Transportation

Exclusive: OBAC president explains resignation

CALGARY, Alta. - For Dave Marson, the decision to resign from the beleaguered Owner-operators' Business Association of Canada (OBAC) wasn't an easy one. Not only was he president of the fledgling grou...

D-trains safe, stable: Curry

BURLINGTON, Ont. - Decision makers and concept architects in the trucking industry are always in search of improving productivity and ultimately increasing profitability, and Royce Curry, of National ...

TransCore enhances freight matching product

TransCore's Commercial Services Group has announced a new version of its freight-matching product, DAT Partners 3.5.DAT Partners 3.5 is a real-time freight and capacity management tool providing fleet...

Reality television is where people get humiliated for fun

In this brave new world in which we live, one of the crazy things that we're all getting hooked on, to a greater or lesser degree of course, is called reality television.I have to admit this concerns ...

Bolton to host annual truck and tractor pull

BOLTON, Ont. - The Albion and Bolton Agricultural Society is sponsoring the 25th annual Modified Truck and Tractor Pull June 27 at the Albion Bolton Fairgrounds.The traditional event, founded by Wilso...

To buy or not to buy: Can communications save you money?

TORONTO, Ont. - Do tracking technologies pay off? They do indeed, at least according to the panel members of Vehicle Communications - Fact, Fiction and Urban Myths, one of the sessions held at the ann...

Are air discs in your future?

TORONTO, Ont. - The advantages of air disc brakes have been touted for some time now, but is it a certainty that these higher performing brakes will become a common spec' among Canadian carriers and o...

Preventive Maintenance Pumping iron – how to avoid a deficiency

I'm sure you've heard of the term "trace minerals." But what exactly are they? They're essential minerals that work with enzymes throughout your body. Necessary, but only in small amounts.We get our t...

Two for the road

The call came out of the blue, and the voice was all but a distant memory."Hi Mark, it's Jenny.""Jenny?"Mark couldn't believe it was her.They hadn't spoken in years, but here she was calling him up as...

Freightliner Custom Chassis launches walk-in chassis

GAFFNEY, S.C. - Freightliner Custom Chassis Corporation (FCCC) has launched of the MT-45 Straight Rail (SR) diesel chassis.According to Dean Schaper, FCCC director of sales and marketing, the MT-45 SR...

ChevronTexaco launches new technician award

TORONTO, Ont. - ChevronTexaco has launched a new monthly awards program to recognize outstanding diesel technicians.The ChevronTexaco Diesel Technician Award Program, launched at the annual Canadian F...

It’s a team effort for a new tri-brand dealership

LONDON, Ont. - Team Truck Centres is continuing to consolidate at its new location on Wilton Grove Road, and is now officially a Tri-Brand dealership.Team was led by Bob O'Dowda, until he handed over ...

Give me a call in disease-free Antarctica

Much has been said about the SARS problem, from the World Health Organization's rather hasty recommendation to avoid Toronto, to claims of a cover up when the initial disease broke out in China.Flash ...

Has SARS affected your routes or your operations at all?

LONDON, Ont. - The latest viral phenomenon to hit the streets has been a deadly one. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) has left many around the world fearful and hoping that research labs can f...

Sask. speed limits increased to 110

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan is raising the speed limit on its four-lane highways to 110 km/h, as of June 1.The June 1 implementation date will enable the province to begin replacing signage, while la...