Transportation It’s time for shippers to work as partners February 1, 2000 Ed: No other lobbyist in the trucking industry has David Bradley's profile. Love him or hate him, he never leaves any question about the stance of the associations he represents. Seldom is a major nat...
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 Officer respects professionals February 1, 2000 Dear Editor,As a CVSA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance)-certified police officer serving central Ontario, I have had many dealings with truckers over the past few years. Despite the outcome of the ...
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...
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 Dumped regulation February 1, 2000 MONTREAL, Que. - Canada's last bastions of regulated trucking may have fallen Jan. 1, with the deregulation of bulk haulers in Quebec and B.C., but experiences in the two provinces are a world apart.Q...
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...
Transportation Shift to fitness gear February 1, 2000 Our health-crazed society demands summer-ripe vine tomatoes in the dead of winter, but the drivers bringing them to market are probably relying on a diet of snack foods and caffeine to get through the...
Transportation Meritor reports continued growth February 1, 2000 TROY, Mich. -- Meritor Automotive has reported double-digit earnings growth for its ninth consecutive quarter.Meritor sales for the fiscal quarter ending Dec. 31, 1999 hit $1.1 billion with a net inco...
Transportation Tests shedding light on ABS warning systems January 1, 2000 This winter's road testing of as many as 100 combination vehicles with the sometimes-controversial PLC4Trucks integrated circuit chip should help establish the reliability of the device, which is supp...
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 CVOR system is a cut above the past January 1, 2000 I have to hand it to the trucking industry and the Ontario Ministry of Transportation for developing the new and improved CVOR (Commercial Vehicle Operating Record) and its associated carrier abstract...
Transportation Meritor trims LVS January 1, 2000 TROY, Mich. - Meritor Automotive has sold its Light Vehicle Systems (LVS) sun visor operations (to Grupo Antolin-Vosges S.A.S. of France), marking the second chunk of the division to be sold off in as...
Transportation In harmony with the highway January 1, 2000 BRIGHTON, Ont. - Bettina Schwarze may carry the badge of an OPP constable, but truckers along the Hwy. 401 corridor in Eastern Ontario know her by her CB handle of Goldielocks.With a Class A licence i...
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...
