Top earning fleets now making eight cents on the dollar November 7, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Operating ratios of the 2,900 fleets earning $1 million or more increased by one point to 0.92, acc...
HazMat proposals to strengthen security and safety November 7, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- U.S. Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta has sent Congress a proposal that would strengthen...
MTA convention set for March November 7, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. -- Under the chairmanship of Scott Kinley, of Gladstone Transfer, the Manitoba Trucking Association...
Funds approved for truck parking (November 07, 2001) November 7, 2001 WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta says the U.S. will make federal funds available to cr...
LaHave to distribute Link-Belt excavators November 7, 2001 BRIDGEWATER, N.S. -- Makers of Link-Belt earthmoving, forestry and material handling equipment, LBX Company, has an...
Let them burn wood: Chretien November 6, 2001 OTTAWA, Ont. -- Jean Chretien cleared his throat and proverbially did his best impression of Marie Antoinette yeste...
Flip Customs at commercial crossings: Pettigrew (November 06, 2001) November 6, 2001 WINDSOR, Ont. -- Canada and the U.S. Customs should examine a flip-flop of locations to force truckers and travelle...
Ford to slash 10,000 workers November 6, 2001 DETROIT, Mich. -- Ford Motor Co. is considering shedding almost 10,000 salaried employees, or about 20 per cent of...
Canfor slaps U.S. with $250M suit (November 06, 2001) November 6, 2001 VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Canfor Corp. is suing the U.S. government, seeking a minimum of $250 million under the North Ame...
Train profits derailed (November 06, 2001) November 6, 2001 MONTREAL, Que. -- Canada's leading rail freight movers are showing signs the economic slowdown as lower traffic lev...
Conference addresses cargo theft November 6, 2001 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Fleet execs looking for a cost-effective solution to cargo theft problems may want to tap into t...
Band jams highway to push land claim November 6, 2001 FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. -- The Halfway River First Nation is calling its latest efforts to force a decision on ownershi...
Drivers honored by trucking industry November 6, 2001 WINNIPEG, Man. -- The Manitoba Trucking Association recently presented Driver of the Month Awards to a list of exce...
Changes in railway association reflect short line growth November 6, 2001 CALGARY, Alta. -- Robert Ritchie, president and chief executive officer of Canadian Pacific Railway, has been elect...
Roadranger Store open for business November 6, 2001 KALAMAZOO, Mich. -- Eaton and its Roadranger marketing partner, Dana, have launched their first e-commerce initiati...