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…
(Most) Canadian provinces agree to allow full-sized trailer tails preview image Equipment (Most) Canadian provinces agree to allow full-sized trailer tails October 7, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — All Canadian provinces except for Newfoundland have agreed to allow full-sized trailer tails. As we first reported last week, the policy change was agreed upon…
Business Management PrePass program reaches new milestones October 5, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — HELP Inc., the non-profit organization that runs the PrePass weigh station bypass network in the US, celebrated a milestone at the American Trucking Associations Management Conference…
Business Management ‘You can’t go broke going green’: UPS exec October 5, 2014 And why he believes low rolling resistance tires are no better for the environment
Trillium offers new CNG fast-fill fuelling option October 5, 2014 SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Trillium CNG has introduced a new seven-inch hydraulic intensifier compressor (HY-C), which it says can refuel CNG vehicles in half the time it takes today. The…
Equipment New regulations on weights and dimensions and inspections October 3, 2014 MONTREAL, Que. — Canadian governments have come to agreement on policies regarding truck weights and measures and vehicle inspections. Federal, provincial and territorial ministers of transport approved three recommendations put…
Espar develops highly-efficient fuel cell-based APU preview image Equipment Espar develops highly-efficient fuel cell-based APU September 26, 2014 HANNOVER, Germany — Espar parent company Eberspaecher introduced at the IAA Commercial Vehicle show a new fuel cell-based auxiliary power unit (APU), which can provide a more efficient power supply…
Business Management New website shares trucking efficiency data and best practices September 22, 2014 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Wanting to see North American fleets double their efficiency, two organizations have teamed up to produce a website designed to help businesses meet that goal.
Business Management CFIA wants to hear about your livestock handling costs and practices September 19, 2014 OTTAWA, Ont. – If you handle live animals, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) wants to hear from you. Last year, CFIA began the process of re-examining Part XII…
Business Management ATRI shares insights on sustainable freight practices September 18, 2014 ARLINGTON, Va. — The American Transportation Research Institute (ATRI) has published a compendium of sustainable freight practices employed by the trucking industry. The compendium, available at www.atri-online.org, identifies…
It’s been smooth trucking for Cold Star Freight’s CNG truck program preview image Equipment It’s been smooth trucking for Cold Star Freight’s CNG truck program September 17, 2014 VANCOUVER ISLAND, B.C. — Cold Star Freight’s pioneering journey into the realms of natural gas-fuelled trucking is already paying big dividends for the company. The company, which transports food from…
Business Management Truck seller becomes bio-fuel producer September 15, 2014 CHATHAM, Ont. – A used truck dealer plans on turning waste wood by-products into diesel fuel. “All of the provinces are increasing their [fuel] blending requirements, so we see…
Business Management Where Does The Money We All Pay For Our Gas Go? September 15, 2014 The other day, in a moment of inexplicable bewilderment, (and while filling up at the local Suncor, Canada’s gas station…. sure), my glassy eyed stare began to focus on that…
Green to Gold: Waiting for the greap leap forward preview image Business Management Green to Gold: Waiting for the greap leap forward September 10, 2014 Diesel engines are becoming cleaner and more efficient, but alternative fuels are gaining in popularity. Will diesel still be king of the road in 2025?
