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REGINA, Sask. - Various levels of government need to invest more money into everything from highway networks to transportation-related education if they want Canada to remain competitive, according to...

CBs remain a mainstay in truck cabs, but there was a day when the general public was equally fascinated by the Citizens’ Band.

In TD Marlo's story, The Night They Broke Down Midtown Joey's Door, the author finds himself standing on the toilet in his Brooklyn bathroom, leaning out the window with a hand-held CB radio pressed a...

Alta. Enviroment investigates spill

CALGARY,Alta. - Alberta Environment is investigating a spill caused when a corrosive cleaner was loaded into the wrong type of tanker.The cleaner, sodium hydroxide, reacts negatively with certain meta...

UPS offers new office equipment lease program

ATLANTA, Ga. - Most courier companies may be offering on-line tracking capabilities these days, but UPS has gone a step further with a program that purchases and leases computers to do the work.The de...

Kenworth provides referencing for parts on the Internet

Kenworth's SmartSearch, a tool fleet managers can use to research replacement parts for trucks and trailers, is now accessible on the Internet. SmartSearch can identify parts by application and also f...

How Carriers Rate in Meeting Driver Needs

% OF DRIVERS RATING THEIRCARRIERS AS SATISFACTORYMaking sure71.1% equipment is safeGiving enough time54.5% to comple...

A well-adjusted PLAN

Nothing can tarnish a fleet's safety record faster than brake defects. Brake stroke and adjustment defects are the predominant problems uncovered during roadside inspections. Of the 19,775 truck brake...

Braking Into the Future

Meritor has seen the future of braking systems and it doesn't include S-cam brakes controlled by a supply of air. The stopping power of tomorrow is lightweight, electronic and fully integrated into th...

Operating revenues up for top carriers

OTTAWA, Ont. - The country's 82 largest for-hire carriers (those earning $25 million or more annually) generated operating revenues of $1.6 billion during the last three months of 1999, a four per cen...

This day has 24 hours

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Department of Transportation has unveiled plans to radically change hours of service regulations applied to truckers.While the rules are all based on a 24-hour cycle, speci...

Into the fire

WINDSOR, Ont. - The provincial coroner's office has set June 7 as the beginning of an inquest into an 82-vehicle pile-up that has been described by police as one of the nation's worst traffic disaster...

People (May 01, 2000)

Neil A. Schilke, general director of engineering and product planning for GM of Canada Ltd., has been named as president of the Society for Automotive Engineers (SAE) International for 2001. He was se...

Q: What security features have you used on your rig?

When you look at unlocked trucks idling in a truck stop, you begin to wonder if any truckers have security on their minds. Truck News went to the Flying J Truck Stop on Hwy. 540 in Vaudreuil, Que. to ...

International trade drops

OTTAWA, Ont. - International trade dipped in February with both export and import levels dropping.After four consecutive monthly increases, exports decreased by 2.6 per cent to $32.3 billion in Februa...

GDP rise continues

OTTAWA, Ont. - Gross domestic product (GDP) advanced 0.5 per cent in January, marking the 18th consecutive monthly increase for a booming Canadian economy enjoying its longest growth cycle since 1961,...