Transportation MFTA signs dealers, unveils new products October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Just a few weeks after the historic signing of its first three dealers in Canada, MFTA Canada is rolling out its 2001 models, which include an automatic version of the company's four-w...
Transportation Mack tests catalysts October 1, 2000 LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa. - Mack Trucks, Inc. ramped up its evaluation of Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) as a possible solution to the future emission reduction targets that are facing the heavy-duty di...
Transportation Don’t forget the wheel bearings October 1, 2000 As we head into the fall, both fleets and owner-operators tend to prepare a list of maintenance items that need to be addressed before the onset of winter. Engines, transmissions, drivelines and axles...
Transportation Taxes are killing the industry October 1, 2000 Dear Editor,In the past year, the cost of fuel has taken a turn for the worse. We have seen truckers demonstrate their disgust with prices, while others sit back and take these fuel prices, lamenting ...
Transportation European truckers rally against fuel costs October 1, 2000 PARIS, France - It appears that the rest of the world isn't insulated from the impact of high fuel prices, either.On Sept. 9, France's Socialist government felt it had no choice but to give in to the ...
Transportation Collenette hints at infrastructure cash October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - There must be an election in the air. In a speech to the Canadian Transportation Equipment Association's annual convention last month, federal Transport Minister David Collenette hinte...
Transportation Check one, check 22 October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - Canadian truckers could soon be following clarified pre-trip inspection guidelines that distinguish whether or not they can continue to drive down the highway.The Ontario Trucking Asso...
Transportation McCoy Bros. sells selected parts centres to UAP October 1, 2000 EDMONTON, Alta. - McCoy Bros. has sold its struggling wholesale and retail parts centres in Edmonton, Red Deer and Calgary to Montreal-based UAP, and will now focus on truck sales and service and spec...
Transportation Kill your deadheads October 1, 2000 If there is one thing that cuts into a fleet's profitability or an owner/operator's business it is deadhead miles. Finding freight for a backhaul is essential to the success of every trucking business...
Transportation They’re raising the bar October 1, 2000 MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Pity the poor Honda Civic.That was the car Transport Canada researchers jammed under trailer underride guards to prove that existing U.S. designs can't protect sub-compact cars. Bu...
Transportation Trimac completes Rentway sale October 1, 2000 CALGARY, Alta. - Trimac has closed its previously announced deal to sell Rentway to Penske Truck Leasing for $105 million.The final price could be adjusted, depending on Rentway's balance sheet as of ...
Transportation Premier should stand against oil companies October 1, 2000 Dear Editor,The premier of Ontario needs to take a stand against the oil companies.The current prices of fuel are bankrupting small trucking firms and also hurting large trucking firms as wellIf the P...
Transportation Trash talk on tolls October 1, 2000 WINDSOR, Ont. - Windsor city council is investigating whether it has the right to levy tolls against trucks hauling Toronto garbage through Canada's Motor City en route to landfills near Detroit, Mich...
Transportation OTA looks to update air brake training October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association has unveiled a proposal to revise the province's air brake endorsement training program and aims to eliminate many of the problems built into the curre...
Transportation Corridor catches October 1, 2000 TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Ministry of Transportation impounded one truck and ordered 76 rigs out of service following 232 inspections of commercial vehicles conducted during Operation Corridor, the ...