Transportation Officer killed in 401 crash July 1, 2000 CHATHAM, Ont. - Sergeant Margaret Eve, 38, a 14-year Ontario Provincial Police veteran and a mother of two, became the first female OPP officer killed in the line of duty following a crash last month ...
Transportation Teamsters balk at 14-hour proposal July 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Canada's Teamsters have launched a national campaign against a proposal that would allow truckers to work 14 hours per day, and are looking to the general public to help them in the fi...
Transportation Hitting the rails July 1, 2000 MILTON, Ont. - Canadian Pacific Railway kicked off what it calls "the future of long-haul freight transportation" last month with the inauguration of its new Expressway intermodal service linking Mont...
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 Driving in red ink June 1, 2000 Jim saw his financial life spiraling out of control.While he had made a decent living in the trucking industry for 10 years, the owner/operator found himself staring at a rent bill that he couldn't pa...
Transportation Volvo, Mack identities will remain after deal, says Gigou June 1, 2000 HAGERSTOWN, Pa. - Mack trucks will continue to have a separate identity once Renault VI's truck business is sold to Volvo AB, Mack Trucks president and CEO Michel Gigou says. In fact, there are still ...
Transportation AADCO, Volvo Toronto to salvage trucks June 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - It appears there is life after death for heavy trucks. A new strategic alliance between AADCO Industries and Volvo Trucks of Toronto will see old or written-off trucks pulled apart, an...
Transportation Manitoba driver garners top trucker honors May 1, 2000 WINNIPEG, Man. - There must be something in the diesel they pour around Winnipeg. Perhaps it's in the coffee they pour in the truck stops. But whatever the reason, truckers from the region have now co...
Transportation 24-hour scales aren’t the answer to safety April 1, 2000 For most Canadians, British Columbia is known for its natural beauty; the scenery that is fodder for postcards. Truck drivers might come to know it for its illogical approach to scale hours.The provin...
Transportation Your lifelines April 1, 2000 HAMILTON, Ont. - I first met Ross in the late '70s, trucking the endless Montreal turns that were our lives along Hwy. 401. From his first words on the CB it was evident that he had a dry, yet keen se...
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 Pay rates less than in 1986 March 1, 2000 Dear Editor,Recently, I decided to back on the road as a professional driver again after being off the road for over 10 years. I discovered that company drivers are not getting as much as I paid my dr...
Transportation Points shouldn’t be assigned when charges are beat March 1, 2000 Ontario's Commercial Vehicle Operator Record (CVOR) has come a long way since its humble beginnings back in the mid-80s, and I'll be the first to admit that it now serves as a pretty good indicator of...
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 People (February 01, 2000) February 1, 2000 Grant Brothers Sales' traditional division has announced the appointment of Brad Chesney as district manager for Northern Alberta, based in the Edmonton area.The Snap-on/Sun Equipment Division has an...
