Dana welcomes new director August 5, 2003 KALAMAZOO, Mich. - Dana Corporation today announced the promotion of Steve Slesinski to director of product plannin...
Transportation ArvinMeritor’s Thermal Regenerator receives VERT approval August 5, 2003 TROY, Mich. -- ArvinMeritor announced its active diesel particulate filter regeneration system, the Thermal Regener...
Transportation Truck-Lite launches new series of LED lighting August 1, 2003 FALCONER, N.Y. -- Truck-Lite recently released its LED Super 44 Hard Wired stop, turn and tail lamps.
Transportation Walking in the Giant’s Shadow August 1, 2003 Less than a year after the collapse of Consolidated Freightways, the LTL market has been hit by another shocker: Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. - two of the largest and most recognized names in transp...
Transportation Safe, Secure. . . and Finally in Writing August 1, 2003 After nine years of discussions, drafts and a massive research project, Canadian lawmakers appear ready to tell you how to strap, chain or otherwise secure cargo to trailers. Provincial and territoria...
Transportation Caterpillar Gets EPA Nod for Third ACERT-Equipped Engine August 1, 2003 Caterpillar Inc. has received certification by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency for the company's third engine equipped with ACERT technology.With this certification, Caterpillar says it is th...
Transportation With Evan MacKinnon August 1, 2003 MT: You've served on the board of the Canadian Trucking Alliance for about 10 years now and you were part of the association's restructuring. In your view how is this association better meeting the ne...
Transportation Border Security Carried Too Far August 1, 2003 I had a call from a company whose driver received a citation in New York state for a log violation. I was further informed that when the driver contacted the court asking "specifics", that the violati...
Transportation Moving to the Edge of Chaos to Improve Productivity August 1, 2003 Most people think of chaos as highly unproductive. While this sounds like sheer folly, there is some concrete evidence that intentionally moving an organization to the edge of chaos creates the condit...
Transportation Tackling the “Last Bastion of Antiquity” August 1, 2003 Fleets using computerised maintenance management software can save 5-12% in tires, fuel costs, parts inventory and maintenance, and can increase labor productivity by 15% percent, according to a study...
Transportation Kinedyne Expands Engineering And R&D To Meet New Demands August 1, 2003 Kinedyne Corporation, a major supplier of cargo control systems for the trucking industry, has expanded its engineering, quality and manufacturing groups with the addition of new software and equipmen...
Transportation Hino Trucks Announces New U.S.A. Organization August 1, 2003 Hino Motors Ltd. recently announced a restructuring of its distribution company, Hino Diesel Trucks (U.S.A.), Inc. in what it says is a move aimed at increasing its presence in the U.S. truck market.A...
On the Brink… preview image On the Brink… August 1, 2003 PICTURE BUTTE, Alta. - In the self-professed livestock capital of Canada, there are mounting concerns about the long-term repercussions of a single case of mad cow disease in Canada.Picture Butte, Alt...
Transportation LTL Industry Shocker: Yellow and Roadway Look to Merge August 1, 2003 OVERLAND, Kans. - Less than a year after the collapse of Consolidated Freightways, the LTL market has been hit by another shocker: Yellow Corp. and Roadway Corp. - two of the largest and most recogniz...
Transportation Halterm and Zim Come to Agreement August 1, 2003 HALIFAX, N.S. - Halterm recently announced it has reached a new agreement with Zim Israel Navigation Company, which is Halterm's largest and longest tenured customer.The agreement settles all outstand...
