Transportation

Federal-Mogul to market Dialight

SOUTHFIELD, Mich. - Federal-Mogul will exclusively market Dialight Corporation's DiodeLite's LED line for heavy-duty vehicles."The alliance with Dialight enhances our position as an OEM systems suppli...

Rodi Power buys production facility

PUYALLUP, Wash. - Rodi Power Systems has purchased a 159,200-square-foot production facility in Abbeville, La., bringing it one step closer to bringing a new truck engine to the North American market....

Maybe we need black boxes

Dear Editor,Regarding the fuss about black boxes, I think the vast majority of truckers are missing the biggest opportunity for a pay increase that has ever landed at their feet. Why? The only reason ...

Quinte West site confirmed by Great Dane Trailers

QUINTE WEST, Ont. - Great Dane Trailers has announced that it will locate its first Canadian plant in Quinte West, confirming reports that appeared in the June issue of Truck News.The plant promises t...

Where do we fit in? Comparing values

The first measure that can be used to gauge a mode's importance is the value it adds -- wages and profits made to labor and capital -- in each province. A number of factors beyond shipper preference f...

Annual Growth in Provincial Transportation Industries*

Source: Statistics Canada, Income and Expenditures Division and Transport Canada estimates * As of 1998. Based on value-added in millions of 1992 dollarsPER CENTTOTALAIRRAIL...

ICBC cancels facility’s vehicle inspection licence

VICTORIA, B.C. - The Insurance Corporation of British Columbia has pulled the vehicle inspection licence from Wes-Can Trailer and Truck Repair in Surrey, B.C. after trucks certified by the company as ...

Trucks bettering cars in Ontario emission tests

TORONTO, Ont. - The vast majority of commercial vehicles are passing Ontario's Drive Clean emission control tests, and they're even bettering the records of tested cars.Emissions from more than 90,000...

Hotline hours are extended

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration has increased the hours of its toll-free driver hotline (1-888-DOT-SAFT) for reporting carrier safety violations. The hotline will be...

New money for Saskatchewan highways

REGINA, Sask. - Saskatchewan Highways and Transportation Minister Maynard Sonntag was in an upbeat mood on may 10 as he addressed a crowd of businesspeople in regina. and he had good reason: he had ju...

B.C. gears up for championships

PORT COQUITLAM, B.C. - For the first time since the 1980s, a female trucker will compete in the British Columbia Professional Truck Driving Championships, scheduled for May 27 at the Tradex Centre in...

Drivers need to be informed

DON MILLS, Ont. - While many maintenance programs may focus on shop floors, drivers need to be informed for any system to work, according to speakers at the recent Canadian Fleet Maintenance Seminar."...

Unlocking secrets of gridlock

It's a monster that feeds on miles of metal, glass, and rubber, and it seems to grow larger with every passing day.With an increase in traffic volume comes congestion. With volume and congestion comes...

Westport wins anti-pollution award

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Westport Innovations has earned national recognition from Canada's provincial environment ministers for technology that could have a role in reducing greenhouse gases from diesel eng...

Transport Canada announces latest list of recalls

OTTAWA, Ont. - Transport Canada has released its latest list of recalled heavy-duty trucks, and the current list is restricted to Freightliner and Volvo models. 1998-2000 Freightliner Sterling A and ...