Going Big: Among regulators, wide tires struggle for acceptance August 1, 2014 When people talk about how to improve truck productivity, they think big. Heavier gross weights, longer trailers, more volume, volume, volume. But these days less is more. Frug
It’s bad science. And that’s just the start of why Kyoto should be killed. August 1, 2014 It now seems clear that Prime Minister Jean Chretien, in a last-ditch effort at some sort of legacy, is prepared to send this country spiraling into economic uncertainty with his p
OTA offering fuel, food, and VW&D reforms seminars August 1, 2014 TORONTO -- The Ontario Trucking Association is offering a number of seminars this month that are designed to help boost carriers' operational success. They include:
Drive green, drive safe, drive profits August 1, 2014 "I drive each and every day like I am on a road test being evaluated on my safe and fuel-efficient driving techniques." I'm quoting a statement made by a professional driver, Mr
Paccar honoured for technological innovation August 1, 2014 BELLEVUE, Wash. -- Innovative use of information technology earned Paccar the top position in the recent InformationWeek magazine ranking of companies in the automotive sector.
Cue the Entertainment! Tips for taking clients out on the town August 1, 2014 It's that time of year when I start to think of creative ways to play Santa to our customers. A lunch, dinner, game of golf, a seat at the hockey game -- those are great ways to sa
Quebec-Maine border point gets a facelift August 1, 2014 SAINT THEOPHILE, Que. -- Prime Minister Paul Martin was on hand to inaugurate the new Armstrong border crossing in Beauce, Que.
Collenette’s misdirected community spirit August 1, 2014 In September, at the Truck World show in Toronto, we were chatting with a couple of top Canadian Trucking Alliance officials about federal Transport Minister David Collenette's sur
Contrans buys second fleet in as many weeks August 1, 2014 WOODSTOCK, Ont. -- It's fleet buying season. Contrans Income Fund has bought a second fleet this month, announcing the acquisition of Hopefield Trucking Limited, a small specialized flatbed carrier in Mississauga, Ont.
Don’t blame the CAW for Navistar’s flight to Mexico. It’s just the way of the world August 1, 2014 Buzz Hargrove, the president of the Canadian Auto Workers union, is calling on Ottawa to conjure up the spirit of the old Canada-U.S. Auto Pact to save this country's embattled aut
A Tasty Proposition for Biodiesel August 1, 2014 Finally, a good reason not to eat your vegetables: put them in your diesel engine instead. That's what the Ontario government hopes people will do after it exempted biodiesel,
Celadon boss to lead ATA Homeland Security Committee August 1, 2014 ALEXANDRIA, Va. -- Steve Russell, chairman and chief executive officer of truckload carrier Celadon Group, has been appointed chairman of American Trucking Associations' Homeland Security Policy Committee.
Back-up and Running: The magic of remote data mirroring August 1, 2014 There's an old saying in the computer biz that, with respect to system crashes, it's a question of when, not if. Whether the cause is a hardware malfunction, a software bug, or hum
Home Hardware truck fleet achieves international safety qualification August 1, 2014 DEBERT, N.S. -- Home Hardware Stores announced qualification of its Debert trucking fleet with CSA International's Carrier Safety Management System Standard (CSMS), making it the second Home Hardware fleet to be qualified.
lnside a driver’s suspicious mind August 1, 2014 Ignorance is definitely not bliss. Not when it comes to trucking in 2002, and especially not for drivers. It's the guys at the wheel who sit at the leading edge of the changes our
