Transportation

Tire and Rim Guidelines for Tires Rated at 65 Mph

THE COST OF SPEED: Tires rated at 65 mph but regularly exposed to speeds 10 miles faster require a 12 per cent decrease in load weight and a five per cent increase in inflation pressure.RADIAL PLY TIR...

QTA honours award winners

MONTREAL, Que. - At its 49th annual convention, the QTA honoured several award winners with plaques. Volvo Canada presented its Driver of the Year award to Francois Payette of Transport Belmire.This a...

Changing jobs a costly move: study

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - Driver turnover has always been a problem for trucking companies, but changing jobs may be just as costly to drivers, according to study findings released at the Truckload Carriers A...

OTA balks at 407 toll increase

TORONTO, Ont. - The Ontario Trucking Association is questioning the latest toll increase on Hwy. 407, which runs north of Toronto. The recent increase was the second in nine months."It appears this an...

Lower fuel taxes

Dear Editor,I have been watching the fuel crisis and the effect it is having on the trucking industry. I say just get out there! Turn off your trucks, block outside carriers, and shut this province do...

Happy Easter!

MONTREAL, Que. - Quebec Trucking Association officials were a little embarrassed this month, as their 49th annual convention fell on Easter weekend. Such events are apparently planned so far in advanc...

Truck insurers will merge

TORONTO, Ont. - Truck insurers Hargraft Wood Fleming and Schofield Insurance Brokers have announced plans to merge into a firm to be known as Hargraft Schofield Inc., in a deal to close June 7.J. Ross...

Courier giant suing Ottawa

OTTAWA, Ont. - United Parcel Service of America is taking Canada's federal government to court in a $230-million lawsuit under the North American Free Trade Agreement. It's the first time the deal's c...

Cummins expands QuickServe support

COLUMBUS, Ind. - Cummins Engine has expanded its QuickServe support initiative to deliver parts and service whenever and wherever they're needed in Canada and the U.S.Cummins introduced its in-shop, d...

Ambassador abandons triple toll hike

WINDSOR, Ont. - Medium-duty truck operators were facing a whopping 300 per cent increase in Ambassador Bridge tolls this spring until bridge management was deluged with calls from angry carriers and t...

West Coast rates cut to the bone

Dear Editor,I was totally appalled to come home and find my wife sitting at the kitchen table, just fuming after reading Truckers of a Different Color (TN - February 2000).According to Saran Bal, who ...

Inland Kenworth named top dealer

BURNABY, B.C. - Inland Kenworth could be forgiven for feeling a sense of deja-vu when it was named 1999 Kenworth Canadian Dealer of the Year during the truck maker's recent dealer meeting in Scottsdal...

Solo now re-man

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - Eaton has unveiled a remanufactured version of its 15.5-inch, heavy-duty Eaton Fuller Solo Clutch."The same features are present in the remanufactured version," says John Aldrich, s...

Grease is the word

Fifth wheels are seldom coupled with thoughts about regular maintenance plans. Still, these devices, built by such companies as Holland Hitch, ASF (American Steel Foundries) and Fontaine, do require r...

Eaton’s tracking

LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Eaton's Trucking Information Services has released Tracking Advisor, a GIS-based vehicle tracking and fleet management product.The product, part of Eaton's Fleet Advisor transportati...