Transportation

Thick as thieves – Part 3

The story so far...Mark takes on a load of spirits from the Bacardi Distillery in Brampton, but is hijacked before he makes it to the highway. He's eventually knocked unconscious and is found hours la...

Pete adds dual steering gear spec (August 01, 2002)

DENTON, Tex. - Bringing increased durability, maneuverability and wheel cut to heavy-duty vocational applications, Sheppard Dual Steering Gears are now available on Peterbilt conventionals.The optiona...

Kenworth dealers offer express lube

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Participating Kenworth dealers are now offering Kenworth PremierCare ExpressLube Service to assist customers with their preventive maintenance in time for the hot summer months.Kenwo...

News Focus: One year after the terror

Toni Marwitz, U.S. Consul GeneralI don't believe there has ever been a time in our history that more high level attention has been focused on cross-border trade. The United States and Canada have chan...

rising to the challenge

MT: The EPA's decision to move up the initial 2004 emissions deadline by two years left engine manufacturers concerned about not having a proper amount of time to test their new products. As chairman ...

Motor oils (August 01, 2002)

With the September deadline for the new engine oil category C1-4 now upon us, you've likely been hearing much about the new motor oil formulations. But in weeding through all the rhetoric, you should ...

satisfy your mind

Dust off your travel clothes, kiss the spouse and kids goodbye and get set to spend some mind-enriching time outside the office. If you're a truck fleet manager, September is full of events worth your...

Webb offers lightweight wheel assemblies

LAS VEGAS, Nev. - Webb Wheel Products has introduced a line of platinum wheel-end assemblies combining the company's platinum drum and aluminum hub.The company claims that combination of components of...

Mack to offer SteelLite X30TM

TROY, Mich. - ArvinMeritor's SteelLite X30 lightweight brake drum is now available on Mack CH, CX, CL, RB and RD600 series tractors.The drums have a one-piece design with no weld seam, providing extra...

Kenworth publishes savings booklet

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Owner/operators get out your scissors, it's time to start clipping those coupons.Once again the Kenworth PremierCare Advantages Savings Book is available to customers throughout Nort...

Canepa breaks Pikes Peak record (August 01, 2002)

PIKES PEAK, Colo. - Veteran racer Bruce Canepa of Santa Cruz, Calif. and the Kenworth Truck Company race team set another record at the 80th Pikes Peak International Hill Climb.Canepa piloted the Kenw...

Tragic events in Grimsby prompt border scrutiny (August 01, 2002)

GRIMSBY, Ont. - The horrific shooting spree here that left the owner/operator of a towing company and three of his family members dead has renewed fears about border security.The gun used on June 14 t...

Birthdays, times to think (August 01, 2002)

As you have no doubt noticed by now, Truck News has turned 21. Our three-month birthday celebration ends with this issue and I couldn't let the time pass without sharing a few memories of my own.I rem...

Letters

There is a difference between "certified" and "compliant"I would like to take exception to the article "Engineering Change" that ran in the May/June 2002 issue of Motortruck. The statement under Cater...

Nothing like a victory to buoy spirits

Opening weekend of bass season and I did what I've always done - headed to Buck Lake to compete in the Birch Island Bass Derby.Running since 1975, the event was actually founded by my late-grandfather...