Transportation

Back Behind the Wheel: Diabetes – A Trucker’s Disease

Diabetes is a disease that affects approximately eight per cent of all Canadians. Yet it's a condition that can be managed effectively, preventing many of the serious complications associated with it....

Fergus: Come Rain or Shine…

FERGUS, Ont. - The weather may have been lousy, but that didn't keep truck drivers and their families away from this year's Fergus Truck show, says founder and organizer Sherry Clarke."The turnout was...

News Focus: just-barely-in-time-shipping?

Just-in-time transport (JIT) carriers and the U.S. Bureau of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) are both acutely aware of time. One is looking to reduce its time in crossing the border; the other is ...

Sales Shocker

North America's truck manufacturers must have found some comfort in Canadian sales figures this fall, as several of them plunged into their annual budget deliberations. Canadian fleets and owner/opera...

The CVOR and you

I would like to share with readers some questions about CVOR that have come up over the past two months.Q. Our subsidiary company in Ontario recently underwent a facility audit. It failed on the drive...

Shell brands approved for new Mack EGR engine spec

Shell Lubricants' Shell ROTELLA T Multigrade 15W-40 and Pennzoil Long-Life 15W-40 Heavy Duty Engine Oil have met the new Mack EO-N Premium Plus 03 specification, allowing both brands for use in all Ma...

Order in and Head Out

Automated functions, reduced duplication and information sharing with clients are three of the most important features of dispatching software."The heart for small carriers is the delivery of an integ...

Adventures in Moose Fencing… New Brunswick, Quebec Go Electric

BELLEDUNE, N.B. - The bad news is, leaves will soon be falling, which is the cue for moose to head for the highways and oncoming trucks.The good news is, drivers hauling through Belledune, N.B. and ne...

Trucker Tragedy Has Happy Ending, All Thanks to Truck Stop Staff

CARDINAL, Ont. - Truck stops play an important role in the lives of truckers; they're a place to eat, sleep and converse with old friends.On his way home from Montreal on the evening of June 9, Hender...

Lacolle FAST Lane Ready

LACOLLE, Que. - The dedicated southbound FAST lane at the Champlain-Lacolle border crossing south of Montreal is open for business, although it only starts where the highway widens a few hundred feet ...

The End of An Era: Mack’s Special Edition

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - After nearly four decades of dependable service, the Mack RD, the last of the R series models, is being retired at the end of 2003.To celebrate the end of an era, the company is o...

Clear Shot: Pleased to Meet You…hope You Get My Name

Hello out there...There's no rest for the wicked, so they say, and even though truck industry people are no more wicked than anyone else, the saying holds especially true for them in summertime.While ...

Publisher’s Comment: Respect and Courtesy Go a Long Way Toward a Successful Operation

We all know driver retention is one of the biggest problems facing fleet owners today.Now, more then ever, moving from company to company seems to be the norm. Why is that?Is it because Joe Blow's Tra...

If Price Was No Object, What Truck Would You Get and How Would You Spec It?

FERGUS, Ont. - The Fergus Truck Show, rain or shine, is one of Ontario's longest-standing traditions, drawing visitors from in and even out of province to showcase their wares, compete in truck pulls ...

Port of Vancouver Moving Record Number of Containers

VANCOUVER, B.C. - The Port of Vancouver is on pace for a record year in container shipments, which should mark the 14th straight year of growth for Canada's busiest port.In addition to container traff...