Transportation

‘Peg hauler named driver of the year

WINNIPEG, Man. - Robert Ozouf was honored at the Manitoba Trucking Association's (MTA) annual Safety Luncheon as the Volvo Trucks Canada 2001 Manitoba Driver of the Year.Ozouf, a driver with Penner In...

Table 4: Characteristics of Canadian Truck Crashes (1993-1997)

Percent of total vehicles involved in:Fatal CrashesInjuryPropertyCrashesDamage Crashes...

Driver recovers after stabbing at Calgary truck stop

CALGARY, Alta. - Long-haul trucker Rick Blancher, 36, has recovered but has yet to get back behind the wheel after being stabbed 11 times at a Calgary truck stop Mar. 15.Blancher managed to call polic...

Sick-day epidemic

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Truck drivers have had the largest number of injuries and illnesses requiring time off work of any occupation tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics since 1993.In 1999, a to...

A Canadian crash-course in doing business in the U.S.

I think it is safe to assume that all motor carriers want to be profitable and that all motor carriers want to maximize efficiency.Those are the underlying reasons behind the vexing problem of cabotag...

New man at the top for Freightliner as Hebe resigns

DaimlerChrysler's Board of Management has accepted the resignation of Jim Hebe, president of Freightliner LLC, a business unit of the Commercial Vehicles Division.When North American truck sales recen...

Confleet cuts O/Os’ costs

SWIFT CURRENT, Sask. - Skyrocketing fuel prices and increased operating costs are taking a toll on small fleets and owner/operators, but at least one Canadian firm is trying to help.Consolidated Fleet...

Reflectors tested at rail crossings

REGINA, Sask. - Concerns over collisions at railway crossings in the province have led a group of Saskatchewan organizations to test the installation of reflective markings in several municipalities.T...

New sled delivers humane approach to downer hogs

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. - A unique invention by a Canadian food inspector is making it easier for hog haulers to unload unhealthy animals.Darren Malchow, primary products inspector with the Canadian Food In...

U.S. backpedals on Pacific Hwy.

SURREY, B.C. - U.S. Customs is singing a different tune after facing stiff opposition over a crackdown on drivers at the Pacific Highway border crossing, between B.C. and Washington State.After severa...

Deluxe Freightliner trucks

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - In its continuing effort to bridge the gap between O/O styling and fleet performance, Freightliner has unveiled its new Class 8: The Columbia DX.This deluxe edition unit is the lates...

Eaton guns for automatic market

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eaton Corporation has unveiled its first fully automatic medium-duty transmission for the trucking industry - the new Eaton Fuller Automatic six-speed.The fully automatic, two-pedal,...

Dane offers new van design

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Savannah, Ga.-based trailer manufacturer, Great Dane, has rolled out its latest commercial offering to build off the successful P-Series line: The P-101.Rob Fortney, director of nati...

One heck of a KW concept

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Sometimes it's fun to take a step back and take a good hard look at the imagine-if-we scenarios in life. With this in mind, Kenworth has developed a new W900L concept vehicle.Borrowi...

Righteous reefers

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. - Achieving proper cooling capacity in your refrigerated trailers is obviously critical, however, there are a number of ways to get there.Before a reefer dealer gets around to makin...