Transportation OPEC MAY THROTTLE BACK OIL OUTPUT March 16, 2001 VIENNA, Austria -- The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is leaning toward cutting crude oil pro...
Transportation New truck-friendly Hwy. 403 stop March 1, 2001 BRANTFORD, Ont. - The first service centre on Hwy. 403 in the Brantford, Ont., region now has its pumps switched on and is open for business.Bikram Dhillon and his partner, Major Dhillon, say they've ...
Transportation Keeping your engine cool February 1, 2001 Many readers, especially those that live in colder climes, have been asking me how often you should check your antifreeze, how often you should flush the cooling system, and whether or not one antifre...
Transportation Canadians wait as ECU drops taxes December 1, 2000 BRUSSELS, Belgium. - Diesel tax cuts offered by several European Union governments to angry truckers, farmers and other drivers have received the qualified approval of the European Commission.The cuts...
Transportation A month of NTA’s sound and fury November 1, 2000 OSHAWA, Ont. - Between blockades, convoys, closed-door bargaining sessions and Queen's Park press conferences throughout October, it was as though the clock had been turned back eight months to the la...
Transportation Government to help Newfoundland truckers October 1, 2000 ST. JOHN'S, Nfld. - They may not have found the cash they were looking for, but a group of Newfoundland and Labrador truckers walked away last month with promises of other help from their provincial g...
Transportation European truckers rally against fuel costs October 1, 2000 PARIS, France - It appears that the rest of the world isn't insulated from the impact of high fuel prices, either.On Sept. 9, France's Socialist government felt it had no choice but to give in to the ...
Transportation Fuel prices spark protests by Ontario O/Os October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Perhaps there should be little surprise that a group born from last February's high fuel prices would return this fall to the public stage. After all, prices at Toronto-area pumps hit ...
Transportation A day at the races September 1, 2000 NOTRE-DAME-DU-NORD, Que. - It normally isn't thought of as a city, this spot on the map that sits near the border of Ontario and Quebec. Barely 1,500 people call it their permanent home.But every summ...
Transportation O/O protest blows over June 1, 2000 KAMLOOPS, B.C. - A planned protest that was to be mounted by owner/operators in Western Canada seems to have blown over before it began. Owner/operators were going to block fuel pumps at several card-...
Transportation Crude economics April 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Over the past few months, there's been quite a furor over the price of fuel. There's also been a lot of rhetoric. Depending on what camp you're in, and how the rising price of fuel has...
Transportation Vast majority pass on first try at test February 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - With the first wave of equipment now tested, shops are finding that truck engines built throughout the '90s are easily passing annual Drive Clean inspections. And those we contacted ar...
Transportation Fuel for the ignition February 1, 2000 There's little doubt that many cold, blustery days lie ahead of us before leaves re-appear on the trees. And from the standpoint of fuel systems, it is imperative to ensure that all components are win...
Transportation New Products (February 01, 2000) February 1, 2000 East offers crush-resistant floorsEast Manufacturing's new crush-resistant floor package is available on its full line of platform trailers.The Concentrated Load Package (CLP) offers better support an...
