky Mountain Doubles - long combination vehicles (LCVs) with a shorter...
Transportation ‘It’s difficult to suck and blow at the same time’ January 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadians for Responsible and Safe Highways is in danger of losing its largest financial backer, as CN chief Paul Tellier asks the trucking industry to join railways in transportation-...
