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Transport Canada Gives Priority to Harmonization
Carriers in Canada are facing increased federal government scrutiny of safety as a result of efforts by Transport Canada, the agency that provides a national umbrella for oversight of the Canadian trucking industry, to harmonize the National Safety Code amongst the nation’s various jurisdictions and coordinate the formulation of new hours-of-service rules.
October 25, 2000
Justin Olsen, maintenance director at TCW, breaks down the hidden impact of poor trailer management on operations, compliance and safety.
Canadian Drivers Offered Tools For Fuel, Maintenance Smarts
For truckers who want to conserve fuel and economize on their bottom line, Natural Resources Canada has come up with a couple of “smart” ideas that officials claim are both practical and effective.
October 25, 2000Centennial College Tries to Help Industry Avoid Crossroads Collision
Trucking in Canada appears to be headed for a generational collision at the crossroads of aging drivers and new technology. However, Centennial College’s School of Transportation, with help from the industry and the government, is providing the fixtures needed to navigate through the intersection that will decide the direction for many.
October 25, 2000Carlile’s Cozad Conquers Alaska’s North Slope Road
Two things make the trip from Anchorage to the oil and natural gas production site on Alaska’s North Slope memorable. One is the size and weight of the single-unit payloads — prefabricated buildings that weigh as much as 100 tons. The other is successfully completing the trip.
October 25, 2000Class 8 Sales Suffer Largest Monthly Decline
Sales of class 8 trucks stopped slumping in September — and fell right off the edge of the table — with a monthly total 38.6% below September 1999, the largest month-to-month drop so far this year.
October 25, 2000Protest Convoy Sets Early Nov. Date With D.C.
Like the truckers who recently took action in other countries, the National Owner Operator Trucking Association hopes its upcoming trucker convoy to the nation’s capital will force U.S. officials to hear their concerns.
October 25, 2000Council Attempts to Lure Former ITLC Members
The former chair of the disbanded Information Technology and Logistics Council is trying to woo her compatriots into joining another American Trucking Associations council.
October 25, 2000Class 8 Sales Plunged in September
Sales of class 8 trucks stopped slumping in September — and fell right off the edge of the table — with a monthly total 38.6% below September 1999, the largest month-to-month drop so far this year.
October 25, 2000Transport Canada Gives Priority to Harmonization
Carriers in Canada are facing increased federal government scrutiny of safety as a result of efforts by Transport Canada to harmonize the National Safety Code amongst the nation’s various jurisdictions.
October 25, 2000Industry Prepares for SSRS Fight
Fresh from a victory in the hours-of-service issue, for-hire interstate motor carriers and their representatives wrestled among themselves over how to approach efforts to sink the Single State Registration System.
October 25, 2000