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Jim Hicks owner of Travelers Transportation services, trucker-John Robathan Satellite-linked computer to track truckers
Jim Hicks owner of Travelers Transportation services, trucker-John Robathan Satellite-linked computer to track truckers

Jim Hicks owner of Travelers Transportation services, trucker-John Robathan Satellite-linked computer to track truckers

Date2/2/1995
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ProvenanceCourtesy: Toronto Star Photograph Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Object NumberTSPA_0128393F
Marvin Tile: Internationally Known Metro surgeon fixed U.S. trucker's pelvis.
Marvin Tile: Internationally Known Metro surgeon fixed U.S. trucker's pelvis.
11/28/1985
Jack Hicks takes up an unaccustomed spot at the Toronto Stock Exchange - the public gallery
Jack Hicks takes up an unaccustomed spot at the Toronto Stock Exchange - the public gallery
5/7/1970
For $56 a day, Brian Hicks will drive your car, do your shopping or cook your dinner.
For $56 a day, Brian Hicks will drive your car, do your shopping or cook your dinner.
10/29/1980
Work is blessed: Dr. Andrew Simone, centre, leads volunteer members of Canadian Food For Children in prayer yesterday before they start packing the piled-up foodstuffs for shipment to a mission in Uganda. Earlier this week, the organization sent food and medicines to Canadian nurse Theresa Hicks, who runs a clinic in a squatters' camp in Liberia.
Work is blessed: Dr. Andrew Simone, centre, leads volunteer members of Canadian Food For Children in prayer yesterday before they start packing the piled-up foodstuffs for shipment to a mission in Uganda. Earlier this week, the organization sent food and medicines to Canadian nurse Theresa Hicks, who runs a clinic in a squatters' camp in Liberia.
1/8/1987
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
Clare and Bob Duck run Bob's Truck Stop in Campbellville for men who drove cross-country trucks, not for tourists. It's good, plain, solid food cooked to keep a trucker satisfied for the next 300 miles. Mrs. Duck says. Tourists tend to eat lighter foods like salads. Duck is a mechanic and worked in the Arctic for 13 years, taking supplies in by cat train. They opened the restaurant in January.
7/12/1973
Charles Duey: Trucker says food buyers think he's a dumb hillbilly.
Charles Duey: Trucker says food buyers think he's a dumb hillbilly.
6/16/1991
Hot rods: Harold Middleton, 41, a trucker-turned-car-appraiser, peers through the chrome wheel of a '47 Ford called Rock 'n' Roll Flathead
Hot rods: Harold Middleton, 41, a trucker-turned-car-appraiser, peers through the chrome wheel of a '47 Ford called Rock 'n' Roll Flathead
3/3/1988
Snobelen: Ex-trucker
Snobelen: Ex-trucker
5/9/1979
Toronto's top trucker
Toronto's top trucker
6/12/1977
Guarantees given: Robert Baer, chairman of TeleCheck Services Inc., holds a terminal which lets merchants call computers to clear customer cheques.
Guarantees given: Robert Baer, chairman of TeleCheck Services Inc., holds a terminal which lets merchants call computers to clear customer cheques.
7/25/1983
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
Electronic Pages: Victor Garcia filled his mainframe computer with information about businesses from Metro area Yellow Pages. His operators use the information to telll callers about goods and services near their homes.
11/17/1986
Hot seller: Bell vice-president Charles Labarge shows off Alex, a computer terminal that links to phone lines to provide users up to 300 services
Hot seller: Bell vice-president Charles Labarge shows off Alex, a computer terminal that links to phone lines to provide users up to 300 services
4/30/1990