Transportation

Profile: Trucker turned singer offers up great tunes for the road

HAMILTON, Ont. - It's not hard to tell GM Paterson does most of his song writing in the cab of a truck, perhaps that's why his music is at its best when enjoyed at 100 km-h.He recently stepped into th...

Looking Back: The highway to the past

It has been many years since I have written about the trucking industry.When editor John Curran, asked me to recollect my tenure as the first editor of Truck News, I was at a loss. There were so many ...

Looking back (August 01, 2002)

As Truck News officially comes of age and celebrates its 21st birthday this year, we decided it would be appropriate to take a look back at how the industry has evolved since we first hit the street.F...

News (August 01, 2002)

Cancom deals provide fuel, mileage and routing solutionsCancom Tracking has entered into an agreement with Turnpike Global Technologies of Stoney Creek, Ontario, to provide TurnpikeDirect automatic fu...

A Midsummer Day’s Dream

Picture driving through the scenic back roads of the Kawarthas on a sunny midsummer day as part of a GMC truck convoy whose sole purpose, aside from putting the new Kodiak and TopKick Class of 4-8 mod...

Protecting the family jewel

Back in the days of economic regulation in Ontario, the family jewel in the trucking industry was your operating licence. That was the ticket so to speak. In the post-deregulation days, it moved to in...

Food for Thought

ETOBICOKE, Ont. - When buying your fruits and vegetables at your local supermarket, do you ever wonder where exactly your produce is coming from?Well if you're buying your food from a smaller venue an...

Kenworth offers lightweight suspension (August 01, 2002)

Kenworth Truck Company now has the lightweight, Hendrickson Haulmaax heavy-duty truck suspension available for vocational truck and tractor buyers."The Haulmaax suspension is available in 40,000- and ...

To trod the boards

CAP-SAINT-IGNACE, Que. - To spec or not to spec, in the case of trailer flooring, your answer to this question may soon change thanks to Canadian manufacturer Prolam.According to the latest figures fr...

Health: Hydrate or stall, it’s your choice

The past few weeks have given us our first taste of hot weather.If you're lucky - your truck has got air conditioning.If not, give the old 260 air conditioning a try; crank down both windows and do 60...

Law and NAFTA growth brings safety

For years, I have been told the reluctance of the U.S. Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA) to open the southern border to Mexican carriers has revolved around the issue of safety. Now,...

The quest for heroes continues

MISSISSAUGA Ont. - The search for a new Canadian hero among the ranks of the nation's professional truckers has begun with the 2002 Bridgestone/Firestone Canadian Truck Hero Award campaign.The award i...

An apple in a sea of oranges

TORONTO, Ont. - In a world of high insurance fees, customer service has become key to retaining paying customers.The Markel Insurance Company of Canada has kept 90 per cent of its existing clients ove...

You should have been there

MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Trailmobile Parts and Service recently held an open house at its new parts distribution centre at 550 Matheson Blvd. E. in Mississauga. The new facility includes office space and i...

Mack deliveries still down, but orders up

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Global deliveries from Mack Trucks, Inc. through May were down 17 per cent compared with the same period last year.Order intake continued to be strong through most of May, but com...