Transportation

Week’s dates should have remained

Dear Editor,In support to your editorial in the June issue of Truck News and West (Let's settle on week's date and focus), would like to add, in my personal view, the trucking industry loses by moving...

Kenworth offers E-mail service

KIRKLAND, Wash. - Kenworth owners can have product, technical and maintenance information E-mailed to them every week through a new service being offered by Kenworth PremierCare Parts and Service.The ...

Mack dealer wins third straight

WINDSOR, Ont. - For the third year in a row, Mack Trucks has named 401 Mack Canadian Dealer of the Year and Most Improved Canadian Dealer of the Year.The success, says dealer principal Frank Kemski, i...

Hyundai re-affirms Bering Truck deal

FRONT ROYAL, Va. - Hyundai has reaffirmed that Bering Truck Corporation will be the exclusive distributor for its products in North America.A new commercial vehicle joint venture between DaimlerChrysl...

Be your fan clutch’s biggest fan

While many truckers will keep a close eye on their engine coolants, adding supplemental coolant additives with the precision of chemists, the condition of fan clutches is often overlooked until proble...

Q: What has to be done to attract new candidates into trucking careers?

NEW MINAS, N.S. - A recent study suggests that Nova Scotia's trucking industry is in the midst of a human resources crisis. Carriers want to expand, but there's a shortage of trained professionals to ...

Ontario, Quebec strike deal on dimensions

TORONTO, Ont. - Ontario and Quebec have inked an extensive deal to harmonize the weights and dimensions of equipment that crosses the provincial border, Truck News has learned.The agreement - expected...

Trimac sells Rentway to focus on bulk hauls, logistics

CALGARY, Alta. - Trimac has announced plans to sell off everything but its bulk trucking and third party logistics businesses so it can pay off debt and put itself in better shape to acquire more bulk...

Vehicle dimensions, weights a hot topic around the globe

SASKATOON, Sask. - If you're frustrated by the continuing battle over vehicle weights and dimensions, take heart. Canada isn't the only country in the world to be debating which long combinations shou...

The burning issue

There will be more crude oil flowing from the Middle East in the next few weeks, but that will not necessarily translate into immediate relief from high prices at the pump. And that is especially true...

Patience is a virtue on the highway

With tourist season upon us - and the sun beating down on the hood of the truck - I could probably fill a column with notes about how I'm ticked off by slow-moving RV drivers who decide to make left t...

Minister wants Feds to fund rural roads

REGINA, Sask. - Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag moved an emergency motion last month in the Saskatchewan Legislature calling on the federal government to immediately provide more ...

Roadcheck numbers are still misleading

When we look at the out-of-service rates posted during the annual Roadcheck inspection blitz, final results leap from the page - but not simply because the industry's compliance rate is improving. Whi...

DaimlerChrysler to buy Detroit Diesel

DETROIT, Mich. - Daimler- Chrysler announced plans to buy all remaining shares in Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) only hours after its Freightliner LLC subsidiary bought Western Star Trucks.While Dai...

Attack stress

You're on a clogged artery, your own arteries clogging as a four-wheeler cuts you off. Your lunch is in your throat as you halt your beast of burden before it crushes the little red Toyota that has sl...