Transportation Want to fix your business – take someone new under your wing May 1, 2002 In last month's column I talked about the professional driver and how professionalism is a continuum along which all drivers are at varying degrees.It's worth noting that no particular point on the co...
Transportation Mats: T2000 adds to options May 1, 2002 Kenworth Truck Company is looking to boost driver comfort with a dinette and sofabed option package for its T2000 75-inch Aerodyne model. Kenworth's new T2000 driver comfort package starts with a dine...
Transportation Mats: 9000i Series interiors redesigned for more space, more comfort May 1, 2002 International says it has doubled the storage capacity of its 9000i Series and enhanced driver comfort.Storage space has been expanded with a lift-up bunk with automatic under bunk lighting and bunk s...
Transportation Mats: Haldex expands product line May 1, 2002 Haldex Brake Systems has unveiled a number of new products that will be made available in coming months.The highlight of Haldex's latest additions is a new air disc brake that will be available in Jul...
Transportation Maintenance: Shake, rattle and roll May 1, 2002 BRESLEAU, Ont. - When the Australian government went to manufacturers and said, 'This is what we want to improve truck safety and mechanical fitness, now build it,' the world witnessed the conception ...
Transportation Strike, strike, strike May 1, 2002 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Buying a new piece of iron is always a welcomed dream for many O/Os. Taking the new ride out for a spin, even your first trip across the border is like riding on a dream. No noise,...
Transportation Mats: Dana uncorks new air disc system May 1, 2002 Dana Corporation's Commercial Vehicle Systems unit has shifted into gear its new Dana Spicer Air Disc Brake System for Class 7 and 8 vehicles.The new system - Extended Service Disc model ESD225 for 22...
Transportation Mats: ArvinMeritor rolls out air disc brakes May 1, 2002 ArvinMeritor has released its DX 225 air disc brake.The new brake, rolled out at the Mid-America Trucking Show, offers significant performance and maintenance advantages for a variety of vehicle appli...
Transportation Calendar (May 01, 2002) May 1, 2002 AprilApr. 27-28 - the Association of Diesel Specialists holds its International Convention, at Toronto's Westin Harbor Castle. Contact David Fehling at 913-851-9840 for further information.Apr. 27-Ma...
Transportation New security system can freeze cargo thieves in their tracks May 1, 2002 RICHMOND, B.C. - The next time a truck or cargo thief tries to make off with a load, he may find himself stopped dead in his tracks thanks to a Canadian security system attracting a lot of internation...
Transportation Fiction: Death rides a semi – Part 4 May 1, 2002 The story so far...Leaving the office, Mark is hassled by a couple of redneck truckers who don't like the fact that Mark is working for company that ships produce from Pakistan. Mark brushes the loudm...
Transportation Health: Keeping the cuffs on your inner hamburglar May 1, 2002 Let's face it. It's good to pay attention to your diet, but sometimes, you just have to indulge in some fast food.Sometimes, only a burger and fries will do.Fast food is tasty and convenient. When you...
Transportation Maintenance: Shop conditions got you down? May 1, 2002 JAKARTA, Indonesia - On a recent Friday afternoon, Ahmad bin Amid sat in his sparsely appointed two-room office several blocks from the bustling Port of Jakarta, known locally as Tanjung Priok, Indone...
Transportation Tapping into a ‘new’ workforce May 1, 2002 WINNIPEG, Man. - With Manitoba suffering through its lowest rate of population growth since 1980, the friendly province is certainly at the apex of a skills shortage threatening all transport related ...
Transportation Quebec’s three-headed monster May 1, 2002 QUEBEC CITY, Que. - What has one name, three heads and people have no idea what it is?The answer in la Belle Province is an intermediary, according to the bureaucrats who drafted Law 430. In the real ...