Transportation Operation corridor targets bad drivers November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Provincial Police (O.P.P.) were out in full force recently to crack down on unsafe drivers travelling the busiest highway in Canada.The two-day Operation Corridor saw more ...
Transportation No documents, please November 1, 2002 CAMBRIDGE, Ont. - Making documents and shipping information more visible to customers is great, but sometimes everyone would like nothing better than to move the paperwork that drives commerce out of ...
Finding a good home November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - So you've got a small stable of trucks and some money to burn, and are thinking of starting up or expanding your own trucking company. The question is, where to base your operation?Van...
Transportation Doing time November 1, 2002 'Hurry up to wait!' We've all heard that expression...you're loaded and ready to put down the miles. The shipper took his time getting that last pallet stretch-wrapped, the office took even longer to ...
Transportation Tire tracking goes high-tech November 1, 2002 ORLANDO, Fla. - Michelin has developed a new tire tracking and monitoring system the company says can save fleets hundreds of thousands of dollars.The eTire system was recently unveiled in Orlando, Fl...
Transportation Digi-Boost delivers more juice November 1, 2002 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Eee Tee Digital Design has developed a digital fuel supplement system aimed at delivering that extra bit of juice when required.The Digi-Boost system, which was showcased for the fi...
Transportation Trucking industry feeds the hungry November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - The Canadian Association of Food Banks (CAFB) took the opportunity to extend thanks to the trucking industry at Truck World 2002.Food bank shelves coast-to-coast are stocked because of...
Transportation ChevronTexaco unveils extended life coolant November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - ChevronTexaco Global Lubricants held a press conference at Truck World to announce the launch of its new Delo Extended Life Coolant (ELC).Jim Arner, technical services manager with Che...
Transportation Checkfluid debuts two new products November 1, 2002 TORONTO, Ont. - Checkfluid has introduced a soot analyzer designed to measure soot in diesel engine lube oil on-site and in less than one minute. Soot levels are expected to increase with the release ...
Transportation Better O/O rates coming soon November 1, 2002 Attending both Truck World 2002 and Truxpo over the last few weeks gave me the opportunity to talk to owner/operators from one end of the country to the other. The majority were concerned about their ...
Transcraft growing November 1, 2002 ANNA, Ill. - Transcraft Corporation recently added five more dealers and locations to its network.Currently, Dave de Poincy, president and COO says, Transcraft has the largest network of dealers in No...
Transportation New partnership November 1, 2002 TROY, Mich. - ZF Meritor LLC announced a new partnership with Sachs Mexico S.A. de C.V. which is a subsidiary of ZF Friedrichshafen AG.Sachs will now manufacture current Meritor 14-inch and 15.5-inch ...
Transportation What do you look for at a trade show? November 1, 2002 ABBOTSFORD, B.C. - Truckers in the East and the West had an opportunity to attend a major trucking trade show over the past few weeks, with Truck World being hosted by the Ontario Trucking Association...
Transportation Moose-vehicle collisions targeted November 1, 2002 FREDERICTON, N.B. - The departments of public safety and transportation are taking steps to slow down Route 7 drivers in an effort to reduce moose-vehicle collisions..Statistics collected in the past ...
Transportation AMTA presents annual awards (November 01, 2002) November 1, 2002 EDMONTON, Alta. - The Alberta Motor Transport Association (AMTA) took the chance to recognize some of its finest members at its recent conference in Edmonton.The Volvo Driver of the Year was Irvin Dun...