Truck News

TMTV’s Video on the Road at the PeopleNet Transportation Symposium: Experimenting with real-time parking notifications

NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE, Ont. -- As hours of service tick away, drivers can't waste time looking for a place to park when it's time for their mandatory rest periods.

OTA praises budget measure that will close huge loophole

TORONTO, Ont.-- The Ontario Trucking Association (OTA) is commending a part in the provincial budget that was announced today that would close a long-time loophole which exempted certain heavy trucks from having to be plated and subjected to...

Three trends noticed at Mid-America

The last few weeks have been a whirlwind of activity in the trucking industry. In March, I attended the Work Truck Show, Technology & Maintenance Council meetings and the Mid-America Trucking Show. The mood at each of these events was...

What does the future hold for natural gas?

How will natural gas shape the long-haul trucking industry of the future? The answer to that question is less clear following the recent Mid-America Trucking Show.

Burning desires

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Cleaner air has traditionally come at a cost. Tighter emission standards have led to pricey equipment, increased downtime, added maintenance, and maybe even trucks with lower residual values, says Paul Menig of Tech I-M, a...

Quebec doling out money for green technologies

MONTREAL, Que. -- Transports Quebec has $28.3 million dollars burning a hole in its pocket. It wants trucking industry players to spend it on approved equipment and on demonstration and approval projects for newer technologies that reduce fuel...

AMTA shuffles deck

CALGARY, Alta. -- A bombshell personnel change at the Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) has installed a new face in the organization’s centre seat and kicked off some serious soul searching about the group’s direction going...

Just because it’s on the Internet doesn’t make it true

TORONTO, Ont.-- If you thought resorting online for exercise tips as a long-haul truck driver was a good idea – think again.

Creating the ultimate in-cab kitchen

An oversized greasy cheeseburger, crispy French fries and an ice-cold soda – this is the typical meal a truck driver will find along the stretch of any highway.

Watch out for this issue

Have you noticed yourself holding books or reading material farther away in order to see the print clearly? Have you noticed eye strain or headaches after reading or working on the computer?

What’s your core strength?

What can help you reduce body fat, increase lean muscle mass and burn more calories? Strengthen your core with core-strength training.

Fleet managers and suppliers join forces

Everyone involved with truck transportation should recognize the need to stay current with regulatory changes, with technology, and with new concepts in the world of trucking. My discussions with PMTC members indicate to me that they are at the...

Waiting on Obama

There’s a song that’s been out a while in the United States by one Cledus T. Judd, called “Waitin’ on Obama.” It’s a lament about high expectations and dashed hopes. I readily admit there are times I lament...

They took my stick and I don’t miss it

Back in February, I jumped into a 2015 Freightliner Cascadia Evolution. The catch was that it came equipped with a Detroit DT12 automated transmission. I talked to a few folks I knew who had made the change to an automatic – drivers that...

Embarking on a new career as an O/O

In my brief absence from these pages, I have been quite busy. Not my usual kind of busy, but busy expanding my knowledge of our industry. I have been doing it from the other side of the desk too, in a poacher-turned-gamekeeper kinda way.