Equipment Trimac, Sheehan’s Truck Centre to host driver BBQ October 20, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Sheehan’s Truck Centre and Trimac Transportation are inviting drivers to an appreciation and recruiting barbecue Oct. 24. Attendees will have the opportunity to discuss career opportunities with…
Business Management Fleets ordering trailers for next year to get ahead of capacity constraints October 20, 2014 BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — FTR has released its latest trailer stats, sowing “exceptional strength” in September with net trailer orders of 32,111 units. That marked a 32% increase from August and…
Clear frame rail package available for Peterbilt Model 220 preview image Clear frame rail package available for Peterbilt Model 220 October 20, 2014 DENTON, Texas – Peterbilt announced today that its new medium-duty Model 220 can now be spec’d with a clear frame rail package. Adding this spec will add 10 inches of…
Equipment Natural gas can grow margins and fleet sizes, panelists say October 18, 2014 ‘With a 40% savings on 40 trucks, that means I could buy a natural gas truck in cash every three months with the savings,’ Cold Star Freight’s Kelly Hawes claims
Driving the Peterbilt Model 567 vocational truck preview image Equipment Driving the Peterbilt Model 567 vocational truck October 17, 2014 If you’re looking for a vocational truck that looks great, provides excellent visibility and a smooth, quiet ride, the Peterbilt Model 567 won’t disappoint
The Peterbilt Model 567 vocational truck preview image Equipment The Peterbilt Model 567 vocational truck October 17, 2014 If you’re looking for a vocational truck that looks great, provides excellent visibility and a smooth, quiet ride, the Peterbilt Model 567 won’t disappoint
Equipment NRC launches Fleet Forward 2020 program October 16, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. — The National Research Council (NRC) wants to help fleet owners improve fuel efficiency, reduce repair and maintenance costs, decrease engine idle times, and minimize their environmental footprints.
Business Management Mother Nature, human nature and the nature of technology October 15, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — Although they may feel like opposing forces, evolving technology and changing weather are working to alter both the trucking industry and the people in it. Silvy Wright,…
Business Management Stresses build strengths October 15, 2014 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. — When times are good and things are easy, even the worst–run business can survive, but it’s when companies are put under stress that’s when they evolve and…
COLD STAR FREIGHT LOVES ITS CNG MACKS preview image Equipment COLD STAR FREIGHT LOVES ITS CNG MACKS October 14, 2014 It’s been a mixed year for natural gas. Enthusiasm about the inexpensive alt-fuel seems to be diminishing. More alarmingly for us here in Canada, there’s been a significant product pull-back…
Equipment TRAILER TAILS GREEN-FLAGGED ACROSS CANADA* October 14, 2014 At the American Trucking Associations Management Conference & Exhibition in San Diego last week, ATDynamics held a press conference to announce Canadian lawmakers have finally agreed to allow full-length trailer…
Equipment FOUR EQUIPMENT HIGHLIGHTS FROM ATA October 14, 2014 The American Trucking Associations’ Management Conference & Exhibition was, as always, a huge event, bringing together trucking heavyweights from across North America. And it was extremely busy in terms of…
DRIVING THE NEW FORD F-150 preview image Equipment DRIVING THE NEW FORD F-150 October 14, 2014 Ford made a huge splash when it announced its best-selling F-150 pickup would feature an aluminum cab, beginning in 2015. Have they gone mad? people wondered. It’s a truck. Built…
Velociti launches new service to help fleets deploy technologies October 7, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Velociti has announced a new Deployment as a Service model, which will help motor carriers install and manage various technology systems across their fleets. The new…
Mack standardizes mDrive transmission preview image Equipment Mack standardizes mDrive transmission October 7, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Mack Trucks has announced its mDrive automated manual transmission is now standard on the Mack Pinnacle highway tractor. The announcement came at the American Trucking Associations…
